Qian Sun

Lecturer

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• T: 0161 295 6169
• E: q.sun@salford.ac.uk
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10:00-6:00 Monday to Friday 

I started to work in Salford as a part-time project assistant in 2004 for an EU-funded “Asia Link” program aiming at developing collaborative curricula in the area of Design Management, while I was writing up my PhD funded by the prestigious ORS scholarship (overseas researcher scheme). After the completion of PhD, I worked as a full-time researcher for an AHRC “Design 2020” project exploring the future of the UK design industry and then the British Council's “Prime Minister's Initiative for International Education” (PMI2). I became full member of staff in 2009 when I was appointed Programme Leader for MSc. Design Management.

I am currently subject leader of Design Management and PGR coordinator for School of Art and Design. Before commencing my academic career, I had worked as an in-house product designer, and for a number of design consultancies in China.

I teach Design Management at both Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels. The modules I coordinated include ‘Brand and Design Strategy’, ‘Design Industry and Professional Practice’ and ‘Design Project Management’.

I currently coordinate ‘Research Methods and Practice’ delivered to all postgraduates. I have also successfully supervised a range of PG dissertations.

My research interests include design management and policy, design education, and brand strategy. I have published a number of refereed journal papers which are of 3* quality (international excellent) for REF and wrote for a range of important journals and magazines in this field, including the Design Journal and Design Management Review. My research activity is also well aligned with my teaching and learning practice, and informs the curriculum and its delivery.

PgCert   Higher Education Practice and Research, University of Salford (UK) 2010

PhD       Strategic Marketing and Design Management, University of Salford (UK) 2006

MSc.     Industrial Design,                                                                        University of Salford (UK) 2001

BEng.    Industrial Design,                                                                      Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) 1996

 BEng.   Engineering Economics,                                                                Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) 1996

Refereed Journal Articles

Sun, Q 2011, 'The Conception of Branding in not-for-profit SMEs', International Journal of Management Cases.

Sun, Q 2011, 'Embedding employability in the curriculum: A comparative study of employer engagement models adopted by design programmes in China and UK', Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship, 3(1), pp.36-48.

Sun, Q & Williams, A & Evans, M 2011, 'A Theoretical Design Management Framework ', The Design Journal, 14(1), pp.112-131.

Book Sections

Williams, A & Cooper, R & Evans, M & Sun, Q 2009 '2020 Vision - The UK Design Industry Ten Years On', in: Inns, T (ed.), Designing for the 21st Century: Volume 2: Interdisciplinary Methods and Findings, Gower Publishing, Farnham, UK, pp.39-54.

Sun, Q & Williams, A 2007 'The Means End Chain Approach to Market Segmentation & Brand Positioning', in: Liu, G Y (ed.), Design & Design Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Shanghai, PR China.

Magazine Articles

Sun, Q 2011 'What Policies Matter to Design', in: SEE Bulletin, Research, , June 2011, pp.2-7.

Sun, Q 2010 'Design Industries and Policies in the UK and China: a Comparison', in: Design Management Review, December 2010, pp.70-77.

Papers in Published Conference Proceedings

Sun, Q 2011, The Conception of Branding in not-for-profit SMEs, in: 'The 8th International Conference for Marketing, Management, Finance, Consumer Behaviour, Tourism and Retailing Research for International Research in Consumers Location and their Environments (CIRCLE)', University of Zagreb & University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Sun, Q & Zhang, L & Williams, A & Pieniazek, M 2009, Engaging Employers in Delivering Design Programmes: A Comparative Study of Student Employability between China & UK, in: 'DesignEd Asia 2009', Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong, PR China. Conference details: DesignEd Asia Conference, Hong Kong, 2009.

Sun, Q & Sridhar, N & O'Brien, M 2009, Consumer Perception of Product Stimuli: an Investigation into Indian Consumer Psychology and its Implications for NPD Process and Strategy, in: 'D2B2 Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium 2009', Adelphi Research Institute for Creative Arts and Design, Beijing, China.

O'Brien, M & Sun, Q & Zhou, F 2009, Consultants, Clients and Chinese Context: Managing Brands in China, in: 'D2B2 Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium 2009', Adelphi Research Institute for Creative Arts and Design, Beijing, China.

Williams, A & Sun, Q 2009, Managing the Design Business of the Future: Implications for the UK Design Industry, in: 'D2B2 Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium 2009', Adelphi, Salford, UK. Conference details: D2B2 Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium, Beijing, 2009.

Andrew, C & Williams, A & Sun, Q 2008, 'Technology Transfer in Chinese Organisations: Managing Beyond Steady State', #CAMOT 2008: Technology Management and Innovation in China: Challenges and Oppertunities in the 21st Century##China Association for Management of Technology (CAMOT)#Beijing#China.

Williams, A & Sun, Q & evans, M 2008, The Development of a Model of Relations within the UK Design Industry, & its Implications for the Management of Design Businesses, in: '15th International Product Development Management Conference', European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), Hamburg, Germany. Conference details: , 15th International Product Development Management Conference, 2008.

Andrew, C & Williams, A & Sun, Q 2008, NPD in Chinese & UK Organisations: Managing Beyond Steady State, in: 'Association for Management of Technology (CAMOT) International Conference', CAMOT, Beijing, China.

Sun, Q 2006, New Consumers In China: The Means End Chain Approach to Market Segmentation & its Implications for Brand Positioning, in: 'D2B 1st International Design Management Symposium', Adelphi Research Institute for Creative Arts and Design, Shanghai, China.

Williams, A & Sun, Q 2004, Perception of Value & it's Implication for Product & Brand Development Strategy in China, in: 'International Conference on Innovation by Brand and Design Management : 2004 Design Brand management Conference & the 12th DMI Academic Forum', DMI, Seoul, Korea.

Williams, A & Sun, Q 2004, Consumer Preference in China: An Analysis of Value Perception within the Mobile Phone Sector, in: '11th International Product Development Management Conference', IPDM, Dublin, Ireland .

Published Conference Proceedings

Williams, A & Partington, R & Sun, Q 2009, D2B2-Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium, Adelphi Research Institute for Creative Arts and Design, Salford, UK.

Thesis

Sun, Q 2006, PhD, Strategic Marketing Planning in China: A Means-End chain Approach to Market Segmentation within the Beijing Mobile Phone Market, University of Salford, Salford, UK.