| Unit name | Transdisciplinary Group Project 2: Solving Someone's Problem |
|---|---|
| Unit code | INOV20002 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Tom Metcalfe |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Centre for Innovation |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Working with our wide social and commercial network and partners, we will present student teams with a series of real-life challenges to tackle. The network and partners will also provide mentors and coaches to work and help alongside the academics for each of the student teams. Students who work on these challenges will work in an agile manner in groups to research, prototype, and demonstrate proof of concept, innovative solutions to address their client’s needs. Agile development processes foster better collaboration, innovation, and results, traditionally used solely for software project this methodology, it is now recognised as successful methodology to transform entire innovation business management and processes.
The aims of this unit are:
Students successfully completing the unit will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures and practical activities. The client led project is intended to promote self-directed and collaborative learning, under guidance of an academic supervisor(s) (plus any relevant external third-parties).
Students will be advised to set up their own spaces online for group collaboration.
An individual reflective critique on the process of innovation with the clients.
Team Project, 4000 words or equivalent, (60%). [ILOs 1-5]
A client-facing team report documenting the innovation process for a client project including a proof of concept for the design solution.
The word count will be shared across the group and may be scaled based on team size.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
