design thinking course - prototype and test assignment

Design Thinking: Prototype and Testing Problem Statement: Student needs a way to map classroom and real world.

Idea: No college or job differentiation. Students start jobs before taking any courses and take courses as per their current project or goals.

Note: Storyboard used has been scanned and added to the next page.

What worked? • Practical aspect associated

with theoretical knowledge • Financially good for the person

and psychologically will gain confidence

• At work place will gain knowledge from experienced employees

• Because of this process, acquiring skills in a better way and can perform better

• Exposed to different areas because of the workplace

• Life doesn’t become a routine

What could be Improved • Sometimes you need more

knowledge to do a simple task from different sources?

• Uniformity in testing the employee as a student?

• Transferable of grades? – I need to represent the grading and use of grades better?

• Looks like a continuous and never ending process – do I need to represent differently or knowledge gaining is a continuous process?

Questions? • How is the student going to get

non-linear knowledge procedure? The current system is linear.

• If the student-employee doesn’t like in the current job, what next?

• If the person wants to go to higher level, what is the process?

• If the person wants to start their own company?

Ideas • Need to represent the

knowledge gained • A person needs a basic

foundation in theory with a few courses related to the job she/he is aspiring for, before joining

Design Thinking: Prototype and Test

Problem Statement: Student needs a way to map class room and real world.

Idea: A social network for students, professors and employers (alumni) to help guide students and interact with.