Design Management 1

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate an ability to apply research methods and communicate clearly in visual and written forms with appropriate referencing;
• develop and present a constructive and critical argument relevant to your own work and the academic literature.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the wider social, political and cultural context of Design Management.
• the relevance and importance of the ideas, theories and practices of Design Management;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse and explain the implementation and impact of key Design Management principles.
• question and articulate concepts of contemporary theory relevant to Design Management and reflect critically on your own knowledge and understanding;

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• understand the value of coherent Design Management strategies and how these apply to various organisations.

Indicative content for this module covers:

• Concept of design management and its evolution in design history
• Creativity, innovation and design
• Design thinking
• Design strategy
• Design Audits
• Design & marketing in commercial contexts
• Management of the design process
• Design Research
• Finance and design
• Design leadership

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• Formal lectures
• Tutorials/workshops
• Visiting lecturers
• Case study analyses
• Student led seminar presentations

Learning activities include

• Workshops and peer group learning
• Problem solving activities
• Class discussion/ critique
• Guided and independent reading and reflection
• Use library resources to advance your understanding of emerging research

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Best, K. (2015). Design Management: managing design strategy, process and implementation. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Bruce, M. and Bessant, J. (2002). Design in Business: Strategic Innovation through Design. Harlow: Pearson.

Cooper, R. and Press, M. (1995). The Design Agenda: A guide to successful design management. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Borja de Mozota, B. (2003). Design Management: Using Design to Build Brand Value and Corporate Innovation. New York: Allworth Press.

Cooper, R., Junginger, S., Lockwood, T. (2011). Handbook of Design Management in Design Research: Methods and Perspective.. England: Berg Publishers.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External