Handbook

This course will help you develop essential skills to transition into the rapidly changing design industry through the principles of professionalism and a commercial grounding in the realities and complexities of design practice. By reflecting on your unique strengths and talents, you will begin to position yourself relative to the challenges of contemporary design practice to demonstrate your expertise for potential employers, clients and collaborators.

Through a combination of lectures, workshops, open dialogue and roleplaying, the course will cover design practice essentials ranging from understanding business and finance, legal and statutory constraints, business communication, self actualisation, interpersonal relations, and client and stakeholder management. By acknowledging the equally important roles of entrepreneurship, leadership and followship, you will be better prepared to navigate the design industry of the future.