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Change-makers: Ecology, Design, Capital (UNIB10016)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject challenges students to address the complex global change issues of our age - population explosion, climate change, energy consumption and environmental degradation – through creativity, collaboration and innovation. Students are introduced to the science of the Anthropocene, the 'material turn' in the social sciences (concepts of ‘vibrant matter’ and 'machinic ecologies', etc), advances in technology that are being enlisted by designers to imagine alternate futures (parametric design and bio-engineering), and entrepreneurial tactics for funding innovations within the context of neo-liberal global capitalism. Students will work on collaborative creative approaches to complex, place-specific, environmental scenarios, drawing on their different interests and capacities. The subject will be taught through interactive lectures, online videos and animations, collaborative creative studios, and panel ‘hypotheticals’ and will conclude with a ‘pitch’ to panel of experts who will award the most compelling submission with a prize.
Intended learning outcomes
- Understand the concept of 'wicked problems' and identify key global social and environmental challenges for the 21st century
- Have an awareness of contemporary theories in environmental and social sciences that frame contemporary understandings of population explosion, climate change, energy consumption and environmental degradation
- Understand the innovations in technology that are being enlisted by designers to imagine alternate futures (parametric design and bio-engineering)
- Have an awareness of the entrepreneurial tactics for funding innovations within the context of neo-liberal global capitalism
- Apply critical and creative thinking to address complex place-based scenarios
- Have a capacity to work collaboratively, drawing on different strengths and capacities of the members of a team
Last updated: 19 April 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: 19 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Forensic Trace (week 1-4) - understanding material assemblages– Individual and group work. Weekly quizzes during the lectures account for 10%. Digital presentation (10%) and ‘life cycle analysis’ (10%), both due in week 4. Total work for these three assessment tasks is equivalent to 36 hours of work.
- Hacking Solutions (week 5-7) – creative response to a complex place-based scenario. Group work. Students work in groups of 3-5 and individuals will be assessed on their strategies for collaboration, creativity and innovation. Each week students will be expected to spend 6 hours preparation outside of class and as well as 3 hours collaboration during studio time each week (27 hours in total over three weeks).
- Whole to part (week 5-9) – developing up the elements that make up the whole. Individual work. Submission equivalent to 50 hours work, due in week 9. A range of project types are offered which students can choose from: reports, essay, digital presentation, designed intervention, etc.
- The Pitch (week 10-12) – selling your ideas and making it happen. Group collaboration. Assessment piece equivalent to 24 hours work during studio time and outside class hours.
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 April 2024