In this unit you will learn and practice techniques for constructing research problems or innovation challenges in complex team-based environments, such as a Living Lab. This will further develop your skills of inquiry, feedback and agency building in self and others, based on personal background and experience. This knowledge and practice are highly appreciated in the academy and other sectors where graduates are expected to be able to successfully communicate problems and challenges while collaborating in highly diverse groups. The challenge when working on real problems in such groups is drawing out and combining different context-dependent expertise, as well as different ways of knowing stemming from diverse backgrounds that are not discipline dependent. You will learn about approaches for recognizing these different dimensions of diversity and how to leverage their value in the context of group performance through case studies. At the same time, you will learn how to moderate and understand your own contribution to maximise the performance of the group. To demonstrate your understanding, and test the interrelationship of communication and collaboration, the unit challenges you in a group environment to articulate research problems or innovation challenges for a real-world problem.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Design Lab |
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Credit points | 2 |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites
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Prohibitions
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Assumed knowledge
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Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Leigh-Anne Hepburn, leigh-anne.hepburn@sydney.edu.au |
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