This project report from Gujarat Technological University details a course on design engineering completed by a group of civil engineering students. It includes various components such as team profiles, observations, and methodologies like mind mapping and empathy mapping, while documenting the development process of a project. The report certifies the successful completion of course work and encourages innovation and product development.

1. GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
Affiliated
Sarvajanik College of Engineering &
Technology
A
Project Report
On
(TOPIC)
Under the course of
DESIGN ENGINEERING – 1A (2130005)
B. E. II, Semester – III
(Civil Engineering)
Submitted by:
Group: _________________
Sr. Name of student Enrolment No.
Prof. Bhasker V. Bhatt
(Faculty Guide)
Prof. Manisha Vashi
(Faculty Guide)
Dr. Kamlesh Dalal
(Faculty Guide)
Prof. Dharmesh K. Bhagat
Head of the Department
Academic year
(2016-2017)

2. GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
Affiliated
Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the students namely, Mr. xxxx
(enrolment no.), xxxx (enrolment no.), xxxx (enrolment no.),
xxxx (enrolment no.), xxxx (enrolment no.) of B. E. II (Civil
Engineering) Semester III have successfully completed the
course work and related tasks for the course of Design
Engineering 1A (2130005) during the academic term ending in
the month of December 2016.
Date: __________
Place: __________
Prof. Dhamresh K. Bhagat
(Faculty Guide) Head of the Department
(External Examiner)

3. Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Design in nature – Bio mimicry....................................................................................... 4
1.2 Team profile page............................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Team building exercise – balloon tower .......................................................................... 4
2. Observations ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 A-E-I-O-U framework...................................................................................................... 5
3. Mind mapping.......................................................................................................................... 6
4. Role Play Canvas..................................................................................................................... 7
5. Empathy Mapping ................................................................................................................... 8
6. Ideation Canvas ....................................................................................................................... 9
7. Prior art search – literature study........................................................................................... 10
8. Diachronic and Synchronic analysis...................................................................................... 11
9. Product Development Canvas ............................................................................................... 12
10. Future action plan .............................................................................................................. 13
11. Rough prototype................................................................................................................. 14
12. Log-book records............................................................................................................... 15

4. 1. Introduction
Start:
Prepare a note about Design Thinking.
Include definitions, approaches, tools you have referred to (proper citation of references is a must
– use “__” when texts are copied from a source)
Briefly introduce your work in the entire semester.
1.1Design in nature – Bio mimicry
Include your Bio mimicry exercise here
1.2Team profile page
Know yourself:
Who are the team members?
Provide brief intro of all team members along with guiding faculty.
Have you given any fancy name to your team?
1.3Team building exercise – balloon tower
Build:
How your group was formed?
Did you know anyone in your group before?
How the domain area (Project for….) was selected / thought & discussed up on?

5. 2. Observations
Prepare a brief note about Observation technique you have used.
Include the ‘Lemon-case’ assignment/answers in form of a note here.
2.1A-E-I-O-U framework
Discuss about each of your A-E-I-O-U task performed
Include images of your work here
Include AEIOU Summary sheet and describe the major findings (pain points/ difficulty felt by the
user)

6. 3. Mind mapping
Include the mind mapping sheet prepared by your team here
Figure 1 Mind mapping
Describe the experience and summarize your work

7. 4. Role Play Canvas
Include Role Play Canvas image prepared by you here
Figure 2 Role Play Canvas
Describe the experience and summarize your work
Include notes on validation you have made on your work by discussing it with your role for gaining
more of insights

8. 5. Empathy Mapping
Include an image (or parts of images) and discuss about Empathy mapping
Who was the Selected User? Which were probably other set of users / sub-user categories?
Who were the stakeholders? What make you feel to include these activities on canvas? You may
mention each one.
What activities are mentioned? What make you feel to include these activities? You may mention
each one.
Can you describe the stories here in brief, about the happenings and feelings of the user for which
the stories have been framed?

9. 6. Ideation Canvas
Include an image (or parts of images) and discuss about Ideation process you have done in group;
Enlist people identified;
Enlist activities identified;
Enlist location/context/situation identified;
Prepare a list of props;
Prepare a list of difficulties identified; mention/describe your idea about relaxing/resolving the
identified difficulty(ies) using props.

10. 7. Prior art search – literature study
Discuss and include about past efforts made (by others) in resolving the difficulty your group has
identified. Ideally, each student need to provide summary after studying at least two research
papers.

11. 8. Diachronic and Synchronic analysis
Discuss about conventional practices (diachronic) on your identified difficulty and what novel
practices (synchronic) are employed by users

12. 9. Product Development Canvas
Include an image (or parts of images) and discuss about Product Development Canvas you have
done in group;
Describe about each section of PDC;
What is important input received while carrying out revalidation process? Discuss.

13. 10. Future action plan
Mention about your idea for future action plan. How you will move ahead for developing your
idea?

14. 11. Rough prototype
Include snaps/images of your rough prototype here
Provide description of it

15. 12. Log-book records
Include copy of individual log-book records as an attachment of previously signed pages here.