Design Management

Study Mode l Full-time - 2 years programme
Degree l Msc or MFA in Human-Centered Design(Design Management)
Start Date l June and/or November 2006

What is Design Management?

This track is designed to address a critical need of innovative capability by design for knowledge-based economy. It aims to provide students with theoretical background, professional experience and the opportunity to expand their knowledge of areas: strategic design planning, knowledge management for design and design enterprise management.

This course examines the principles and practices of the many integrated design disciplines including products, communication and environments. Students learn about how product, business and brand strategy can be effectively delivered through design management and planning and how the design and creative processes in the context of business strategy and innovation management can be optimistically managed.

Lectures, case studies, workshops and academic texts provide students with both Thai and international perspectives on managing design. Also, guest speakers and associate lecturers, through the School's strongly established networks with the design and creative industries, offer a helpful approach into current design management principles and practices. Moreover, it offers a range of choices that students have an opportunity to study other design aspects, such as physiology, psychology and/or cultural studies for design

The course is mainly aimed at two types of background: a design background and a business/marketing/non-design background.

 

Course Structure

This curriculum is based in the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. It is one of the major parts in the Human-Centered Design programme. Therefore, it is able to offer a range of choices that students have an opportunity to study not only design management aspects, but also other design aspects, such as cognition and psychology for design, interface and interaction design, design theories and methodologies and cultural and social studies for design.

Applicant Profile

All students require a good, relevant first degree and/or considerable professional experience. This course is mainly aimed at the two types of background:
(1) a design background, usually from the consultancy disciplines, freelance designers, designer-makers, design entrepreneurs and/or designers working within design, manufacturing and communication industries

(2) a business, marketing and/or non-design background, either involved in or intending to become involved in the commissioning and coordination of design

 

 

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