PPR5500 Design management and entrepreneurship
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
PPR5500 Design management and entrepreneurship is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs MDC5220, MDC5230 or MDC5210.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PPR5500
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PPR5500
No unit lists PPR5500 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of Studios 1 and 2
You must be enrolled in the Master of Design (F6002)
Overview
Using investigative processes and industry case studies you will learn the role of management and associated strategic processes integral to a successful and sustainable design practice. You will acquire skills in entrepreneurship, business negotiation, teamwork, written and verbal communication, budgeting, market identification and user needs, start-up cultures and project management across a broad range of design undertakings that includes complex multidisciplinary projects.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Report40%
- Project 120%
- Project 240%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply current theories and practices in design management to design projects of varying complexity;
- 2
Understand and act upon the relationship between organisational strategy and design planning;
- 3
Understand the principles of entrepreneurship, innovation management and commercialisation;
- 4
Understand how to develop a sustainable design business model;
- 5
Demonstrate skills in collaboration and clear communication.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
12 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 10 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Wil-Kie Tan
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
- Dr Chuan Khoo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PPR5500?
You need MDC5220, MDC5230 or MDC5210 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is PPR5500 offered?
In 2023, PPR5500 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does PPR5500 have an exam?
No. PPR5500 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.