Knowledge: By the completion of the course the student shall have knowledge about:

• Obtain an understanding of design management and business models in context of sustainability and be able to influence and tailor their design process accordingly.
• Working with products as Brand carriers, learning how to create brand identity in physical products.
• Insight and understanding of how a school-project differ from real world design projects both in time use, finish and as decision basis, so that the students are in control of their competence in dialogue with professionals.

Learn how to write a debrief, set up a budget and project plan as a contract between client and designer, and train on how to use it in the design process, ensuring the result and profitability.

Skills: By the completion of the course the student shall have the ability to:

• Be trained in designing at speed; material generating and decision-making for increased proceeding in a design process.
• Be able to work with brand identity in products and be trained in translating brand values into physical brand identity.
• Be able to plan and conduct a design process considering sustainability and circularity ensuring future sustainable products. 
• Increased skills in presentation and commination of projects through visuals, justification, and presentation technique.
• Develop a mature individual skillset by a higher understanding of and nurturing of personal design areas of interests, skills, competence, and capacity as a preparation for the professional life.

General competence:

By the completion of the course the student shall:

The student should be more confident in their role as future professional designers, having identified their strength as designers, knowing the guidelines forhow to deliver their competences in a professional context. They should be able to position and direct themselves as future designers.