School Of EngineeringDesign Management: Organisational Skills for DesignersWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300179.1
Discipline: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students should have previous experience in product design project.
About this Unit
This unit is for students to understand manufacturing paradigms and their impact on the product development process and understand the design process and the impact of organisational structures, strategies and processes on the design process. It also provides students with an understanding of key skills that will enable them to work successfully with various organisational members in the product development process. These skills include teamwork, decision-making and communication. The online component of this unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop distance communication and virtual teamwork skills, skills that are becoming increasingly important in new product development.