Course: Project Design Cycle ID # 1 credits: 5

A1. The CMD professional can understand, describe and contextualise the problem context.
(Level 1): The CMD professional describes a simple problem context.

A2. The CMD professional consistently emphasises the user's interests by gathering and analysing data on user needs and wishes.
(Level 1): The CMD professional gathers data on the needs and wishes of users and stakeholders within a known context.

B1. The CMD professional is capable of generating creative ideas on the basis of the problem context, user and client wishes and can critically evaluate and weigh these ideas.
(Level 1): The CMD professional is capable of generating simple ideas and explains how they are related to the problem context, user and client wishes.

C1. The CMD professional elaborates digital interactive prototypes from ‘low-fidelity’ to ‘high-fidelity’, using prototype development methods and techniques.
(Level 1): The CMD professional elaborates under guidance simple digital interactive prototypes and using simple prototype development methods and techniques.

D1. The CMD professional evaluates whether the product/service can achieve the intended goal over the course of the design process.
(Level 1): The CMD professional applies at least one evaluation method during the design process.

E1. The CMD professional operates and performs within a team and uses the team's diversity to his/her advantage.
(Level 1): The CMD professional operates and performs within a team and uses the team's disciplines and recognizes the value of it.

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.

I1. The CMD professional develops an investigative mindset: he/she is inquisitive, pro-active, open, critical, focused on gaining greater insight, willing to see things from different perspectives, willing to refrain from judgement and critically assess routines, can appreciate knowledge, and is eager to share insights with others.
(Level 1): The CMD professional knows what an investigative mindset is and copies the behavior.