Academic Catalog

ID542 DESIGN MANAGEMENT

Course Code: 1250542
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Industrial Design
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. PINAR KAYGAN
Offered Semester: Once in several years.

Course Content

Management of design as a strategic resource. Exploration of the wider business context in which design is practiced. Product marketing strategies, audits, design audits, standards and legislation driven audits, quality and design, tools and techniques for effective new product development, benefits or risks of investment in design, the impact of regulatory legislation on the practice of design, research in design management.