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- DesignIntermediateNew
Design Schema Evolution for a Multi-Tenant Event Platform
Design a schema-evolution model covering: schema-registry topology (per-tenant subjects vs shared), compatibility modes per topic class (strict vs forward-only vs none), tenant-…
- Schema Evolution
- Kafka
- Schema Registry
Event-Driven Architecture - DesignBeginnerNew
Chain-of-Thought for High-School Math Tutoring
You receive 80 practice problems across 4 topics (linear equations, factoring, systems of equations, quadratics), each with the correct answer and an expected age-appropriate ex…
- Chain Of Thought Prompting
- Zero Shot Prompting
- Few Shot Prompting
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Intelligent Interface Spec for an AI-Assisted Code Review Tool
Audit current AI-surface inconsistencies and map every AI signal to a confidence band (high / medium / speculative / unverified). Design a unified intelligent-interface spec: su…
- Intelligent Interfaces
- Interaction Design
- Hci Research Methods
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Financial Model for a SaaS Scale-Up's PLG to Enterprise Shift
You are part of a 3-person financial modeling team. TaskFlow provides project management software and currently has 10,000 free users and 500 paying customers (ACV $1,200). The …
- Saas Metrics
- Revenue Modeling
- Excel Dashboard
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- DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Churn Prediction and Retention Proposal for ConnectTel
Using the ConnectTel customer sample (the provided dataset) and the ConnectTel retention context brief, design a proposal for predicting which customers are most likely to leave…
- Logistic Regression
- Classification Metrics
- Feature Selection
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Real-Time Traffic-Sensor Fusion for a Smart Intersection
Design a fusion architecture: per-modality timestamping (NTP-disciplined within 50ms), per-modality confidence weighting (modality-specific noise model), Kalman-filter or partic…
- Sensor Fusion
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Edge Computing
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Draft a Model Card for a Generative Image Product
You receive the model's training-data summary, evaluation metrics, intended-use statement, and known failure modes from the ML team. Write: (a) a 3-page plain-language model car…
- Model Cards
- Transparency Documentation
- Responsible Ai
AI Ethics, Fairness, and Responsible AI - DesignSeniorNew
Multi-Region Active-Active Architecture for a Gaming Backend
Read the current architecture (single-region: ECS + RDS Aurora + Redis + S3) and traffic mix (around 60 percent APAC, 25 percent NA, 15 percent EU). Design a 3-region active-act…
- Multi Region Architecture
- AWS
- Terraform
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Frame the business question, model the options, build the recommendation. From market sizing to competitive analysis, this role is where strategy consulting meets in-house decision-making.
- DesignBeginnerNew
Redesign an Executive Revenue Dashboard for an E-Commerce Marketplace
Interview the CFO, the head of category, and 2 finance analysts for 30 minutes each to elicit the 6 analytic tasks the dashboard must support (e.g. month-over-month variance, ca…
- Dashboard Design
- Visual Encoding
- Task Analysis
Information and Data Visualization - DesignFoundationalNew
Building an Internal Communication Strategy for a Remote Renewable Energy Firm
Your task is to create a comprehensive internal communication strategy for remote teams. Deliverables include: a communication charter (principles and channels), a monthly all-h…
- Internal Communication
- Remote Team Management
- Leadership Communication
Leadership Communication - DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Mobile AR Furniture-Preview Experience for a Stockholm Retailer
Produce an engineering design proposal for an AR furniture-preview feature inside the retailer's existing mobile app, targeting either ARKit (iOS, USDZ models) or ARCore (Androi…
- Augmented Reality
- 3d Rendering
- Mobile Development
Open coursework - DesignFoundationalNew
Design a Kanban Catering Workflow for a Lisbon Bakery Chain
Using the order-flow case file describing how a catering order moves from intake to delivery confirmation, and the sample catering order log provided, design a complete Kanban s…
- Kanban
- Process Mapping
- Wip Limits
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- DesignIntermediateNew
Organizational Restructuring for a SaaS Scale-Up
Your task is to design a new organizational structure for DataFlow Analytics. You must interview stakeholders (simulated via personas), analyze current bottlenecks, propose a st…
- Organizational Design
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Analysis
Principles of Management - DesignIntermediateNew
Rescue a 3x3 Convolution Accelerator on Zynq UltraScale+
Working only from the materials provided, reach and defend an engineering judgment, then deliver the working accelerator that proves it. Read the engineering case file ('vision-…
- Systemverilog
- Fpga
- Axi Stream
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Customer 360 Graph for a Cross-Border Fintech
You receive 500 sample customer records across CRM, payments core, and KYC systems, plus a 50-record entity-resolution benchmark (pairs labelled same/different). Design an OWL o…
- Customer 360
- Entity Resolution
- Owl Ontology
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Designing a Circular Supply Chain for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
Your task is to design a circular supply chain for EcoThreads' take-back program. You must decide on collection methods (mail-in, in-store drop-off, lockers), partner with a rec…
- Reverse Logistics
- Circular Economy
- Sustainability Reporting
Operations and Supply Chain Management - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Carbon Credit Tokenization Plan for EcoToken
Working only from the materials provided to you — EcoToken's internal situation file, the registry-and-credit data extract, and the regulatory constraints brief — produce a toke…
- Blockchain
- Smart Contracts
- Solidity
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Design an End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Protocol for Clinicians
Using the Vireo current-architecture case file and the Signal protocol specifications listed in provided materials, design an end-to-end encrypted messaging protocol that covers…
- Applied Cryptography
- Protocol Design
- Rust
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Redesign a Microfinance App for Four Cross-Cultural Markets
Using the current-app flow specification, the retention-and-funnel dataset, the field-session readouts, and the Unicode locale-data reference, design a culturally adaptive versi…
- Cross Cultural Design
- User Research
- Contextual Inquiry
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Backfill Architecture Decision Records for a Mainframe Modernization Program
Work entirely from the three provided materials: the architecture-channel chat log excerpt (architecture-channel-log), the consolidated architecture-review meeting notes (archit…
- Architecture Decision Records
- Technical Debt
- Stakeholder Communication
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
UX Redesign of a Government Digital Services Portal
Focus on three citizen journeys: (1) Registering a new address (Ummeldung), (2) Requesting a parking permit, (3) Booking an appointment at the Bürgerbüro. For each: create a use…
- User Experience Design
- Web Development
- Requirements Engineering
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Build a Participatory Budgeting Decision Tool for a City Government
You will design and prototype a participatory budgeting tool for one neighborhood pilot with around 30 candidate projects and a fixed EUR 2 million budget. Residents vote on wei…
- Participatory Decision Making
- Decision Support Systems
- Portfolio Optimization
Decision Support Systems and Decision Analysis - DesignIntermediateNew
Circular Economy Business Model for a Fashion Rental Platform
Propose a circular business model for Rent-a-Robe that includes a take-back program, repair service, and resale marketplace. Your deliverable is a 5-slide pitch deck outlining t…
- Circular Economy
- Business Model Innovation
- Financial Modeling
Sustainability and Sustainable Business - DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Lightweight ESG Framework for a Cosmetics Startup
Using the Lumora company case file and the supply-chain and operations dataset provided, design a lightweight ESG framework Lumora can run in-house. Your proposal must: (1) iden…
- ESG Scoring
- Materiality Assessment
- Sasb Standards
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