Designing Career Paths in Graphic Design: A Document Analysis of Job Advertisements for Graphic Design Positions in Finland

Dziobczenski, Paulo Roberto Nicoletti; Person, Oscar; Meriläinen, Sonja

doi:10.1080/14606925.2018.1444874

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“…In general, the findings of this study echoed the results of several studies that GD graduates in the future need to be multi-skilled to begin professional practice (e.g., Adu, 2015;Dziobczenski & Person, 2017;Dziobczenski, Person & Meriläinen, 2018). Apart from mastering technical design skills and having good visual sensitivity, the graduates are expected to display a wide range of additional skills, knowledge, and personal traits such as industry knowledge, contextual awareness, multidisciplinary knowledge, business fundamentals, marketing fundamentals, self-driven, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, and adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing demands in the practice.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Identifying competencies for future graphic design graduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study

Wong¹,

Idris²,

Tan³

2021

J. Graph. Eng. Des.

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Traditionally, graphic design (GD) education focuses on the training of technical production skills to prepare graduates for entry-level employment. However, due to the new challenges and the expanding opportunities of emerging practices, GD graduates are expected to master a wide range of additional competencies beyond traditional scope. The study aims to identify the competencies required by future GD graduates in the context of Malaysia. A two-round modified Delphi technique was used to gain consensus from a panel of experts consisted of design educators and industry practitioners regarding the competencies needed by the graduates for effective work performance. A total of 108 competencies were generated. All accepted competencies were ranked ‘very important’ and ‘extremely important’ by at least 75 percent of the respondents in Round Two. These competencies could be classified into 29 subdomains under five components, i.e., cognitive competence, functional competence, personal competence, ethical competence, and meta-competencies. The findings of this study are useful for enhancing the education and employability of graphic designers as they provide a common vocabulary to relevant stakeholders about the standards of performance for new entrants to the GD profession.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Identifying competencies for future graphic design graduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study

Wong¹,

Idris²,

Tan³

2021

J. Graph. Eng. Des.

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“…While the importance of interpersonal skills is already mirrored in most design related job advertisements (Dziobczenski et al 2018), we extend understanding of the impact of the social context on design through suggesting differential effects of different needs and frames on designers' motivation. Meaningful moments were strongly tied to collaboration, connecting to competence and relatedness.…”

Section: Motivators In Socially Embedded Designmentioning

confidence: 76%

Meaningful Moments at Work: Frames Evoked by In-House and Consultancy Designers

Björklund

Marel

2019

The Design Journal

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Design is increasingly recognised as a competitive advantage for companies, but we know relatively little of the activities and perceptions of designers in different organisational contexts. Based on 69 semi-structured interviews with 34 in-house and 35 consultancy designers, this study investigates the type and framing of 291 reported meaningful moments. We found different dominant experience frames in the two organisational contexts with different connections to motivation. On the other hand, most meaningful moments in both organisations were related to the social context and implications rather than the design activities themselves. The results highlight professional design being an inherently social and contextual activity, urging more research to take an organisationally situated perspective to design.

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“…There are many publications from various fields, which use this technique to better understand the overall conditions of the studied phenomenon and, on this basis, make assessments and do further in-depth research. It is worth noting that job advertisements reflect the needs of business, the labour market and education (Calanca et al , 2019; Brooks et al , 2018; Dziobczenski et al , 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Supply chain and logistics controller – two promising professions for supporting transparency in supply chain management

Dobroszek

2020

SCM

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Purpose This paper aims to identify the occupational profiles of a logistics and a supply chain (SC) controller, both promising SC professions, examining the required competences and tasks undertaken while taking into account current trends in supply chain management and its wider dimensions. Design/methodology/approach The study used a content analysis based on job advertisements for the position of logistics controller and SC controller. The collected material allowed the construction of an occupational competence mix model in the style of Cheetham and Chivers for the logistics and SC controller, and the identification of the level of competence of both professions, using the model proposed by Czapla. In addition, the analysis of the data was supplemented by use of the Anova test and a radar chart. Findings The SC and logistics controllers have a high degree of similarity in both the meta and core competences areas. Similarities also occur in the case of the analysed groups of tasks undertaken by these professions. Tasks in the areas of “definition” and “maintaining” prevail. The SC controller and the logistics controller are considered “engaged inspirers” because they have reached this level of professional competence. Both these professions can ensure an effective, sustainable and transparent SC through direct cooperation with the SC manager and/or logistics manager. Research limitations/implications This study uses a content analysis based on job advertisements addressed to the German market. These job advertisements are standardized, and therefore, provide only a general outline of the competences and tasks of the SC and logistics controllers. Practical implications The study provides information to practitioners by identifying the competences and tasks assigned to the SC and logistics controllers that are needed to improve the efficiency and transparency of the SC and its management. The research is an incentive for people involved in education to adapt changes in curricula in the business (accounting, controlling and logistics) and engineering (related to logistics) fields of study by creating courses based on SC controlling or/and logistics controlling. Originality/value The study shows the current, necessary changes for SC professionals (e.g. the appointment of a SC controller and/or logistics controller) resulting from changes in business and the challenges for SC management (e.g. transparency and sustainability).

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Designing Career Paths in Graphic Design: A Document Analysis of Job Advertisements for Graphic Design Positions in Finland

Cited by 20 publications

References 34 publications

Identifying competencies for future graphic design graduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study

Identifying competencies for future graphic design graduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study

Meaningful Moments at Work: Frames Evoked by In-House and Consultancy Designers

Supply chain and logistics controller – two promising professions for supporting transparency in supply chain management

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