Course title
Y01071003
Design Management

 SHIGERI Mitsuhiro
Course description
The importance of design management is becoming more and more emphasized and leading companies such as GAFA integrate design into their management.
However, it is difficult to understand the importance of design management without an understanding of design and the designer's role.
In the first half of this lecture, the students will learn what design is and what the role of designers are. And after that the students will learn about design management and explore what design management means for them with a workshop style.
Purpose of class
Deepen the knowledge of design and designers, learn about design management, and explore their own needs for design management.
Goals and objectives
  1. By deepening their knowledge of design and designers, the students will be able to develop their own ideas about design.
  2. To be able to understand the essence of design management.
  3. To be able to manage small-scale design projects by themselves.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. [Orientation] [What is design?]
- Explanation of lecture contents, schedule, evaluation criteria, etc.
- What is design? Discussion. 		Reading through the handouts 180minutes
2. [What are designers?]
- What are designers?
- What kind of profession is it? 		Reading through the handouts 190minutes
3. [Design Case Study 1]
- Examples of design projects. (product design, etc.) 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
4. [Design Case Study 2]
- Case studies of design projects (areas other than product design).
External lecturers are scheduled. 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
5. [Design Case Study 3]
- Case studies of design projects (areas other than product design).
External lecturers are scheduled. 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
6. [Design Process]
- Design project progress process.
- Practical activities in each process. 		Reading through the handouts 190minutes
7. [Design Management]
- What is design management?
- History of design management etc. 		Reading through the handouts 190minutes
8. [Design Management]
- Design management in private offices and small studios 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
9. [Design Management]
- Design management in a medium-sized organization such as design studios 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
10. [Design Management]
- Design management in large companies 		Report the lecture by A4 format. 190minutes
11. [Design project planning]
- Producing a design project proposal:
Presenting the commissioned project.
Idea generation and planning of the overall structure. 		Draft project plan 190minutes
12. [Design project planning]
- Producing design project proposals:
Planning the content of the activities in each phase. 		Refined project plan 190minutes
13. [Design project planning]
- Producing design project proposals:
Staff planning, quotations, schedule management,
Making planning documents 		Final project plan 190minutes
14. [Final Presentation]
- Design Presentation & Discussion 		Refined final project plan. 190minutes
Total. - - 2650minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Reports Final Presentation Total.
1. 25% 25%
2. 25% 25%
3. 50% 50%
Total. 50% 50% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Evaluation will be based on 50% of the mid-term report and 50% of the final report.
Textbooks and reference materials
To be introduced in class.
Prerequisites
None
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • 30 minutes after the end of the exercise or consult by email.
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable About 30 years of experience in product design and interface design development for consumer electronics, IT products and industrial equipment. About 10 years of experience in concept extraction, service design development and branding activities.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
  • 13.CLIMATE ACTION
Last modified : Sat Apr 09 04:05:08 JST 2022