81532 Creative Intelligence Capstone
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Credit points: 12 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 81531 Industry Innovation Project
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
In this capstone subject for the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation, students bring together all their previous BCII learning and harness their passion to create an innovative product, service, or initiative in response to a complex challenge of their choice. With significant autonomy, students form a team to develop a proof-of-concept and plan its implementation. This involves rigorously analysing their challenge space, developing innovation strategies, incorporating diverse perspectives, testing their ideas, and understanding the conditions needed for successful implementation. Students sharpen their communication, collaboration, and networking skills, preparing them to enter the world of work with confidence as a transdisciplinary innovation professional.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Rigorously research, analyse and evaluate complex challenges to identify high-potential leverage points and devise impactful responses. |
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| 2. | Select, generate, and apply diverse creative intelligence methods to develop and test ideas and bring strong innovation to fruition. |
| 3. | Engage strategically with all relevant aspects of the value creation process, including collaborating with diverse stakeholders. |
| 4. | Communicate proposed initiatives persuasively and authentically to diverse audiences. |
| 5. | Demonstrate professional self-efficacy by evaluating personal capabilities, delivering meaningful project contributions, and developing professional relationships. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject contributes specifically to the development of the following course intended learning outcomes:
- Identify and evaluate complex challenges by analysing system dynamics, constraints, and potential leverage points, using disciplinary perspectives, evidence, and diverse viewpoints. (CII.1.1)
- Identify, create, and employ a range of appropriate creative intelligence methods and boundary-crossing methodologies to construct and solve problems and generate transformative possibilities (CII.2.1)
- Practice mutual, responsible value creation, including the implementation of sustainable and entrepreneurial innovation. (CII.3.1)
- Communicate transdisciplinary ideas and solutions succinctly and persuasively using appropriate modalities. (CII.3.2)
- Develop reflexive connection with an evolving self, demonstrating ethical and intellectual positions that reflect well-considered values that enable greater purpose and inclusivity. (CII.4.1)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The subject provides opportunities for you as a student to pursue your passions and to learn what it takes to employ a transdisciplinary approach to diverse projects and contexts. In this subject you will refine your capacity to design and undertake a project using a range of methods, tools, and approaches, but you will not be pre-allocated into multi-disciplinary teams. You will form your own teams based on the disciplinary contributions required for your project, as well as engaging with relevant non-academic perspectives as needed. Your capstone project represents an opportunity to design a creative intervention in a complex system and to create value for key stakeholders, including yourself. The subject also challenges you to develop enhanced professional skills and consolidate your transdisciplinary innovation network.
Your experiences as a student in this subject support you to develop the following graduate attributes (GA):
• GA 1 Holistic Analysis
• GA 2 Transformative Creativity
• GA 3 Action orientation and TD experimentation
• GA 4 Contextual and self-awareness
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is project-based and uses learning strategies that help students to progress their ideas developed around their own passions. Learning will take place in an immersive, experiential, studio-based environment. Structured activities will support students in the development of a proof-of-concept for their innovation. Feedback will be given regularly throughout the subject by staff, peers, and industry or community stakeholders.
Content (topics)
- Transdisciplinary innovation
- Creativity
- Reflexivity
- Systems change
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Capstone Project: Research and Development Roadmap
| Intent: | Capstone project: Research and Development Roadmap The purpose of this assessment is to allow your team, and you as an individual, to outline and plan your project work for the duration of CIC, enabling you to gain optimal reward and benefit from your final BCII subject. A1 is designed to mirror real-world project planning and management, as well as personal benchmarking and professional development activities. The assessment is divided into two parts:
To enable your team to develop a robust justification and feasible roadmap for your CIC project, you will create a detailed Project Brief & Workplan that encapsulates the rationale for your project, your project design, and your project management plan.
