PPR5500 - Design management and entrepreneurship - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Mr Denis Masseni

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Studios 1 and 2 or equivalent

Prohibitions

PPR4002Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

Using investigative processes and industry case studies students will learn the role of management and associated strategic processes integral to a successful and sustainable design practice. Students will acquire skills in entrepreneurship, business negotiation, teamwork, written and verbal communication, budgeting, market identification and user needs, start-up cultures and project management across a broad range of design undertakings that includes complex multidisciplinary projects.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Apply current theories and practices in design management to design projects of varying complexity;
  2. Understand and act upon the relationship between organisational strategy and design planning;
  3. Understand the principles of entrepreneurship, innovation management and commercialisation;
  4. Understand how to develop a sustainable design business model; and
  5. Demonstrate skills in collaboration and clear communication.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

10 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

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