Master of Design in Product Design

at JK Lakshmipat University India

The Institute of Management at JKLU offers a value-based learning environment to nurture analytical power through knowledge enhancement, soft-skill development, and positive attitude formation. The curriculum is designed to inculcate interdisciplinary perspective in students that allows them to think and express ideas clearly, logically, and persuasively and at the same time develop necessary Social, Emotional and Ethical Skills (SEE Learning). It also develops positive trends in their personality to gain adequate skills to improve functional efficiency. Our BBA programme intends to blend the fundamental principles of essential business functions with Interdisciplinary Perspective such as Economics, Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Communication & Critical Thinking, AI, and Design Thinking to make data driven business decisions.

• Highly rigorous and focused.
• Designed and delivered in collaboration with industry partners.
• Industry ready curriculum with a focus on Banking/ Finance/ Insurance Sector.
• Social Project at the end of first year (on Microfinance, Financial Inclusion).
• Assured internship opportunity in Banking/ Finance/ Insurance sector after second year.
• Final Semester in the industry.

B.Des. in Interdisciplinary Design has a flexible curriculum that combines courses from the various domains and disciplines of Design with courses from other institutes of the university. This allows you to leverage new age technology, hone an entrepreneurial mindset and become adept at understanding form and aesthetics, visual language and user-centric approach to develop products and systems in any discipline.
Graduates of Interdisciplinary Design develop a curious mindset and can work in unfamiliar environments as they are trained to deal with ambiguity. They find opportunities in big organisations that wish to leverage design in their business as well as those startups where design plays an important role. With inputs in engineering and entrepreneurship, the Interdisciplinary Design student has a distinct advantage to act as a bridge between different functions in any environment or specialise later in a chosen field.

Interdisciplinary Design graduates find work in design firms that do cross disciplinary work, creative agencies, and startups that need design inputs. They are also singularly eligible to start their own agency. Many go further into a specialisation that they enjoyed in their undergraduate programme. Some even take the research route and excel in academics.

Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in industrial development by shaping business, economy and society. It has now emerged as a viable profession that can be created and fostered through specific educational and training programs. Entrepreneurship is no longer about start-ups, venture capitalists and investors only but also about building an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship is a crucial life skill that nurtures an innovative mindset for solving the needs, pains, and problems of the society and create a better world. The programme aims to encourage students to nurture their entrepreneurial traits and think creatively to develop innovative ideas of products and services for commercial exploitation beyond the prototype stage. Students of Entrepreneurship experience a sense of achievement by creating, managing, and leading entrepreneurial setups. It would also enable students to start dreaming big, visualising, and working towards the realization of their dreams.

M.Tech. in Data Science at JKLU prepares experts in the field who are able to:

• Identify, extract, and pull together available and pertinent heterogeneous data and use appropriate computational principles, platforms, and techniques to discover new relations and deliver insights into research problems or organisational processes and support decision-making.
• Conceive, design, implement, and manage data analytics, data management and information systems, services, and processes by using principles of computer science, data management, machine learning, computational statistics, software engineering, state-of the-art platforms, components and tools.
• Serve in the areas of data analytics, data science, or business analytics in business, consultancy, industry, government, healthcare, education, research, etc.

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at JKLU aims to create the next generation of computer engineers who will work to address the issues and challenges of the present time through knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The technological growth, the Internet, and availability and sharing of information have tremendously increased information threats to organisations and individuals making it a challenge for users and system administrators to preserve security. Due to the requirement of sophisticated knowledge and tools to keep systems secure, there is a big need in India and around the world for information security professionals who are well educated about the various aspects of information security. The emergence of Information Security has resulted in the opening of various professional avenues for young professionals, creating a market ready for young IT graduates who can understand the risks involved in data security. With lucrative packages, data security has become the new professional direction for many students. Information Security specialisation will enable students to attain an in-depth knowledge of system and/or managerial aspects of information security, so that they can actively contribute to the prevention, detection and management of security threats, and/or the development of secured systems. It will also allow students with such ability to be easily identified by the IT industry. The main objective of this programme is to train students to become information security professionals for the high-end jobs in security industry.

