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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Design is an emerging discipline that has gained recognition in the last two decades. It is the study of the transformation of utilitarian products to fit the needs of a service or system. It bridges the gap between technology and the needs behind using said technology. Design Practice programme is an online postgraduate beginner course that will dive into the various concepts of product design.

Design Practice certification is an industry-supported course that will be ideal for faculty and students studying mechanical engineering and product design. It is an elective course of eight weeks, where participants will be provided with assignments and video lectures to help them capture the maximum benefit this course has to offer.

Design Practice course syllabus has been designed by IIT Kanpur in association with NPTEL. The course will be taught by Professor Shantanu Bhattacharya of IIT Kanpur. This is a free audit programme that offers certification to interested candidates who qualify for eligibility.

The Highlights

Eight-week online course
Taught by IIT Kanpur faculty
Available on Swayam online learning tool
Free audit MOOC
Elective course in mechanical engineering and product design
FDP course approved by AICTE
Introductory postgraduate course
Verifiable E-certificate available
Assignments and offline exam

Programme Offerings

Introductory postgraduate course
Elective course in mechanical engineering and product design
Taught by IIT Kanpur faculty
Assignments and offline exam
Free audit MOOC
Verifiable e-certificate available
Eight-week online course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Kanpur

There is no joining or enrolment fee for Design Practice training. There is an optional exam fee for participants to appear for the offline examinations

Design Practice program fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Design Practice (Exam fee)	Rs. 1,000.

Eligibility Criteria

The Design Practice programme is open to all candidates. There are no criteria to join the course. Anyone who is interested in the course can apply for it.

Certification Qualifying Details

There are, however, criteria to become eligible for the certificate. Candidates need to submit all the periodic assignments and obtain a minimum of 10/25. The assignment score will be calculated by taking the average of the best 6 out of 8 assignments. They need to appear for an examination and obtain at least 30/75. A final score will be calculated by adding the exam marks and the assignment marks. Participants who satisfy these criteria and get a minimum passing final score of 40/100 will be awarded the certificate.

What you will learn

The Design Practice programme will explore various topics in Design such as:

Different stages of engineering design
Concurrent engineering
Models in design practice
Group technology
Applied ergonomics of materials

Who it is for

Design Practice is an online certification programme recommended for students and faculty members in the BE, ME, BSc, MSc, and MS streams.

Admission Details

To enrol into the Design Practice online course, visit the course webpage and click on ‘Sign-in/Register’.
Sign-up/Sign-in/Login with details.
Fill the online form to pay the exam fee is required.

Application Details

The Design Practice programme has a sign-up sheet and an online form. The online form can be filled after filling the sign-up form and registering on the Swayam website. To complete the sign-up form, individuals can either use their Microsoft, Facebook, or Google account or create a new account by entering a valid email ID and by the section of the username and password. If the account is already existing then one must log in with their login credentials in order to get access to the online application form.

The Syllabus

Introduction to Design/Product design

Stanford model of Design thinking
Stages of engineering design of products
Introduction to Concurrent engineering

Concurrent engineering in Practice

Concurrent engineering in Practice

Product embodiment design(robustness of design/FMEA techniques)

House of quality
Specifications (Fits and Tolerances)
Axiomatic Design
Introduction to Group Technology
Creating forms and shapes

Geometric transformation models
Introduction to electronics

Material selection process in design
Applied Ergonomics (work systems design
Introduction to bio-mechanics)

Evaluation process

Candidates who join the Design Practice training can also obtain a certificate. For this, they need to pay an exam fee and appear for an offline proctored exam at a designated exam centre. The exam centre, date of the examination, and other related details will be given to the participants in advance.