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Postgraduate RMI-BUSM4536-2019

Design Thinking for Business

Train yourself to think about business and managerial issues using a design mentality. Come up with ethical and creative business solutions to suit all stakeholders. Learn how the tools of business design can be applied across a range of areas.

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 02 Mar 2020
RMIT University
Australia's largest dual-sector institute, offering both TAFE and higher education, RMIT University proudly delivers work-related education and practical research relevant to current business and community needs. More than 60,000 students study with RMIT, and many of their degrees are available through Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2020

15

Times Higher Education Ranking 2020

25

  • 2019
  • 2020

Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse and discuss design thinking, its manifestations and implications across organisational contexts
  2. Differentiate between various contemporary methods to identify opportunities and solve problems
  3. Create and communicate end-user driven solutions to business problems or opportunities utilising design thinking
  4. Demonstrate creative, critical and ethical thinking through developing and recommending solutions to business problems and opportunities that benefit relevant stakeholders
  5. Evaluate potential outcomes of design thinking in view of better decision making, implementation and sustainability of solutions.
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this unit will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

Others

Do not enrol into this subject if you have completed OMBA770. Please refer to your degree transition arrangements for further information.

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This is a foundation subject within the MBA program. In this subject you will be introduced to design thinking in the international context and you will be asked to apply design thinking as entry level managers to authentic business scenarios. We operationalise the concept of design thinking and examine how the tools of business design can be employed across the disciplines and functions covered in this program.

Design Thinking for Business is now fully online.  On campus attendance is not required, you will be performing activities online through the learning management system.

Assessments

  • Assignment 1 (30%)
  • Assignment (40%)
  • Assignment 2 (30%)
Textbooks


Textbook information is pending.

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