Dear Jerry
Thank you for your generous offer, yes, your papers are a very useful resource.
With warm regards
M P Ranjan
from my iPad at home
1 July 2015 at 12.25 pm IST
Prof M P Ranjan
Independent Academic, Ahmedabad
Adjunct Professor (Design) Ahmedabad University
Author of blog : http://www.designforindia.com
Archive of papers : https://ahduni.academia.edu/RanjanMP
Sent from my iPad
> On 01-Jul-2015, at 12:18 am, Jerry Diethelm <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Dear M.P.,
>
> It sounds like a wonderful and comprehensive course. Congratulations, and
> please feel free to use any of the papers I've written about design thinking
> if you think they might help.
>
> Warm wishes,
>
> Jerry
>
>
>> On 6/30/15, 11:23 AM, "Ranjan MP" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Dear colleagues on the PhD-Design list
>>
>> I am seeking your suggestions for books and papers that could form a core
>> reading list for students as well as faculty from nine colleges of Ahmedabad
>> University who will be taking my new course which I have outlined very briefly
>> below. I would appreciate if list members can suggest papers and books under
>> each of the nine modules listed below in my note. This is a semester long
>> course of fifteen weeks each with sessions of three hours per week.
>>
>> In case you have pdf files of these papers do share these off list for our
>> use.
>>
>> Summary of the proposed course
>> Design Thinking inside the University. Elective across multiple disciplines of
>> the university. Each module is of three hours each. 9 thematic modules are
>> interspaced by 3 thematic guest lectures culminating in a 3 week project and
>> an evaluation session, in all a total of 15 three-hour sessions with
>> off-studio assignments and reading & reflection tasks.
>>
>> Students and faculty participants will come from the colleges of management,
>> commerce, science, engineering, humanities, heritage conservation, life
>> sciences, and computer applications.
>>
>> Module 1: History, Overview, Introduction
>> Module 2: Design Education, Design Representation, Design Skills
>> Module 3: Understanding Context, Empathy, Early Stage Strategies
>> Module 4: Design Process, Tools & Methods, Analysis and Insights
>> Module 5: Story Telling, Story Boards, Scenarios, Models, Maps, Mockups
>> Module 6: Design Opportunities, Creative Exploration, System & Structure
>> Module 7: Ethics in Design, Trends, Regulations, Policies, Perspectives
>> Module 8: Copyright, Patents, Intellectual Property, CoCreation, Open Source
>> Module 9: Design Synthesis, Value Harvesting, Business Models, Services
>>
>> Lecture to clarify concepts, vocabulary, and introduce thought leaders for
>> further reading.
>>
>> List of key reading resources in each module including books and critical
>> papers.
>>
>> Panel discussion with participation from multi-disciplinary faculty teams from
>> the various colleges in the university.
>>
>> Individual and group assignments to explore each of the key concepts
>> introduced in the modules through making, modelling, games, crash assignments,
>> charettes and concept exploration and collages.
>>
>> Three guest lectures to share case studies from services, industry and
>> communication sectors offered after modules three, five and seven.
>>
>> Final micro project of three week duration dealing with a local problem or
>> opportunity that is chosen by the student and endorsed by two of the faculty
>> out of a team of ten.
>>
>> Evaluation and presentation of projects and written submissions. Jury review
>> of projects and group sharing sessions.
>>
>> Feedback on course module by participants.
>>
>> End of summary
>>
>> I look forward to your inputs. A list of thought leaders in each of these
>> modules would also be very useful for students to research on their own.
>> Interestingly, many of these thought leaders are perhaps right here on this
>> list and could be part of our extended list of faculty at large.
>>
>> With warm regards
>>
>> M P Ranjan
>> From my iPad at home on the NID campus
>> 30 June 2015 at 11.45 pm IST
>>
>> Prof M P Ranjan
>> Independent Academic, Ahmedabad
>> Adjunct Professor (Design) Ahmedabad University
>> Author of blog : http://www.designforindia.com
>> Archive of papers : https://ahduni.academia.edu/RanjanMP
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
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