Unit of Study DSGN2004 Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise in Design and Technology (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to contemporary theories in innovation and design and the factors that influence the diffusion of innovations. Students develop, produce and document an innovative and creative solution to meet a specific need or opportunity. Students demonstrate principles of environmental sustainability and iterative evaluations throughout the development of a designed solution.

Unit content

Topic 1: Contemporary theories of innovation, creativity and design
Topic 2: The innovation process and factors that influence entrepreneurial activity
Topic 3: Factors influencing success, agencies and entrepreneurial activity
Topic 4: Creativity and problem solving techniques
Topic 5: Market research and marketing
Topic 6: Manufacturing and production processes, techniques and methods
Topic 7: Project design and risk management documentation

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2023

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:

discuss contemporary theories related to innovation and design

critically analyse the factors which influence the diffusion of innovations

develop, produce and document an innovative and creative solution to meet a specific need or opportunity

demonstrate innovation and creativity in design and problem solving skills

apply principles of market research and processes in marketing

apply sustainable processes, techniques and methods used in manufacturing and production for a design solution

demonstrate principles of environmental sustainability and iterative evaluations throughout the development of a designed solution.

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