3 November 2022 - 24 November 202210:30 - 12:30
Online
Member: £295 + VAT (Early booking £265 + VAT) Standard: £395 + VAT (Early booking £355 + VAT)
Available until one month prior
Thursday 3 November, 10:30 - 12:30 GMT Thursday 10 November, 10:30 - 12:30 GMT Thursday 17 November, 10:30 - 12:30 GMT Thursday 24 November, 10:30 - 12:30 GMT
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
Explain the design process as a series of discrete steps
Describe the characteristics of a good design brief and use this knowledge to write your own brief
Describe and use techniques for idea generation
Describe and use techniques for modelling and testing your ideas
Sessions
Week 1 – Working with the brief
Week 2 – Developing ideas
Week 3 – Modelling and testing ideas
Week 4 – Bringing it all together
Structural engineers who are working towards taking the Institution of Structural Engineers Chartered Membership Exam.
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Oliver is the founder and director of Constructivist. He works with leaders, teams and organisations to help them build their creativity. He trains engineers and architects in conceptual design, and works with universities and colleges to create innovative new approaches to engineering education. Oliver is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in experience-led learning at Imperial College London and was awarded the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education in 2020.
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