DESN3000 Strategic Design Innovation

DESN3000 Strategic Design Innovation (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.

DESN3000 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 战略设计创新

Type: Undergraduate course

Credit points: 6

Subject area: Faculty of Engineering

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Level: Undergraduate Level 3

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

Over the last three decades design innovation has become strategic: success in design requires a strategy for managing the broader problems of innovation. As design has gained importance, it also has become relevant to a wide array of stakeholders.

DESN3000 student reviews, difficulty and workload

DESN3000 has 5 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).

On Reddit: "Peter Farrell Cup is one of the bigger startup competitions on-campus, run by UNSW Founders. It and those are relevant because... that's basically 70+% of DESN3000 now: Make a startup idea, pitch it, pitch it again, and write a business proposal of your startup idea. You're free…"

On Reddit: "There is a new lecturer who's been making efforts to improve 4920 greatly and made the lectures actually enjoyable now, at least. It's improved significantly from being the worst course in computer science by myexperience reviews to being comparable with other core courses, from…"

The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.

DESN3000 FAQ

Q: Is DESN3000 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 2.6/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches DESN3000, and when is it offered?

A: DESN3000 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.

Related courses

More on UNSW Wall

Official page

UNSW Wall is an independent student community and is not affiliated with UNSW Sydney.