MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Art & Design Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
DES3005
Design management and business practices
3 points + One 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week + First
semester + Caulfield
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students will be
able to understand and apply management theory with particular reference to
small to medium manufacturing enterprises as well as consultant design
studios.
Synopsis The syllabus includes studies of the basic legal,
organisational and financial requirements involved in setting up and operating
small to medium size businesses; and the preparation of business plans for
establishing design studios and manufacturing companies with due regard to cost
controls and quality assurance parameters.
Assessment Assignments: 50% + Final written examination: 50%
Recommended texts
- Crome J Setting up a workshop 4th edn, Crafts Council, 1981
- Harrison H and others Accounting: A direct approach 4th edn, Longman
Cheshire, 1986
- Hogget J and Edwards L Financial accounting in Australia Wiley, 1986
- Meredith G G Small business management in Australia McGraw-Hill, 1977
- Stokes J F Earning a living in the visual arts and crafts in
Australia Hale and Ironmonger, 1984
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