Unit of Study CRTV1002 Create: Innovate: Change (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

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.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2	Term2
Lismore	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2,4	N/A

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:

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

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Framework	30%
Presentation	30%
Portfolio	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Framework	30%
Presentation	30%
Portfolio	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Framework	30%
Presentation	30%
Portfolio	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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 collaborative technology and applications.

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text information is not currently available.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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