• Orientation & comprehension

The junior professional is capable of researching and understanding the context to the problem, the user's wishes, the client's objective, the stakeholders' interests and the opportunities offered by technology.      
                                               

• Conceptualising         

The junior professional is capable of generating and developing creative ideas for interactive and non-interactive communication products, services and experiences, taking account of both user and client wishes.            
                                   

• Visualising & creating prototypes     

The junior professional develops concepts and elaborates them into digital interactive prototypes.
                                   

• Evaluating      

The junior professional repeatedly assesses the results of the various design phases to determine whether they are valuable and relevant to the user/client's wishes.
 

• Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration*

The junior professional collaborates within a multidisciplinary, multicultural and/or international environment, whereby the student manages to connect the various disciplines.       
                       

• Initiating, organising and coordinating*

The junior professional identifies needs in the area of communication and interaction and takes the initiative to meet them. The junior professional is capable of facilitating and coordinating a process-based, project-based and structured dialogue between the various project stakeholders.    
                       

• Manifesting and presenting

The junior professional can generate enthusiasm for his/her design ideas amongst the client, team and users and is capable of communicating an inspiring narrative in which his/her vision/message shines through in an authentic manner.       
 

• Developing and reflecting

The junior professional has insight into his/her own personal and professional development (knowledge, ability, standards and values) and is conscious of his/her own professional conduct and the impact thereof on others.            
 

• Researching   

The junior professional conducts applied research and is capable of interpreting research data and accurately assessing the value thereof.   
                                               

• Entrepreneurship        

The junior professional demonstrates his/her entrepreneurial spirit by means of a pro-active attitude, an inquisitive nature, efforts to build and maintain contacts and the translation of creative and innovative ideas into concrete concepts.          
 
 
*The exit level for CMD Groningen is level 2