Overview
Zoom, Carousell, Grab, WhatsApp, PayNow, SafeEntry… We use these in our daily lives to communicate and interact, buy and sell online, get food delivered, make payments seamlessly and identify whereabouts etc. These products and platforms fuel a digital economy.
In the Graduate Certificate in Designing and Managing Products and Platforms, we have carefully curated a suite of four stackable modules to develop the essential skills for digital businesses. The fifth and final module is the practice module. The programme will give you a head start in your product management career and strengthen your practise as a product manager, platform designer, product/platform owner, business architect or digital product strategist.
Tailored for adult learners, this Graduate Certificate in Designing and Managing Products and Platforms engages through hands-on interactive learning, industry practitioners’ experience sharing, case studies and in-depth discussions, with a unique blend of business and technical content.
Key Takeaways
- Apply a product management framework for planning and launching products
- Understand and apply the central concepts of Design Thinking to innovation projects
- Perform market research, identify the competition, converse with your potential customers to formulate a sustainable market positioning, and a sustainable product business model
- Design the components of a business platform covering value propositions, transactions, trust and governance and technical architecture
Modular Courses
Practice Module Application
For Stackable students who want to apply for the Practice Module of the Graduate Certificate in Designing and Managing Products and Platforms, please click the button below to find out more details.
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Fees & Subsidies
| Graduate Certificate in Designing and Managing Products and Platforms | Full Course Fees | Singapore Citizens & PRs aged 21 years and above (70% funding support) | Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above (90% funding support) | Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) (90% funding support) |
| Singapore Citizens | PRs |
| Architecting Platforms as a Business | S$4,142.00 | S$1,242.60 | S$1,242.60 | S$482.60 | S$482.60 |
| Digital Product Strategy | S$4,142.00 | S$1,242.60 | S$1,242.60 | S$482.60 | S$482.60 |
| Managing Digital Products | S$4,142.00 | S$1,242.60 | S$1,242.60 | S$482.60 | S$482.60 |
| Service Design | S$2,616.00 | S$2,354.40(SSG funding does not apply) | S$2,354.40(SSG funding does not apply) | S$2,354.40(SSG funding does not apply) | S$2,354.40(SSG funding does not apply) |
| Total nett fee payable, inclusive of GST | S$15,042.00 | S$6,082.20 | S$6,082.20 | S$3,802.20 | S$3,802.20 |
Note:
1. SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) subsidies may apply to selected courses, which are offered to Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents, subject to availability. No other subsidy shall apply concurrently.
2. NUS-ISS provides an enhanced subsidy of 40% of the fees for Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents. No other subsidy shall apply concurrently.
3. NUS-ISS provides a subsidy of 20% of the fees for NUS alumni who do not qualify for the enhanced subsidy. No other subsidy shall apply concurrently.
4. The subsidy applies from the start date of the first course of the Grad Cert. Full payment must be made for all courses under the Grad Cert before the start of the first course.
5. Participants who enrol for the entire Grad Cert must join the timetable for the through-train MTech programme. Participants who wish to have a more flexible timetable may opt to take the same courses under NUS-ISS Executive Education but will not be entitled to Grad Cert subsidies.
6. NUS-ISS subsidies are only for eligible self-paying participants.
7. The subsidy will be pro-rated by the courses taken in the Grad Cert. If a participant is given a waiver for a component course, the subsidy will be reduced in proportion.
8. Participants who have previously taken a course, whether in part or in full, but have not received a waiver for the course will not receive subsidy for subsequent attendance of the modular course. The overall subsidy for the Grad Cert will be reduced in proportion.
9. Please note that NUS-ISS reserves the right to amend the fees and subsidies without prior notice.
| | Full Fee |
| Practice Module (10 Man Days) | S$200 |
| 9% GST on nett course | S$18 |
| Total fee payable | S$218 |
Note:
1. NUS-ISS subsidies are only for eligible self-paying participants.