Course Title: Creativity, Innovation and Design

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Creativity, Innovation and Design

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4550	City Campus	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019
BUSM4551	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Offsh3 17, Offsh1 18, Offsh3 18, Offsh1 19, Offsh3 19
BUSM4553	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2018, Viet2 2018, Viet3 2018, Viet1 2019, Viet2 2019

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4552	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22017 (UB3)
BUSM4552	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22018 (UB3)
BUSM4700	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22018 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Nilupama Wijewardena

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5632

Course Coordinator Email: nilu.wijewardena@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80, Level 8,Room 80

Course Coordinator Availability: via Email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course presents contemporary views of creativity, innovation and design and their importance within organisations and business that are increasingly characterised by risk and uncertainty. You will examine the need to manage these activities through the application of theory and the introduction of practices and processes to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. You will also explore the innovation imperative, creative problem solving approaches, design thinking, innovation process management, and innovation performance measurement.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Explain the relationship between creativity, design and innovation and how it impacts business growth, sustainability and wealth creation
2. Explore factors that stimulate and inhibit innovation and creativity in individuals and evaluate these factors in teams and organisations
3. Distinguish characteristics of different types of innovation processes and justify your choice of application to specific business contingencies
4. Identify and critique organisational models of innovation management
5. Evaluate the characteristics that make innovative organisations successful and discuss how a business might emulate these traits
6. Demonstrate learning through presentation and communication skills in a variety of business and professional contexts

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; recommended readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing work in a variety of media and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through Canvas. In addition to topic notes; assessment details and a study schedule you may also be provided with links to relevant online information; readings; audio and video clips and communication tools to facilitate collaboration with your peers and to share information. 

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. If you require assistance with the RMIT library facilities contact the Business Liaison Librarian for your school. Contact details for Business Liaison Librarians are located online on the RMIT Library website.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.

Overview of Assessment

 

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2

Assessment Task 2: 40% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Assessment Task 3: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 3, 4