Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term2 | Term2 |
| Lismore | Term2 | Term2 |
| Online | N/A |
Unit description
Introduces students to six important skills needed for contemporary society: innovative problem solving; creativity; analytic thinking; collaboration; effective communication and ethics (action and accountability). By utilising curiosity and engagement, this unit introduces students to the concepts and practices of creative and innovative thinking through collaboration and problem solving. This unit will unpack the skills and strategies needed, through collaboration and co-design with other students, to solve real-world problems in innovative and creative ways. These methods and fluencies include a range of conceptual approaches, as well as communication strategies, to explore and reconsider the context in which we learn, work and create change.
Unit content
These topics will be covered:
- Collaborative approaches to strategic thinking and innovative problem solving.
- Introduction to Design Thinking.
- Multidisciplinary approach to change strategies.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance personal creativity and innovation.
- Strategies for critical appraisal and self assessment.
- Communication, planning and evaluation.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of creative, lateral and innovative thinking |
| 2 | apply collaborative methods and approaches to project-based problems |
| 3 | develop, test and evaluate original proposals in response to project-based problems |
| 4 | create a communication strategy for working across a range of topics |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of creative, lateral and innovative thinking
- apply collaborative methods and approaches to project-based problems
- develop, test and evaluate original proposals in response to project-based problems
- create a communication strategy for working across a range of topics
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
Students will require a computer or device with WebCam access and a Microphone. Students will need to have access to the internet to engage with online unit activities. Students can also access computers for study and internet access on campus.
Students will require access to technology (e.g. computer/device and internet access) to engage in various online unit activities. This includes the use of the Blackboard Learning site and other online applications. All students will be provided free access to an online collaboration technology called Microsoft Teams (MS Teams). Students will be required to collaborate with other students enrolled in this unit through the use of MS Teams to complete the assigned tasks and assessment items. More information about accessing and using MS Teams will be made available in your Study Resources on the Blackboard learning site.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.