Course: Professional & Creative Methods credits: 5

Course code
CMVP20PCM
Name
Professional & Creative Methods
Study year
2020-2021
ECTS credits
5
Language
Dutch, with parts in English, English
Coordinator
C. Gutman
Modes of delivery
  • Tutorial
Assessments
  • Professional & Creative Methods - Other assessment

Learning outcomes

F1. The CMD professional is capable of planning, implementing, monitoring, managing (time, budget, information, quality, feasibility) the design process, estimating success and risk factors and providing information on the progress of the design process.     
(Level 1): The CMD professional is capable of planning, implementing, monitoring, managing (time, budget, information, quality, feasibility) the design process, estimating success and risk factors for simple and structured design processes in a simple context.

F2. The CMD professional can issue useful and applicable advice and provide recommendations on the implementation of the chosen design within an organisation, taking account of quality and feasibility (design to budget) and can maintain an overview of the various legal and organisational consequences.
(Level 1): The CMD professional can, from a simple and structured assignment, issue useful and applicable advice and provide recommendations.
 
G1. The CMD professional has mastered various forms of communication and can convincingly communicate the added value of the innovation/product in an inspirational manner, either orally, in writing or through imagery.
(Level 1): The CMD professional has mastered various forms of communication and can communicate the added value of the innovation/product focused on the target group.

H1. The CMD professional manages his/her own development: displays self-knowledge (is aware of own strengths, weaknesses and motives), is capable of formulating learning needs, can reflect on and take responsibility for his/her own actions and manages the own learning process.
(Level 1): The CMD professional is able to name his/her own  strengths and weaknesses, is capable of formulating learning needs and takes action to fulfill the learning needs through a iterative process.

J2. The CMD professional has mastered a range of research methods and techniques, and can make well-founded decisions as to which is the most appropriate for each situation.
(Level 1): The CMD professional appoints simple research methods and techniques and applies them in structured simple context.
 

Content

In Professional Development and Creative Methods, students will learn the basic communication principles of writing and presenting along with the steps necessary in the Design Thinking process. Through a solid grasp of language, structure and the fundaments of business writing, along with verbal and non-verbal presentation techniques, the student can make their first steps as a professional communicator.  

Design thinking will inform the students of the basics of CMD creative methods, and as such provides foundational knowledge for the design thinking process.
 
The student will reflect on and present this knowledge through a written report and oral presentation.