Course Content
Lesson 1: What is Good Design?
To understand the core elements that make a product useful, attractive, and user-friendly.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Product Analysis – Good or Bad Design?
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 2: Thinking for Real Needs
To learn how to identify real-life problems by understanding people’s needs through empathy and observation.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: User Interview
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 3: Ideate Without Limits
To learn how to generate a wide range of creative ideas before choosing the best one to develop.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: SCAMPER or Crazy 8s
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 4: Make, Test, Repeat
To understand how building and testing prototypes leads to better and more effective designs.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Build Your First Prototype
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 5: Design That Lasts
To inspire students to think about sustainability and long-term impact when designing everyday products.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Redesign a Disposable
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 6: Pitching with Purpose
To teach students how to confidently present and communicate their design ideas to an audience.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: The 2-Minute Innovation Pitch
Conclusion
Quiz
C10: Design Thinking & Industrial Design

Aim:
 To create a simple, low-cost version of your idea and learn from testing it.

Requirements:

  • Cardboard or paper

  • Scissors, glue, tape

  • Sketch of your design idea

  • Friend or classmate to test it

Steps:

  1. Look at your sketch from Lesson 3.

  2. Make small improvements or changes based on what you learned.

  3. Use materials like cardboard to build a basic version (prototype).

  4. Ask someone to test or try using it.

  5. Observe carefully—what works? What doesn’t?

  6. Write down your findings.

  7. Make changes and test again!

Working:

Students gain hands-on experience with creating and testing. They learn that feedback leads to better versions of their design.

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