Instructor

Kums P Kumaresan

Semester

Autumn ‘21

Course Difficulty

Extremely easy

Time Commitment Required

Negligible, outside attending lectures

Grading Policy and Statistics

Extremely lenient, anyone who submitted all the assignments (regardless of the quality) and attended over 80% of the classes received an AA grade.
147 AAs out of 232

Attendance Policy

Compulsory, attendance directly reflected in the grade and was strictly monitored

Pre-requisites

None whatsoever

Evaluation Scheme

Fairly arbitrary, but the components were as follows (in no specific order): Attendance, 4 in-sem submissions and 1 final submission

Topics Covered in the Course

Understanding design principles and designing/building a few innovative prototypes
Presentation skills

Teaching Style

Classes were highly interactive, wherein the professor discussed the problem statements, offered feedback on submissions or showed random videos. A lot of activity happened (including submissions and announcements) exclusively on the official WhatsApp group of the course, so ensure you’re on there.

Tutorials/Assignments/Projects

Assignments for this iteration of the course were all to be submitted in .ppt format, in the given template.
1) Introduce yourself to the world in full colour, bring an order to some stationery items, click a candid picture of your study table
2) Draw a single-line minimalistic sketch, explain 5 design principles out of 12 given in one slide each
3) Make an innovative product using a toilet plunger
4) Diya (Diwali lamp) design using household items
The final submission was to make a video and a presentation showcasing the above 4 assignments, as well as summarising the overall course experience

Feedback on Exams

None

Motivation for taking this course

Chill grade, as well as the unconventional content. Throwback to arts-and-crafts in school :-p

How strongly would I recommend this course?

One of the popular ‘chill courses’, so doesn’t specifically need my recommendation. Make sure you reg in time since there is a cap on the maximum size of the class.

When to take this course?

7th (placement) semester. Take it whenever you want an easy grade with minimal effort.

Going Forward

ENT608 - same prof, effectively the same course under a different name

Review By: Aditya Iyengar