M.Tech. in Automation and Robotics at JKLU prepares graduates in the field who will be able to:

• Conceive, design, implement and manage automation systems by using principles of physical computing, control, and automation, mechatronics, and robotics, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and state-of-the-art components and tools.
• Serve in the fields of industrial automation, robotics, systems engineering, IT and engineering services, education, research, etc.

The programme is as much about digital devices as about analogue conversations. It is about cognitive sciences as well as computer sciences. Here, you get first-hand experience of designing and developing complex systems that deliver delightful digital experiences and hands-on inputs to develop user-centric designs.

Courses in cognitive ergonomics, human-computer interface & UI/ UX help in creating good user experiences. Basic understanding of coding helps you in developing digital products. You get to work on real-life projects like designing apps and portals for new businesses besides getting introduced to new methods of quick prototyping to validate your design solutions. Knowledge of typography, layouts, colour and form, helps in developing interactions that are visually delightful.

 A grounding in Entrepreneurship, additionally prepares you to work out design proposals and business plans. Our graduates find opportunities as Interaction designers in technology companies and big corporations. They are also sought after by start-ups in digital products and app development. Organisations that develop software also require UX or User experience designers who can interpret the man-machine interface. Service Design is another area of work for Interaction designers as they understand the systemic approach to problem solving.

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at JKLU aims to create the next generation of computer engineers who will work to address the issues and challenges of the present time through knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Embedded system developers write code that powers refrigerators, printers, ovens, or toasters that makes everyone’s life easier. The embedded coding runs before the operating system even loads. These developers work on the operating system in real-time and write the real hardware code to function correctly. They work closely with hardware engineers because they write device drivers. Embedded system developers can look forward to a bright future. Qualcomm, Intel, Tata Elxsi, HCL Technologies all of these companies hire embedded software engineers.
Simultaneously, IoT is making significant strides as more things are getting connected to the internet. Many experts predict that two-third of the new businesses will be dependent on IoT by the end of this year. Keeping this in mind, IoT offers the potential for a “fourth industrial revolution.” IoT ecosystem consists of intelligent devices that are web-enabled and use embedded systems such as sensors, processors, and communication hardware that collect the information and then share, analyse the data they collect and then act on it. The data obtained by the sensors of an IoT in the environment is shared by connecting to an IoT gateway that sends the data to the cloud for analysis. The data is analysed locally. These devices can often connect to similar devices and share the information and then act on the data they acquire from each other.

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering programme at JKLU provides fundamental knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of analysis, systems implementation, operation, production, and maintenance of the various applications in the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering. This programme aims to develop Electronics and Communication Engineers who are able to leverage cutting edge technologies to lead organisations through their digital transformation.

• Curriculum has been designed for competencies required for Embedded Systems and IoT Engineers to develop solutions for IoT and use the data for visualisation, machine learning, and predictive analysis.
• Electives have been provided to create a career bridge for doctorate studies in Embedded systems and IoT learning
• Industry Projects and Internship where IoT is used for automation.
• Hands-on skills in Low Power Embedded Systems, Industrial IoT, IoT Laboratory with Raspberry Pi 4B+ with Computer Vision (Jetson Nano), IBM Cloud Services, R and
• Python Programming, Industrial Protocols OPC UA.
• Assessing tools: Node Red and interfacing with any Cloud Services.

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at JKLU aims to create the next generation of computer engineers who will work to address the issues and challenges of the present time through knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Recently, the IT Industry has shifted towards business process automation. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one of the widely adopted techniques not only in the IT industries but also in the non-IT industries to automate their monotonous and laborious tasks to gain efficiency, accuracy, and cost management. RPA can be implemented with the help of various RPA tools such as Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, UiPath, HelpsSystems, and Pega Robotics.