Unit name | Transdisciplinary Group Project 1: Being Human |
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Unit code | INOV10002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Williams |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
Design and Systems Thinking for Innovation |
School/department | Centre for Innovation |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Students will not only focus on ‘being human’ from an innovation and entrepreneurship perspective but also acknowledge their own humanity in reflecting on their working practices. Innovation and entrepreneurship are ultimately human centred, placing the person at the centre of the process whether that is as an end user, customer or stakeholder, and understanding their perspectives on a particular challenge or problem is key to creating value and successful enterprises. Students will use participatory design and co-production to build up the understanding of users/customers/stakeholders and where to create value for them. They will also learn to recognise what skills and resources they have themselves and as a team, as well as the effectiveness and impact of applying those skills and resources to an innovation and entrepreneurial opportunity to create value.
Transdisciplinary collaboration is one in which disciplines come together to enrich their thinking and understanding, exchanging information, altering discipline-specific approaches, sharing resources and integrating the disciplines to achieve a common goal (Rosenfield 1992).The students will work in transdisciplinary groups on a series of short innovation and entrepreneurial projects building an understanding as they work iteratively of the active relationships within the team and with the person they are designing for and with. Through a collaborative and participative approach of the different disciplines coming together the students will also build up an acute awareness of the importance of a common language and understand the needs of different disciplines, as well as how being human can effect what makes an efficient and effective team.
The aims of this unit are:
Students successfully completing the unit will be able to:
One hour a week lecture in the first teaching block and two hours of workshop and small group breakout sessions supporting work on the innovation and entrepreneurial project challenges throughout both teaching blocks.
Students will be advised to set up their own spaces online for group collaboration.
100% coursework.
Students will be placed into teams of 5 or 6 for a series of challenges, the teams will be changed at the end of each challenge and the challenges will increase in complexity and output required.