Design & Desire in the Startup World (ANTH30019)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
What makes new startups successful? How do they create products that capture our imagination and desires? This subject explores the social, cultural, and political forces that make innovation possible in the startup world, leading students to understand critically what startups are, and how they relate to the forms of inequality and privilege that permeate our contemporary economy. Throughout the semester, we will partner with startups. We will conduct hands-on research that will explore how individuals react to innovative technologies, including robots or social media apps. Students who take this subject will be asked to incorporate their critical analyses about the startup ecosystem with creative thinking that helps startups move from ideas to products. This subject will allow students to participate in the design process and build their creativity and research skills in the job market.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of how anthropologists approach beauty, and processes of form-making such as design and architecture, as objects of study.
- Critically analyze and compare theories about the diverse social and cultural meanings of aesthetics, beauty, and design.
- Conduct research projects to acquire first-hand knowledge of the interplay between form and application, design ideals and technological implementations, architecture and social needs.
- Articulate how political and economic processes shape and are shaped by emerging aesthetics trends.
- Communicate effectively in written and oral formats, and collaborate in groups with people of diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Proposal for Services (research project)
| Week 5 | 20% |
Research Journal (curated version)
| Week 8 | 20% |
Group Project Report and Presentation (equivalent of 1000-words).
| End of the teaching period | 30% |
Reflective Essay
| During the examination period | 30% |
Hurdle requirement Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of seminars in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Fabio Mattioli Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours: A mix of 3-hour seminars and 1-hour workshops across 10 weeks of the semester, totalling 30 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 3 November 2022