Assignment 1 – Media diary entries and innovation review 25%

For this assignment we are looking for you to fill out a media diary daily as indicated in the Canvas instructions, and to critically review one example of contemporary media coverage of Australian public service media innovation, policy or regulatory issues.

Assignment 2 – Group research project plan, literature and data review 10%

This assignment will be completed in groups of four-five students. The team needs to meet weekly and jointly prepare the Project Plan for their Innovation Research Project and the literature+data review for that project.

The Project Plan will demonstrate that the student team has assigned tasks collaboratively, planned the research goals, timeline and activities, and assessed the effort and resources required to produce all elements of work. It will also show that your team understands the project brief and has identified the methodology that you will use for the research. A key part of the plan is preparing the timeline of assigned tasks to ensure that your team will meet the deadlines for undertaking the research project and preparing the report and presentation.

The literature and data review will demonstrate that your team understands the existing research about your innovation topic, and can identify the research gap your project will address.

Assignment 3 – Group project report update 20%

This assignment will be completed in groups of four-five students. Each innovation research project includes analysis and problem solving based on a problem identified by the ABC. Each project requires the student team to regularly meet in and outside class and go through a number of well-known research analysis and innovation processes to complete their research and reporting obligations. The Project Report Update is to be presented in class to demonstrate that the student team is meeting, completing the Project Plan and is on target to complete the Innovation Research Report and presentation by the due date. 

Assignment 4 – Group draft innovation research report - pass/fail

This assignment will be completed in groups of four-five students. Each innovation research project includes analysis and problem solving based on a problem identified by the ABC. Each project requires the student team to regularly meet in and outside class and go through a number of well-known research analysis and innovation processes to complete the innovation research project.   The Draft Innovation Research Report is submitted to demonstrate that the student team is meeting completing the Project Plan and is on target to complete the Research Report and Presentation by the due dates. The Draft should take the form of a full outline of the final Innovation Research Report and indicate the main ideas and content that will be expanded upon and fully discussed in the final Report. 

Assignment 5 – Group innovation research report 45%

This assignment will be completed in groups of four-five students. Each Innovation Research Project includes analysis and problem solving based on a problem identified by the ABC. The Innovation Research Report is a major report to ABC management demonstrating the research undertaken by the student team. As a management report, it needs to be relevant, engaging and detailed in the discussion of results and the communication of conclusions. Infographics should be included to make information clear and easy to understand. The team will present a summary slide deck of the insights and recommendations live to the ABC project sponsors, and hand in the full report and the slide deck.