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.
Students are working on the Open Cities project of the U.S. Agency for International Development. (Photo by Jessica McConnell Burt/GWU, courtesy of USAID on Flickr. License: CC BY-NC.)
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