94704 Futures
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Credit points: 3 cp
Result type: Grade, no marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
Participants research trends and developments affecting their practice and question/critique the assumptions that underpin the approaches to futuring and innovation patterns in their field. They then articulate future landscapes of professional fields, sectors and society and propose pathways to desirable futures.
Teaching and learning strategies
This core subject is offered in a blended mode. Participants undertake self-paced study online to examine cases that cut across disciplines, industries and sectors. They critically analyse and apply conceptual frameworks and theoretical approaches that can inform their professional practice and generate insights about future developments within their fields. By doing so, they gain advanced knowledge of transdisciplinary innovation concepts and approaches. Strategically positioned face-to-face sessions immerse participants in interactive learning with professional colleagues and academic researchers (including ongoing feedback) and further hands-on engagement with concepts, frameworks and methods. Participants use these opportunities to review and adjust their learning study plan in consultation with tutors and deepen their individual inquiry as they work towards ensuring continued relevance for their professional practice.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Future Paradigms
| Type: | Presentation |
|---|---|
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 30% |
Assessment task 2: Futures worth wanting: alternatives and avenues for action
| Type: | Report |
|---|---|
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed |
| Weight: | 70% |
Minimum requirements
To pass this subject students must make a reasonable attempt to meet the expectations outlined in the brief of each assessment task, and achieve an overall pass grade for the subject.