Question Bank

SECTION – A
(Short Answer Questions)
Unit – 1
1. What is a design?
2. What are the considerations for new product or service initiative?
3. What are the key elements of innovation?
4. Define invention and innovation.
5. State design methodology?
6. What are the factors in design methodology?
7. What is proximity design?
8. What are the decision making qualities?
9. How do you use design thinking in everyday life?
10. What is product roadmap?

Unit-2
1. What is design thinking?
2. Why is design thinking useful?
3. What is convergent-divergent thinking?
4. What are the 3Ps of design thinking?
5. What is immersion?
6. What is gallery work?
7. Explain articulation.
8. Is design thinking a linear process or not? Explain.
9. What is a wicked problem in design thinking?
10. Explain “Inspiration factor” in innovation in design thinking?

Unit – 3
1. What is Ideate?
2. What is Dot Voting?
3. Explain Brain writing in brief.
4. What is main classification of Idea techniques?
5. What are the colours of hats in six Thinking hats method of idea selection?
6. What is the difference between method 635 and Brain writing Method?
7. What is SCAMPER?
8. Name the conventional methods of Idea Generation.
9. Explain Day Dreaming.
10. What is Ideation?

Unit – 4
1. What are the design challenges IT Industry facing?
2. What is Extreme Programming (XP)?
3. Write agile Manifesto.
4. What do you understand by Agile project management?
5. What are the Agile Manifesto principles?
6. What are the practices in XP oriented Agile projects?
7. What is the importance of software prototyping?
8. What do you understand by data prototyping??
9. Differentiate between WICKED and Tame problems?
10. Write the clarifications of Wicked problems?
Unit-5

1. What is Service thinking?

SECTION – B
(Essay Questions)
Unit – 1

Easy Questions
1. What are the best tools at the design thinking?
2. Explain product planning procedure.
3. Explain the problem-solving process in brief.
4. What are the characteristics of successful new product development?
Moderate Questions
5. What are the different ways of design thinking and explain in detail?
6. What are the innovation measurements for success?
7. Explain the knowledge domains required in the design and development of a product.
Typical questions
8. What are the challenges in new product development (NPD) planning?
9. Explain the step involved in planning and design process.
10. Explain flow of the work during the process of design.

Unit-2
Easy questions
1. Explain Design thinking methodology in action with one case study or example.
2. Explain the difference between divergent thinking and convergent thinking.
3. Explain the process of design thinking.
4. What are the benefits of design thinking?

Moderate Questions
5. Explain the principles of design thinking.
6. What are the ten commandments of design thinking?
7. Explain the process of design thinking with the double diamond model.

Typical Questions
8. What are the differences between solution based and problem-based solutions?
9. What are the phases in design thinking? Explain in detail.
10. What are the factors for successful innovation in design thinking?
Unit – 3
Easy Questions
11. Discuss Gallery Method.
12. What is story boarding? Explain.
13. Explain Delphi Method in detail.
14. What is Now How Wow Matrix? Explain.
Moderate Questions
15. How does Mind mapping work? Explain with example.
16. How does brain storming work? Explain in detail.
17. Explain any three Intuitive methods of Idea Generation
Typical questions
18. Explain Affinity Diagram in detail.
19. What is Doodling? Explain its benefits.
20. Explain six Thinking hats in the selection of ideas.

Unit – 4
Easy Questions
1. What is the role of design thinking in IT industry?
2. How design thinking is useful in business process modelling?
3. What are steps of software prototyping? what are the pros and cons of software prototyping?
4. Explain about wicked and tame problems?
Moderate Questions
5. How design thinking is used in Multi-user, Multi-account screen Interaction?
6. Write a note on TILES Toolkit.
7. Explain (i) Low Fidelity (ii) Medium Fidelity (iii) High Fidelity
Typical questions
8. How Design Thinking can be integrated into Agile Software development?
9. How constant iteration of ideas can help business process modelling?
10. How cloud services can reduce the costs in the software industry? What is the application
programming Interface (APF)?
Unit – 5
Easy questions
1. What are the process design principles and basic principles for service design? explain
2. Explain briefly design strategy.
3. Explain the functional principles.
4. What are the general principles in service design?

Moderate Questions
5. Explain the key elements of blueprint.
6. How do you implement strategic thinking in a design?
7. Explain the principles of information design.

Typical Questions
8. Explain the principles of technologies in service design?
9. Explain the applications of technologies in service system.
10. Explain product service system?