4.3 Graduation

Competences

• CMGT 1. Technological research and analysis
• CMGT 10. Communication
• CMGT 11. Learning and reflective capacity
• CMGT 12. Responsibility
• CMGT 2. Designing
• prototyping and realizing
• CMGT 3. Testing and rolling out
• CMGT 4. Researching and analysing
• CMGT 5. Conceptualising
• CMGT 6. Designing
• CMGT 7. Enterprising attitude
• CMGT 8. Enterprising skills
• CMGT 9. Working in a project-based way

Learning goals

1.
The newly qualified professional has a thorough knowledge of the current digital technologies for the relevant professional field. The newly qualified professional is able to conduct technical research and analysis. 
2.
The newly qualified professional is able to create value by using iterative design and prototyping, based on a (new) technology, creative idea or demand specification. The newly qualified professional displays an innovative and creative attitude when defining, designing and elaborating a commission, exploring the boundaries of what is technically and creatively feasible. 
3.
The newly qualified professional is able to repeatedly test the technical results that arise during the various stages of the designing process, and asses their value on behaviour and perception. The newly qualified professional delivers a prototype/product/service that fits the framework of the design, while also taking the user, the client and the technical context into consideration. 
4.
The newly qualified professional is able to substantiate a design commission through research and analysis. The newly qualified professional shows through their research activities that they have acquired a range of relevant research skills. They can select a suitable research method, dependent on the research circumstances. The newly qualified professional can develop prototypes as a communication tool within the context of implementation. 
5.
The newly qualified professional can achieve a realistic (cross-sectoral) demand articulation and project definition. The newly qualified professional can develop an innovative concept, either based on an original idea or on demand articulation, and create value. 
6.
The newly qualified professional is able to shape concepts and expand them substantively, graphically and/or aurally. 
7.
The newly qualified professional sees opportunities and possibilities, and knows from a market-oriented point of view how to translate these into (new) concepts, products or services, to create value and new revenue models. 
8.
The newly qualified professional has entrepreneurial skills and can work as an employee as well as independently. The newly qualified professional is able to apply their business skills to innovative products, services or collections, while keeping the commercial viability in mind. 
9.
The newly qualified professional can accept, start and implement projects based on stakeholder engagement, either independently or in a team. The newly qualified professional proves capable of productively cooperating with others in a (multidisciplinary) team, and balances their own input with the complementary expertise of the other team members. The newly qualified professional can direct team members. 
10.
The newly qualified professional presents both themselves and their work neatly and professionally to others. The newly qualified professional can communicate options and progress reports on the design process to clients. 
11.
The newly qualified professional is a ‘reflective practitioner’ who constantly analyses and adjusts their actions based on feedback. The newly qualified professional follows a clear direction, and can keep up with relevant developments in their field of expertise. The newly qualified professional continuously hones and develops their craftsmanship, their personal interpretation of their professional situation, and their creativity. 
12.
The newly qualified professional has an understanding of other sectors, shows awareness of ethical issues in their role as a designer, and can explicitly take these things into consideration when they account for decisions taken during the design process. 

Tests