This course opens up the legal and ethical issues of professional practice in the diverse field of Industrial Design. You will learn about: the management and ethical frameworks of undertaking design projects in commercial settings; Intellectual Property and moral rights; liabilities; and, legislative and regulatory regimes for industrial design, including design standards, product stewardship and environmental impact mitigation. You will explore how methods of design thinking and ethics are applied to strategic planning in the areas of new product and service development, and the diffusion of new and emerging technologies.