Graduate Certificate in Strategic Digital Transformation in Finance Module 4: Design Thinking for Finance Professionals – The Human-Centered Approach to Innovation

Analytics & Tech
Finance & Investment

Next Intake: 25 Mar 2025 (Tue)

Basic
SkillsFuture
Short Courses
This module is part of SMU-ACCA Innovate & Ignite Series

This module is conducted online.

Next course starts on

25 Mar 2025 (Tue) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level

Basic

Who Should Attend

Directors, CFOs, Financial Controllers, accounting and finance professionals
Senior executives and managers who want to enhance innovation in their organisation and strengthen their ability to lead in a digital world
Team leaders and managers seeking to learn new problem-solving approaches to innovation and integrate creative practices into their business processes

PREREQUISITES

Participant should have at least:

a Bachelor's Degree or
Diploma with at least 3 years working experience

Overview

With technology disruption, traditional finance must innovate in order to stay relevant in the evolving organisational design.

Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to innovation that draws from the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success by creating more desirable solutions for users. Disrupted by technology and endangered by FinTech firms, corporate finance and financial services are in unprecedented need of Design Thinkers able to anticipate customer preference shifts and innovate to respond to the ever-changing industry needs.

This module will help participants to understand the importance of Design Thinking in finance, teach the frameworks, techniques and how to apply them in daily practice.

Programme Partner

Learning Objectives

Understand how design thinking can provide a foundation for innovation
Acquire user-centric mindset and fundamental creative skills to put uncover innovation opportunities
Practise design thinking methods such as consumer research, prototyping, journey mapping, co-creation
Develop managerial action plans in embedding design thinking in the organisation
Gain confidence in dealing with uncertainty and developing innovation capabilities in the organisation

Participants will be able to earn 14 CPD Points awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants when they attend this module.

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit: Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).
Workfare Skills Support Scheme: From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll