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Course syllabus - Project management for design projects
Scope
15 credits
Course code
ITE338
Valid from
Autumn semester 2020
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Information Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2018-02-01
Revised
2020-01-24
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Think like an artist : ... and lead a more creative, productive life
UK : Penguin Books, 2015 - 207 pages, 9 pages of plates
ISBN: 0241970806 LIBRIS-ID: q1fkrt1wnqttbvnb
Konstnärskap i samspel : om skapande arbetsprocesser i myndighetsledda samverkansprojekt
Västerås : School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, 2015 - ix, 91 s.
ISBN: 9789174852097 LIBRIS-ID: 17889657
URL: Link
Universal methods of design : 125 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions
Expanded and Revised edition : Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, 2019 - 263 sidor
ISBN: 9781631597480 LIBRIS-ID: frf1pf8jc2prdzrx
Visuell Management, smart kommunikation och design : Tavlor för visuell styrning, planering, uppföljning och i förbättringsarbetet
Mälardalen University, 2020 - 74
URL: Link
Project management
Fifth edition : Stockholm : Sanoma Utbildning, [2021] - 546 sidor
ISBN: 9789152360798 LIBRIS-ID: lz2wrcq2j6b6z023
Reference Literature
Art as experience
Perigree trade paperback ed. : New York : Penguin books, 2005 - vii, 371 s.
ISBN: 0399531971 LIBRIS-ID: 10085674
Bildens tysta budskap : interaktion mellan bild och text
Andra upplagan : [Lund] : Studentlitteratur, [2017] - 168 sidor
ISBN: 978-91-44-11534-4 LIBRIS-ID: 20881363
Information Design
The MIT Press, 2000
The Cambridge handbook of creativity
Second edition. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 - xix, 761 pages
ISBN: 9781316638545 LIBRIS-ID: 2cdq7lhp020lq8qf
101 Design Methods : A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012
Konstringar : vad gör samtidskonsten?
Stockholm : Natur & Kultur, [2021] - 263 sidor
ISBN: 9789127170940 LIBRIS-ID: 4h9n2kcw2sqqlt0x
Det ordnar sig : teorier om organisation och kön
Tredje upplagan : Lund : Studentlitteratur, [2018] - 356 sidor
ISBN: 9789144112909 LIBRIS-ID: w4s9kzq7tmck03sh
Other Materials
Ytterligare kurslitteratur i form av utdrag från litteratur och artiklar m.m. tillkommer under kursen
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Books
Think Like an Artist: And Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
Abrams Image, 2016
Universal methods of design : 125 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions
Expanded and Revised edition : Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, 2019 - 263 sidor
ISBN: 9781631597480 LIBRIS-ID: frf1pf8jc2prdzrx
Project management
Fourth edition : Stockholm : Sanoma Utbildning, [2018] - 530 sidor
ISBN: 9789152355992 LIBRIS-ID: r1qmcqsmpl31gdq0
Konstnärskap i samspel : om skapande arbetsprocesser i myndighetsledda samverkansprojekt
Mälardalens högskola, 2015
URL: Link
Visuell Management, smart kommunikation och design : Tavlor för visuell styrning, planering, uppföljning och i förbättringsarbetet
Mälardalens högskola, 2020
URL: Link
Reference Literature
Information Design
The MIT Press, 2000
Konstringar : vad gör samtidskonsten?
Stockholm : Natur & Kultur, [2021] - 263 sidor
ISBN: 9789127170940 LIBRIS-ID: 4h9n2kcw2sqqlt0x
101 Design Methods : A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012
Other Materials
Ytterligare kurslitteratur i form av utdrag ur litteratur, artiklar, filmklipp mm delas ut vid kursstart
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Books
Think Like an Artist: And Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
Abrams Image, 2016
Project management
Fourth edition : Stockholm : Sanoma Utbildning, [2018] - 530 sidor
ISBN: 9789152355992 LIBRIS-ID: r1qmcqsmpl31gdq0
Reference Literature
Information Design
The MIT Press, 2000
The Cambridge handbook of creativity
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 - xvii, 489 p.
ISBN: 9780521513661 LIBRIS-ID: 11956446
URL: Link
101 Design Methods : A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012
Other Materials
Additional reading assignments will be provided to the students during the course.
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Objectives
The objective of the course is to broaden the student's perspective, generate new knowledge and stimulate reflection on design projects and the project manager/leader role. The course will provide tools, both theoretical and practical, for working in design projects with varying content, scope and complexity. It provides in-depth knowledge of the importance and potential of creativity for design processes and idea generation as well as the role of the designer and design project from a societal perspective and context with its challenges and opportunities.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
1. identify and describe different roles in design projects
2. explain and apply different phases in design projects
3. practically apply knowledge of project management in the design area
4. critically analyze design processes in a community context and outline innovative solutions
5. understand how ideas develope and the meaning and possibilities of creative methods and be able to apply this knowledge in process and production.
Course content
The course provides knowledge about different models for how design projects can be conducted and what phases, roles and methods are characteristic of projects with varying conditions. The course also deals with project management, planning and follow-up. The role and importance of creativity in design projects is studied throughout the design process, not least in terms of idea generation, method development and production. The course gives students the opportunity to build their own toolbox of creative methods for idea development, process and realization. Various presentation forms for project-communication are explored and issues related to ethics in design projects are discussed with a focus on social issues. The aim is to link the course to real needs, assignments and projects where the student achieves innovative design solutions through a strong focus on the design process and creative experimental efforts.
Specific requirements
60 credits Information design, of which 45 credits within Spatial design
Examination
Assignment (INL1), 6 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1, 2, 4 and 5, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Laboratory work (LAB1), 1,5 credits, examines the learning outcome 5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Laboratory work (LAB2), 3 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1, 4 and 5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Project (PRO1), 4,5 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Study guideGrade
Three-grade scale
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with ITE321 Project Management for Design Projects 7.5 credits and ITE308 Creativity and Idea 7.5 credits.
This course can be included in the degree requirement for higher education credits in the area of spatial design