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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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Contact information
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Dr Peter Cebon
Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Dr Peter Cebon
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) Semester 2 (Early-Start) |
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This subject 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: 10 November 2023
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: 10 November 2023
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 lectures and workshops. | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Peter Cebon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 16 hours of workshops held prior to the beginning of semester, 4.5 hour weekly lectures x 12 weeks, 2 x 3 hour workshops during semester. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 13 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 24 February 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information
Dr Peter Cebon
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Peter Cebon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 16 hours of workshops held prior to the beginning of semester, 4.5 hour weekly lectures x 12 weeks, 2 x 3 hour workshops during semester. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 10 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 21 July 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information
Dr Peter Cebon
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Professional Certificate in Innovation Practice
Last updated: 10 November 2023