Assignment - Design Thinking Course

1. Problem Statement:
A Young engineering graduate needs help in dispelling her worries regarding joining a new
company as a full time employee for the first time because she think corporate
environments are strict and harsh and do not accept new comers easily
Ideas:
Compulsory Internships for students/Working and studying: Internships, though of a
short duration is one of the best ways to get the corporate feel. Colleges should give
equivalent weightage to internships as they do for course work and reward students who
take up more number of quality internships related to their study and do well in their roles
as interns. This will also help bring the company and the college also in close collaboration.
Mentorship programmes and ice-breaking sessions in Company: This will help increase
the comfort levels of the new joiners and also ensure them they have someone whom they
can approach when in trouble. The Mentor should also be evaluated on a 360 degree
feedback from the mentee.

2. Compulsory full time internship with a company for at
least 3 months
Performance Measurement Metrics
• Student to be measured by new contacts made
(Networking skills): This can be done by considering
number of new contacts from the company acquired by
the student on professional networks like LinkedIn,
number of new recommendations received based on
the internship etc.
• College Faculty direct interaction with company
personnel to measure efficiency of student and to
suggest improvements, both personally for the student
and the college curriculum and training as a whole
• Presentation of work done by student and submission
of report to both the company and the college.
Marks/Grades to be awarded for the same
• Make the student the channel of interaction between
that particular company and college and measure
him/her on the interaction he/she makes with the
company
• Number of Internships undertaken
• Exposure to industry sectors covered during
internships: An enthusiastic student may take up
multiple internships in different industry sectors like
manufacturing, IT, e-commerce, banking etc.
Internship Report
Card
Project Completion
Networking
Communication
Interaction Level
Creativity
Perseverance
Number of
Internships

3. Fresher Joining
Program -
Agenda
Train the new joinee in
analytics, delivering
presentations etc. Send them
for confidence building
classes, etiquette training
sessions, public speaking etc.
Encourage the new joinee to take
up something that they like in the
company, like joining the various
clubs like Social Outreach,
Adventure etc.
Ice Breaker games and
Introduction – Help the new joinee
relax and feel that work is just an
extension (application) of college.
Other team building games that
will help reinforce the fact that it is
a team (company) play rather than
a competitive rat race Provide the new joinee with a
3-6 month training period
where they’ll work on mock
projects or participate in real
time projects where their
mistakes can be tolerated
(afforded) mistakes, yet they’ll
contribute the company and
learn
Allot a mentor to the new
joinee within the company
whom they can approach any
time. Let the mentor just be 1-2
years older than the new joinee
Appreciation and small
token rewards for good
performance

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Connecting
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College Side Company Side
Compulsory full time internship with a
company for at least 3 months
Performance Measurement Metrics
• Studentto be measured by new
contacts made (Networking skills):
This can be done by considering
number of new contacts from the
company acquired by the student on
professional networks like LinkedIn,
number of new recommendations
received based on the internship etc.
• College Faculty direct interaction with
company personnel to measure
efficiency of student and to suggest
improvements, both personally for
the student and the college
curriculum and training as a whole
• Presentation of work done by student
and submission of report to both the
company and the college.
Marks/Grades to be awarded for the
same
• Make the student the channel of
interaction between that particular
company and college and measure
him/her on the interaction he/she
makes with the company
• Number of Internships undertaken
• Exposure to industry sectors covered
during internships: An enthusiastic
student may take up multiple
internships in different industry
sectors like manufacturing, IT, e-
commerce, banking etc.
Fresher
Joining
Program
-
Agenda
Train the new joinee in
analytics, delivering
presentations etc. Send
them for confidence
buildingclasses,
etiquettetraining
sessions, public
speaking etc.
Encourage the new
joinee to take up
something that they
like in the company, like
joining the various clubs
like Social Outreach,
Adventure etc.
Ice Breaker games and
Introduction– Help the new
joinee relax and feel that
work is just an extension
(application)of college.
Otherteam building games
that will help reinforce the
fact that it is a team
(company)play rather than a
competitiverat race
Provide the new joinee
with a 3-6 month training
period where they’ll work
on mock projects or
participatein real time
projects where their
mistakes can be tolerated
(afforded)mistakes, yet
they’ll contributethe
company and learn
Allota mentor to the new
joinee within the
company whom they can
approach any time. Let
the mentor just be 1-2
years older than the new
joinee
Appreciation
and small token
rewards for
good
performance
COLLEGE – TO – COMPANY TRANSITION
Confidence Building

5. What Worked
Internships will be exciting and a learning
experience
What Could Be Improved
NA
Questions
Will companies spend so much time and money
in training new joinees?
What if some new joinees take more time in
Adjusting?
Ideas
Your own college alumini working in the
company can be your mentors

6. MY REFLECTIONS
• Opinions tend to vary from person to person. What one person thinks is a
good idea is not the same felt by another person in the same
situation/environment
• Some people need solution to this problem more than others
• It is generally felt that the college has a greater role in preparing students
for corporate life than companies