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Digital Innovation Project - Part 1 (COMP90092)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject provides students with the necessary skills to engage in a deep innovation investigation under the supervision of a member of the academic staff and in the context of industry engagement initiatives. Students working in groups use their computational knowledge to undertake customer inquiry, problem discovery, concept ideation and product validation for a real-world challenge. The digital innovation stream is taught by a combination of academics, industry experts and entrepreneurs, corporate executives, intellectual property attorneys and venture capitalists. As such, it provides a unique opportunity to gain real world experience while still in an academic environment. 

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • SILO1. Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to complete a digital innovation project.;
  • SILO2. Search, analyse and document existing knowledge around computational practices in order to determine the need for further research and development in digital innovation.;
  • SILO3. Devise a methodology of investigation to explore business values and problems in order to identify opportunities for innovation through computational solutions;
  • SILO4. Collect and critically analyse a range of data to synthesise complex information about a chosen real-world problem and to identify user needs that can be addressed through digital innovation;
  • SILO5. Develop a business plan, including market overview, regulation and reimbursement strategies and intellectual property (IP) strategies;
  • SILO6. Construct/Build an innovative business solution that will address user needs identified during problem investigation;
  • SILO7. Identify and evaluate innovative solutions that respond to the user needs identified in the problem investigation;
  • SILO8. Present digital solutions to stakeholders in oral and written forms.

Generic skills

  • Work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team
  • Apply a design thinking approach to innovative problem solving
  • Demonstrate capacity for independent critical thought, innovative inquiry, and self-directed learning
  • Ability to identify business value in innovation solutions to real-world problems
  • Have respect for the truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
  • Be able to present work in written and oral form

Last updated: 8 November 2024