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The Futures Project (MULT90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
August
Dr Emmaline Bexley
Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Elisabeth Murdoch Building
+61 3 8344 8436
Overview
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Whatever their discipline, doctoral graduates will be required to navigate an increasingly complex, competitive employment environment. This subject complements the focussed intensity of doctoral research by providing candidates with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in cross-disciplinary problem solving, teamwork and project management. The subject is delivered in three phases: phase one is a two-day intensive during which students are comprehensively introduced to a multi-dimensional real-world problem and beginning planning a group project to address that problem; phase two is a three-weekly or equivalent series of negotiated team-based meetings; phase three is the presentation of the group project and students’ critical reflection on their own and others’ projects.
Intended learning outcomes
Doctoral candidates who complete this subject will be able to:
- Demonstrate a sophisticated, interdisciplinary understanding of a complex real-world issue;
- Use that understanding to design, in collaboration with others, solutions to such issues;
- Initiate, manage and report on projects using a range of project management systems and structures;
- Communicate the findings of such projects effectively to non-specialist audiences.
Generic skills
Doctoral candidates who complete this subject will be able to:
- Apply research skills and specialist knowledge in new contexts;
- Work collaboratively and creatively with researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds;
- Manage projects;
- Communicate effectively to non-specialists;
- Reflect critically on their learning.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Syndicate presentation and report, or equivalent, of 6000 words per participant (75%) due at the end of the project; 2000 word reflective essay or journal (25%) due 2 weeks after presentation of the project.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- August
Principal coordinator Emmaline Bexley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2-Day intensive (Lectures, seminars, workshops), 7 hrs per day x 2 days; 16 hrs of negotiated team/stakeholder meetings across semester; 7 hrs per day project presentation and progress reporting x 2 Teaching period 24 August 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 5 September 2017 Census date 15 September 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 October 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 August contact information
Dr Emmaline Bexley
Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Elisabeth Murdoch Building
+61 3 8344 8436
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
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- Subject notes
This course is available on a part-time basis only.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Advanced Learning and Leadership - Links to additional information
Last updated: 10 February 2024