Course Title: Future Design Leadership
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Future Design Leadership
Credit Points: 24.00
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2624 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Internet |
Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017 |
GRAP2624 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
370H Design |
Internet |
Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Marius Foley
Course Coordinator Phone: Please email
Course Coordinator Email: marius.foley@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Please email
Course Coordinator Availability: Please email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Leading through design
In this course you will explore contemporary strategies and approaches to design leadership; from management practices to questions about what it is to be a leader in design, or to lead through design. You will learn communication and personal skills that support creative and adaptive leadership in professional design practice.
The course focuses on real world case studies as examples of how designers use artifacts and processes to create change and harness transdisciplinary collaboration in a variety of contemporary design contexts.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Apply advanced design skills to engage stakeholders, frame ill-defined problems, and create innovative solutions.
- Determine and apply the specialist knowledge and technical skills required to creatively solve problems, demonstrating expert judgement and ethical responsibility relating to your professional practice and discipline.
- Provide leadership within your discipline as well as collaborate with others.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate a variety of perspectives, which influence leadership approaches in your field.
- Apply established theories and concepts from fields related to organisational strategy to your design practice.
- Develop and apply creative communication skills required to successfully lead design projects.
- Articulate and apply extensive knowledge of how design supports leadership and team activities.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of online activities such as studios, project work, lectures, tutorials, discussion, individual and group activities.
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 will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment may include presentations, projects and may be done individually and in teams.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1. Abstract (Practice based research) (20%) CLOs 1,2
Assessment Task 2. Publish: text (40%) CLOs 2,3,4
Assessment Task 3. Publish: video or podcast (40%) CLOs 2,3,4
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.