Designer's brandLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the importance of professional profiling and identity in the field.

You are able to identify and recognize the specific features of your field and the opportunities in your profession.

You are able to develop a recognizable professional profile as a designer.

You are able to communicate your skills professionally to potential stakeholders.

You are able to make your competences visible through appropriate means and channels in the field and in the world of work.

Content

What is the importance of a professional profile and identity for designers?

What are the specific features and opportunities in your field?

What is the recognizable professional profile of a designer?

How do you communicate your skills in a professional way to potential stakeholders?

How to make your design skills visible?

Accomplishment methods

Students can

a. use professional vocabulary systematically.

b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.

c. identify interrelated tasks.

e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.