To assist you to plan for strategic engagement in the workshops offered in this subject, you will evaluate your current capabilities and develop a workshop engagement plan, based on the needs of your project and your personal goals. Please read the full assessment description (available on Canvas), including criteria and rubric, to gain clear understanding of the skills and capabilities you need to demonstrate in each part of the assessment. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of course intended learning outcome(s): CII.1.1, CII.2.1 and CII.4.1 |
| Type: | Project |
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed |
| Weight: | 25% |
| Length: | A1 Part A: Project Brief & Workplan (3000 words or equivalent - Group Submission) A1 Part B: Individual Professional Pathway (750 words - Individual Submission) |
| Criteria: | PART A Depth and rigour of research into the project context, including project significance and rationale (40% of A1 mark) Clarity and coherence of strategies for managing the innovation process (40% of A1 mark) PART B Quality of personal capability assessment and development plan (20% of A1 mark) |
Assessment task 2: Your Network
| Intent: | Your Network The purpose of this assessment is to enable you to consolidate one of the most important and enduring advantages of BCII – your connections with your cohort as a vibrant professional community. More broadly, you will build leadership, confidence, and the skills to cultivate ongoing relationships with interesting people within and beyond BCII! Please read the full assessment description (available on Canvas), including criteria and rubric, to gain clear understanding of the skills and capabilities you need to demonstrate in each part of the assessment. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of course intended learning outcome(s): CII.2.1, CII.3.1 and CII.4.1 |
| Type: | Reflection |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 25% |
| Length: | 30-minute group activity (allocated time slots across semester) Networking reflection (1000 words or equivalent – Individual Submission) |
| Criteria: | Relevance of your contribution to a TD innovation community (30% of A2 mark) Clarity and coherence of the initiative and your contribution to it (30% of A2 mark) Analysis of impact of initiative on participants, including personal insights (40% of A2 mark) |
Assessment task 3: Capstone Project: Realisation and Transformation
| Intent: | Capstone project: Realisation and Transformation This assessment task represents the culmination of your work on your Capstone project. It invites you to demonstrate the creative insights you have brought to the problem space, the agency you have shown to create change in a complex system, the testing and refinement of your ideas, and the significance of your project for stakeholders. This assessment is divided into 3 parts:
You will present your final project outcome in a vibrant tradeshow-style CIC showcase scheduled for Tuesday 12th November 2024 in the BCII Studio, to a mixed audience of external guests, TD school academics, the CIC teaching team, and your peers. Each team will be allocated a session time and location in the BCII Studio.
You will submit a compelling final report that persuasively communicates the details of your project achievements.
This submission allows you to highlight the value of your individual contribution to the project using the ‘STAR(L)’ technique. You will be supported in your work on each part of A3 with dedicated learning activities and resources. Please read the full assessment description (available on Canvas), including criteria and rubric, to gain clear understanding of the skills and capabilities you need to demonstrate in each part of the assessment. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 This assessment task contributes to the development of course intended learning outcome(s): CII.1.1, CII.2.1, CII.3.1, CII.3.2 and CII.4.1 |
| Type: | Project |
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed |
| Weight: | 50% |
| Length: | A3 Part A: Final CIC Showcase presentation (10 minutes - Group Submission) A3 Part B: Final Project Report (4000 words or equivalent - Group Submission) A3 Part C: STAR Statement (750 words or equivalent - Individual Submission) |
| Criteria: | PART A Clarity, coherence, and effectiveness of communication strategy based on its stated purpose (30% of A3 mark) PART B Evidence of proficiency in designing and carrying out an independent innovation project (20% of A3 mark) Evaluation of proposed intervention and its potential to produce change in a complex system of factors and stakeholders (15% of A3 mark) Impact of communication relative to the project context and intended audience (15% of A3 mark) PART C Understanding of scope for individual contribution to a TD collaboration around a complex challenge [Situation, Task] (5% of A3 mark) Persuasiveness of narrative of personal impact on the team project [Action, Result, and Learning] (15% of A3 mark) |
Minimum requirements
Students must attempt each assessment task and achieve an overall pass mark to pass this subject.
A minimum of 80% of attendance of classes (as outlined in the timetable) is required. This includes attendance of the required number of workshops.
Required texts
There are no compulsory texts for this subject. Relevant readings will depend on the type of project you are running and your interests / passions. Recommended readings and information resources for workshops will be available via Canvas.