Howard University

Capstone: Design Thinking for IS in Business

Howard University

Capstone: Design Thinking for IS in Business

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

Carlos Buskey
Alton Henley

Instructors: Carlos Buskey

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level
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1 week to complete
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Flexible schedule
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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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There are 4 modules in this course

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.

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8 videos2 readings4 assignments4 discussion prompts

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.

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5 videos3 assignments2 discussion prompts

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

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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