Design Thinking for Data-Driven App Development Quiz 2: 3 August 2025 (May 2025 term)

The Test phase in Karmic Design Thinking (KDT) corresponds to:

What does "project scope" refer to in the context of Design Thinking & Agile project management?

Which statement best illustrates the iterative nature of Agile and Design Thinking?

Which of the following best explains why Agile+Design Thinking are suitable approaches in early- stage app development projects?

Which of the following is NOT a way to analyze user needs during the design thinking process?

According to Don Norman in The Design of Everyday Things, which of the following best reflects how Human-Centered Design (HCD) contributes to successful product development and market fit?
1. The understanding of people and the needs that the design is intended to meet primarily comes through observation.
2. The principle is to avoid specifying the problem as long as possible.
3. It promotes early, fixed specification of product requirements to speed up development. Select the correct option using the codes given below:

During the Empathize phase of KDT, how can you minimize assumptions and accurately uncover latent user needs?

Which of the following best reflects the relationship between design research and marketing research in understanding user needs?
1. Marketing research generate value for the organization, design research generate value for the end user
2. Marketing research offers qualitative depth, while design research scales insights across demographics
3. Design research uncovers deep user needs from small samples; marketing research reveals broad purchasing patterns
4. Designers and marketers should work independently to avoid conflicts in user insights and product positioning
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State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:
‘People who cannot temporarily let go of their role or status or set aside their own expertise or opinion will fail to empathize with others who have conflicting thoughts, experiences, or mental models.’

Which of the following is NOT a way to test a design during the design thinking process?

Which of the following activities represent appropriate Empathize phase practices in the KDT process?
1. Harish spends a week working at the BS programs office to observe how the exam question paper team handles last-minute requests from the course team.
2. Syed, an employee with the exam logistics team, travels to remote exam centers in rural Telangana to shadow supervisors and document infrastructure pain points.
3. Akshaya, reviews survey responses from 500 students about their satisfaction with campus events after Shaastra, a tech festival at IIT Madras.
4. Avni, a student volunteer, participates in a collegiate festival called Paradox, observing crowd movement and accessibility across venues.
5. Hamsini, a data scientist, builds a machine learning model to predict student dropout risk using course clickstream and assignment data.
6. Shriprasad, spends time interacting with student founders at the Research Park and Centre for Innovation (CFI) to learn how the campus supported their startup journeys.
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According to Don Norman in The Design of Everyday Things, what strategic insights from product development are essential for creating market-ready offerings that ensure customer satisfaction and brand value?
1. The quality of customer service, maintenance, and upgrade support throughout the product lifecycle
2. Consideration of environmental impact across manufacturing, distribution, and end-of-life disposal
3. Cross-functional coordination between technical, business, and social teams to align product features with customer expectations
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In the Analyze phase of Design Thinking, what is the primary purpose of using the Multi-Whys technique?

A common pitfall in applying the Multi-Why technique is:

Which of the following best reflects the iterative mindset central to Design Thinking?

What is a key advantage of using Silent Brainstorming in the Solve phase of Design Thinking?

In the Design Thinking process, the Test phase is characterized by gathering user feedback to refine and validate solutions. This approach makes the Test phase primarily a ________ phase.

Why are “How Might We” (HMW) questions considered powerful tools in the Design Thinking process?

In the context of iterative design, what is the primary value of using low-fidelity prototypes early in the development process?

In the ENV model for identifying conflicts of interest, which of the following correctly reflects the structure of a well-framed problem introduction?

[EduVerse] Which of the following activities best represent initial steps in the Empathize phase of Karmic Design Thinking when addressing rural student challenges?
1.Talk to local teachers of rural schools
2.Analyze drop-out reports of rural students
3.Conduct field interviews with rural students
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[EduVerse] After empathizing, how do you identify patterns in student pain points?

[EduVerse] You discover dropouts happen due to poor UX & no human contact. Which phase of Karmic Design Thinking are you in?

[EduVerse] The team has brainstormed “gamified quizzes” and “teacher nudges via WhatsApp” as final ideas. What’s your next step?

[EduVerse] The EduVerse team finalizes their learning app prototype based on your
recommendation and begins developing key features like personalized dashboards, gamified quizzes, and AI-based feedback systems. They allocate tasks across teams, manage dependencies, and begin implementing the core functionality while tracking deliverables. Which phase of the project management cycle does this represent?