Course Title: Lead a team to foster innovation
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: BUSM6279C
Course Title: Lead a team to foster innovation
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5235 - Diploma of Visual Merchandising
Course Contact : Tim McCarthy
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email:design.tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 35
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to lead a workplace team in ways that foster innovative work practices.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
SIRXQUA002A Lead a team to foster innovation |
Element: |
Element |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Organise team to maximise innovation. 1.1 Analyse the performance requirements for the team. |
Learning Outcomes
• innovative work skills
• techniques for evaluating team performance
• an understanding of group dynamics in a team
• ability to apply innovative work skills in own work
Details of Learning Activities
Learning Activities
Learning activities will include field research, observation of existing retail environments, case studies, lectures, tutorials, team exercises and industry visits.
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Topic | |
1 | Orientation | |
2 | introduction | |
3 | Venue visit 1 | |
4 | Venue Visit 2 | |
5 | Venue Presentation 1 | |
6 | Exhibitions and events | |
7 | Creativity and Ideation | |
8 | Self directed learning | |
9 | Theming Presentations 2 | |
10 | Event Planning 1 | |
11 | Event management OHS | |
12 | Tech drwg review | |
13 | Event progress meeting | |
14 | Perfromance review | |
15 | Running Event | |
16 | Custom system organiser | |
17 | The design brief | |
18 | The design brief 2 Quoting Billing | |
19 | Progress check in | |
20 | Self directed learning | |
21 | Progress check in | |
22 | Custom system Presentations3 | |
23 | Event project management | |
24 | Event lighting | |
25 | Bytecraft visit | |
26 | Event progress meeting | |
27 | Event progress meeting | |
28 | Event progress meeting | |
29 | Running the Event |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Title:Human dimension & interior space : a source book of design reference standards / by Julius Panero and Martin Zelnik. |
0823072711 : |
References
Other Resources
Commercial Supplier catalogues
Creative design resources including websites, magazines and books
Overview of Assessment
A range of assessment methods will be used to assess practical skills and knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
1. Venue Review
Conduct a review of an existing event venue
2. Resource File
Source general and technical information relating to the Event and Exhibition Industry and compile into an accessible file
3. Themeing brief
Plan a theme and all theming elements for a given hypothetical client / function
4. Minor Event
Plan and run a minor event (group exercise)
5. Custom, System, Organizer trade stand design
Design a trade stand for a given client and fair using a custom design approach and a system based approach
6. Major Event
Plan and Run a major Event (group exercise)
Assessment Matrix
An assessment rubric is available on the Event & Exhibition Design (EaED) blackboard site.
Go to the RMIT website - students / learning hub / Event & Exhibition Design (EaED) / course guide / Assessment rubric
Other Information
Please note that this competency will be delivered in conjunction with ’Create and implement an exhibition space MKTG5877C’ as a course titled ’Event & Exhibition Design’
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