Defining Real-World Problems With the D.I.S. Method: Describe, Inquire, State
RES.SP-001 · Special Programs · Undergraduate · Spring 2024
Dr. Rea Lavi, Claire Berman, Alejandro Paz
This course introduces the D.I.S. method to structure and define real-world problems. The D.I.S., which stands for “Describe, Inquire, State," is a domain-agnostic method for structuring (or defining) ill-structured problems.
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Dr. Rea Lavi, Claire Berman, Alejandro Paz. RES.SP-001 Defining Real-World Problems With the D.I.S. Method: Describe, Inquire, State. Spring 2024. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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