Capstone: Design Thinking for IS in Business

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Capstone: Design Thinking for IS in Business

This course is part of Introduction to Information Systems for Business Specialization

Instructors: Carlos Buskey

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

12 reviews

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze the role of design thinking on business transformation.

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Assessments

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, learners will be introduced to the capstone project and learn how to integrate the design thinking process in business problem solving. In addition, learners will develop a prototype and get feedback from peers.

This module introduces you to the capstone project. It also discusses the steps involved in design thinking. Finally, it provides a foundation for analyzing the role of design thinking in solutions development.

What's included

8 videos2 readings4 assignments4 discussion prompts

8 videos Total 26 minutes

Introduction to Information Systems for Business 3 minutes
Introduction to the Instructors 3 minutes
Introduction to the Course and Capstone Project 4 minutes
What is Design Thinking? 3 minutes
Design Thinking & Organizational Change 4 minutes
Five Steps of Design Thinking 4 minutes
Information Systems in a Business (Review from Course 1) 2 minutes
Why are Information Systems Important to an Organization (Review from Course 1) 3 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Welcome to the Capstone! 10 minutes
Capstone Project Overview 10 minutes

4 assignments Total 120 minutes

Lesson 1.1 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Lesson 1.2 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Lesson 1.3 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Module 1 Graded Quiz 30 minutes

4 discussion prompts Total 40 minutes

Meet and greet 10 minutes
Design Thinking in the Real World 10 minutes
Design Thinking for the Capstone Problem 10 minutes
People, Processes, and Technology Applied to Design Thinking 10 minutes

This module describes the design thinking steps: empathize and define. It also discusses the process of developing customer personas and the steps to create a customer profile.

What's included

5 videos3 assignments2 discussion prompts

5 videos Total 24 minutes

Design Thinking Step 1: Empathize 3 minutes
The Roles of Information Systems in a Business Environment (Review from Course 1) 6 minutes
Design Thinking Step 2: Define 6 minutes
Design Thinking Tool: Personas 5 minutes
Business Challenges in Information Technology (Review from Course 1) 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 90 minutes

Lesson 2.1 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Lesson 2.2 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Module 2 Graded Quiz 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Design Thinking: IS Roles and Responsibilities 10 minutes
Defining Business Challenges 10 minutes

This module introduces learners to the design thinking steps: ideate and prototype. It describes the process of brainstorming and how it is used to prototype a solution.

What's included

3 videos3 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 13 minutes

Design Thinking Step 3: Ideate 3 minutes
Design Thinking Step 4: Prototype 4 minutes
Digital Tools Supporting Design Thinking 6 minutes

3 assignments Total 90 minutes

Lesson 3.1 Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Lesson 3.2 Practice quiz 30 minutes
Module 3 Graded Quiz 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Brainstorming Digital Solutions 10 minutes
Protyping Your Solution 10 minutes

The finale module of this course introduces learners to the design thinking step: test. It covers the steps taken to test the prototype discussed in the previous module.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts

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Instructors

Carlos Buskey

Howard University

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