Interdisciplinary Research Practices for Design & Innovation
Duration
- 12 weeks
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
300cpOr Enrolment in a Master Degree, BH-DES Bachelor of Design (Honours) or a Bachelor of Research Degree
Aims and objectives
The aim of this unit is to introduce ways in which interdisciplinary research practices support design and innovation across the globalised world. Successful collaboration across various disciplinary perspectives is essential to respond to the complexity of real world problems. The unit will explore negotiating collaborative team work, framing research problems and methods from various disciplinary perspectives, as well as applying collaborative and creative thinking tools to support more innovative research outcomes.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Negotiate different academic research cultures
2. Evaluate and apply collaboration tools to research practices
3. Critically analyse and transform information using creative problem solving processes to generate designed solutions
4. Synthesise and transmit information to others using prototyping
5. Demonstrate theoretical and technical knowledge of interdisciplinary research practices
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Negotiate different academic research cultures
2. Evaluate and apply collaboration tools to research practices
3. Critically analyse and transform information using creative problem solving processes to generate designed solutions
4. Synthesise and transmit information to others using prototyping
5. Demonstrate theoretical and technical knowledge of interdisciplinary research practices
Courses with unit
BH-INTHTHSCI Bachelor of Research (Honours)BH-INTICT Bachelor of Research (Honours)
BH-INTDES Bachelor of Research (Honours)
BH-INTSCI Bachelor of Research (Honours)
BH-INTHAS Bachelor of Research (Honours)
MA-DSI Masters of Design Strategy and Innovation
This unit will be offered for the final time Semester 2 2020
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Tutorial Workshop |
2 2 |
6 6 |
12 12 |
| Online Contact | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Specified Learning Activities Tutorial readings Online contact |
2 2 |
12 6 |
24 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision |
|
| 90 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 60% | 1, 3, 5 |
| Assignment 2 | Group | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
May include the following:
• Research design across interdisciplinary projects
• Understanding and managing research in a global context
• Framing a problem across multiple disciplinary perspectives
• Learning and negotiating shared concepts of research and rigour
• Team work strategies for collaboration
• Global collaboration tools: Visual and virtual
• Building Communities of Practice
• Tools for Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation
• Creative thinking & problem solving tools
• Iterative development strategies
• Research design across interdisciplinary projects
• Understanding and managing research in a global context
• Framing a problem across multiple disciplinary perspectives
• Learning and negotiating shared concepts of research and rigour
• Team work strategies for collaboration
• Global collaboration tools: Visual and virtual
• Building Communities of Practice
• Tools for Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation
• Creative thinking & problem solving tools
• Iterative development strategies
Study resources
- References.
References
O'Rourke, M., Crowley, S. & Eigenbrode, S. D. (2014). Enhancing communication & collaboration in interdisciplinary research Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd
Cruickshank, L. (2014). Open design and innovation: facilitating creativity in everyone
Farnham, Surrey, England: Gower Publishing Limited.
Kelley, T., Kelley, D. (2013) Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. First edition. Crown Business.
Cruickshank, L. (2014). Open design and innovation: facilitating creativity in everyone
Farnham, Surrey, England: Gower Publishing Limited.
Kelley, T., Kelley, D. (2013) Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. First edition. Crown Business.