Course Title: Design Management

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Design Management

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GRAP2076	City Campus	Postgraduate	335H Applied Communication	Internet	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2008
GRAP2076	City Campus	Postgraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017
GRAP2076	City Campus	Postgraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face or Internet	Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2015
GRAP2076	City Campus	Postgraduate	345H Media and Communication	Internet	Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2016

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Brad Haylock

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0338

Course Coordinator Email: brad.haylock@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

In this course, you will investigate principles of design management and practice in relation to key stages in the design process, together with quality control strategies in the context of local, national and global industry settings for effective design outcomes.

You will examine principles and approaches that inform professional practice and outcomes in design, such as competitor analysis, design auditing, project and studio management, professional ethics and intellectual property law.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Identify and assess the personnel roles and skills required within the design studio or design business.
• Debate design management issues relevant to end product and delivery within local, national and global markets.
• Analyse the stages within the design process and critically evaluate their interrelationships with design management principles, planning models and design project co-ordination.
• Interpret quality systems issues and strategically plan quality processes to achieve effective design outcomes.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to develop competitive and sustainable design strategies for a global market.

Overview of Learning Activities

The course will either take a blended learning approach in its delivery with face-to-face lectures and tutorials and online resources or full online delivery with digital lectures, online discussion and independent research (see Part B for details). You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities including lectures, tutorials, group and online class discussion, group activities and individual research.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources that are relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services available to support your learning, including the University Library and Study Support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

 

 

Overview of Assessment

You be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment may include studio projects, group work, presentations and critiques.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

Assessment Tasks

Studio Analysis: 20%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcomes:

• Identify and assess the personnel roles and skills required within the design studio or design business.
• Analyse the stages within the design process and critically evaluate their interrelationships with design management principles, planning models and design project co-ordination.

This assessment will cover the following program learning outcome:

• Undertake research into contemporary media and communication theory and practice to explore possible industry and career directions.

Studio Plan: 40%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcomes:

• Identify and assess the personnel roles and skills required within the design studio or design business.
• Interpret quality systems issues and strategically plan quality processes to achieve effective design outcomes.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to develop competitive and sustainable design strategies for a global market.

This assessment will cover the following program learning outcome:

• Undertake research into contemporary media and communication theory and practice to explore possible industry and career directions.

Design Management Report: 40%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcomes:

• Debate design management issues relevant to end product and delivery within local, national and global markets.
• Analyse the stages within the design process and critically evaluate their interrelationships with design management principles, planning models and design project co-ordination.
• Interpret quality systems issues and strategically plan quality processes to achieve effective design outcomes.

This assessment will cover the following program learning outcome: 

• Critically reflect on your own work to demonstrate autonomy, good judgment and ethical responsibility.