Innovation and Impact in Research
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours Face to Face + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn HT4 Term 4 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Admission into GC-RESIM - Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation ManagementAims and objectives
This unit aims to provide commencing doctoral candidates with the key capabilities to present a research proposal at their Confirmation of Candidature review that will make a significant and original contribution to knowledge and/or practice. In exposing doctoral candidates to the characteristics of innovative and impactful research as well as a range of strategies, tools and processes for its development, this unit seeks to help them to cultivate the mindset, knowledge and practical skills to design to translate this to their own research.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit, will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate mindsets that stimulate and inhibit creativity and innovation in individuals, teams and organisations
2. Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the types and roles of innovation in research
3. Critically analyse the relationship between creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship and how it influences research impact
4. Work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and function as an effective member and/or leader to enhance research productivity
5. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences and use the tools and practices of creativity and innovation within project work
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Various | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Online Collaboration | 1.42 | 12 | 17 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
Unspecified Individual Study | 1.25 | 12 | 15 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Portfolio | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Mindset – creativity in the researcher
- What is creativity and innovation – the need for creativity, invention and innovation
- Sources and barriers to creativity and innovation
- Creativity tools
- Creative thinking and idea generation
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Strategic foresight
- Behaviour – creativity and innovation in research
- Design Thinking part 1
- Innovation in research
- Types/dimensions of innovation
- Organisational culture, collaboration and entrepreneurship
- Finding new applications and audiences
- Application – application of the innovation in the research
- Trends, ecosystems and scenarios
- Commercialisation of research
- Intellectual Property and research
- Design thinking part 2
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.