This module is designed to provide the students with preparation for professional design practice, from the formation of a
business to setting up a design practice and managing a project.
The module introduces the meaning of “professionalism” and
professional ethics, the different business entities, and the
legalities and procedures for a business start-up. It will cover the
main areas of a business set-up, organizational flow in a
business organization.
The module will further develop management intentions through
various processes of management purview including application
of management techniques, the direction of project resources, the
roles and function of project team members and the
organizational form, an awareness of the form (or tender) and
influence of leadership in the project process and the
relationship to the project’s success.