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Innovation Practice (ENGM90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) Semester 2 (Early-Start) |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This certificate provides a unique opportunity for experienced professionals to develop and practice the management, coaching and leadership skills required to guide innovation projects and take the next step in their careers. Over the semester, participants learn about strategic and operational considerations in generating innovative products and services. They also develop the leadership skills to guide teams that are innovating.
Two broad domains – innovation and leadership for innovation -- are delivered together as this subject, Innovation Practice.
In terms of innovation management, students will learn and facilitate the application of a human-centred design approach to an innovation project. Along with the team you mentor, you will refine a project brief, design research, conduct interviews, generate insights, create a problem statement, generate proposals that respond to that problem statement and then, select, refine, hopefully test, and finally pitch a proposal. Because you will be responsible for ensuring that the team delivers a good outcome, you will find that you need to develop a solid understanding of the human-centred innovation process.
In terms of leadership, you will be in a unique position to learn how to become a great leader. Your team is likely to be ethnically and professionally very diverse. The project tasks will be well outside the prior experience of the members. Furthermore, we will not allow you to “manage” the team. That is, we will not allow you to tell them what to do. You may only use leadership behaviours such as facilitation, coaching, teaching, and so forth. However, we will give you instruction and support to create a safe environment in which you can learn. Also, by writing a weekly reflection and giving feedback to a peer on their weekly reflection, you will learn mindfully and thoughtfully about yourself as a leader.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students will have an introductory ability to:
- Design and execute an innovation project that leads to a product or service that meets user needs and integrates with the strategy of the innovating organisation.
- Coach and mentor a culturally and professionally diverse team,
- Implement an ambiguous, multi-stakeholder project,
- Foster greater self-awareness and build deeper self-understanding,
- Increase their ability to foster strong professional networks.
Generic skills
- Project design
- Designing and conducting interviews
- Data analysis and the extraction of insights from data
- Translation of insights into an innovation objective
- Ideation, along with search for lead users and other sources of innovative solutions
- Integration of ideas with corporate strategy
- Development of a value proposition and business model
- Pitching proposals and presentation skills
- Creating a safe environment as a leader or manager
- Interpersonal skills such as deep listening, facilitation, coaching, conflict management, feedback and communicating in diverse and ambiguous environments
- Project planning for innovation
- Mind-mapping, brainstorming and other synthesis techniques
- Change management in leadership in innovation contexts
- Self-reflection and self-analysis
- Build professional networks in their chosen field.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Professional or educational experience relevant to the project the student is mentoring.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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10 x Reflective writing submissions (750 words each)
| From Week 2 to Week 11 | 33% |
10 x Feedback to peers on their reflective writing (250 words each)
| From Week 2 to Week 11 | 17% |
1 x Essay on innovation thinking in the leadership of diverse teams and/or ambiguous project management due Week 15
| During the examination period | 40% |
Attendance and Participation Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Peter Cebon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 4.25 hour workshop per week Total time commitment 280 hours Teaching period 14 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 February 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 - Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Peter Cebon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 4.25 hour workshop per week Total time commitment 280 hours Teaching period 11 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 22 July 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Time commitment details
280 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students will be invited to apply in writing when selected by their organisation as a project mentor, and will be selected on the basis of their application.
Last updated: 31 January 2024