MAPDPRA Practical Training Course description

Design competence is sought after and highly valued in many different professional arenas in society today. This requires design students to develop their knowledge, skills, and general competences in various professional environments by working on a variety of tasks and projects in collaboration with designers and professionals from different fields.

Admission to the Master's programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• knows how to adjust and implement design knowledge into a dynamic and professional environment
• understands the organizational structures and roles within a business, public or private institution or organization

Skills

The student

• can work with projects under pressure from deadlines and given design project criterias
• can collaborate professionally with work colleagues, team members, clients etc. on a design brief/project
• manage to critically reflect on experiences gained from the practical training in relation to own learning

General competence

The student

• can engage and apply their knowledge and skills to carry out design related work tasks within a professional environment
• can, based on theory and research, critically evaluate own and others practice
• has developed an understanding about the role to come as a professional designer, different possibilities within the discipline and own preferences

• Project work
• Collaborative processes
• Observation
• Independent work
• Networking
• Reflective practice

The students will complete practical training in a design business, public institution or organization over a period of twelve weeks. During this time, students will take part in professional projects. Practice will be related to reflecting processes and theory through course assignments. Guidance will come from both the staff working at the place of practical training as well as the university teaching staff.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• 2 written and visual reflection notes
• participation in digital midway presentation

Completion of a three months full-time practical and a written thesis highlighting work and process carried out at the location of the practical placement.

The examination result can be appealed.

No restrictions.

Pass/fail.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.