Creativity and Innovation

Overview

This unit empowers students to apply the processes, tools and theories of creativity and innovation to the increasingly unpredictable world of work using active learning and authentic assessment. Innovation is an imperative for both business and society. Through innovation businesses sustain their competitive advantage and countries their economic and social wellbeing. Creativity is the precursor to innovation; without creative thinking there is no innovation.

Requisites

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Semester 2

Hawthorn

29-July-2024
27-October-2024

11-August-2024

31-August-2024

13-September-2024

03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Explain the nature of innovation as a force in entrepreneurship and business
Explain factors that enhance and inhibit creativity in individuals, teams and organisations
Demonstrate key aspects of the innovation process
Work collaboratively in groups, to solve problems or improve business ideas and outcomes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
On-campus Class	2.00	12 weeks	24
Online Lecture	1.00	12 weeks	12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning	9.50	12 weeks	114
TOTAL			150

Assessment

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Class Exercises	Individual	20 - 30%	1,2,3
Presentation	Group	10 - 20%	2,4
Report 1	Individual	30 - 50%	1,2,3
Report 2	Group	20 - 30%	2,3,4

Content

Distinguishing creativity, creative and critical thinking
Creativity - the individual, the startup, the firm
The creative problem solving process
Distinguishing innovation, types and dimensions of innovation
The innovation process
Innovation in the Australian and global context

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.