Toolbox for Prototyping and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
100 credit points of study for all other coursesAims and objectives
Students will learn how to leverage an innovation ecosystem to support their project and how to engage in projects with high levels of personal and collaborative responsibility.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Use appropriate materials/processes for prototyping and make prototypes of appropriate resolution, to achieve a desired outcome relevant to the stage of an innovation project.
2. Construct appropriate collaboration and co-creation processes for working in an interdisciplinary team.
3. Identify and apply appropriate methods for testing prototypes with users, and document learnings.
4. Develop a range of methods, tools and frameworks for generating and sharing ideas and alternate views.
Courses with unit
Unit in the Innovation MinorUnit 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 Studio |
3 |
12 |
36 |
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities Online activities and readings Group work | 1 6 | 12 12 | 12 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 30 | ||
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Reflective Practice | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Prototypes | Group | 40% | 1, 3, 4 |
Documentation | Group | 30% | 1, 2, 4 |
General skills outcomes
- problem solving skills
- analysis skills
- communication skills
- ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
- ability to work independently
Content
• Prototyping as a method for creative problem solving
• Prototyping to support collaboration in interdisciplinary teams
• Prototyping to test and develop ideas
• Various techniques for creating physical and digital prototypes with different materials
• Divergent and convergent thinking
• Interdisciplinary collaboration concepts and constructive conflict
• Innovation process (working with uncertainty, learning from failure, exploring problems space before defining a solution)
Study resources
- Reading materials.