Design Thinking for Business (Executive)

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this unit will be provided in your study materials.

Others

Do not enrol in this subject if you have completed OMBA600.

Special requirements

• AttendanceDetails - Attendance for the 4-day intensive is compulsory, plus another 1-day presentation.

This is a foundation course within the MBA Executive program. In this course, we operationalise the concept of design thinking in international and local business, and examine how the tools of business design can be employed across the disciplines and functions covered in this program.

Drawing on your experience as a manager, this course will provide opportunities to consider global business problems or opportunities, and those in your own industry and professional context. Adopting design thinking methodology and tools, you will lead teams to analyse, define and create sustainable and ethical solutions to contemporary business issues.

Please note, this course is delivered in intensive mode.

Study Session 1 2021 intensive dates are available below:

Tutorial:  

Wednesday 3 March (week 1) 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Wednesday 28 April (week 8) 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Weekend 1: Sat & Sun, 20 - 21 March (week 3) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Weekend 2: Friday 23 April (week 7) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Weekend 3: Sat 22 May (week 11) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Assessment Task 1: (Linked CLOs: 1, 2) (30%)
• Assessment Task 2: (Linked CLOs: 3, 4) (30%)
• Assessment Task 3: (Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (40%)

Current study term: 18 Jul 21 to 24 Oct 21