94758 Digging for Paradigms
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Credit points: 9 cp
Result type: Grade, no marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
This bespoke Lab invites the participants to conduct ‘field research’ to investigate the current practices and paradigms in their own organisation. Learners then explore future needs and desired states to identify gaps and opportunities in the space between the current paradigm and the desired future states. As part of the lab learners take a deep-dive into a field of thought that has sparked their interest in Fields of Thought (94711) and the paradigms under investigation. The deep dive involves a multi modal text review, including interviewing an expert/s on the topic, convening a living library-club to discuss an influential text and the production of an audio- or audio-visual recording. The recording is a reflective piece that explores the field of thought and its relevance to current practices and paradigms in their own organization along with the conditions needed to develop collective capacities to respond to global challenges.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Apply theoretical and philosophical perspectives to critically analyze values embedded in disciplines, paradigms and practices to guide thinking in academic, professional and everyday contexts. |
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| 2. | Identify and critically engage philosophical thinking through multiple texts and explore its relevance to field of practice. |
| 3. | Apply creative research methods to gather, adopt, adapt, apply and synthesize concepts, practices and methods to generate new ways of thinking to spur innovation. |
| 4. | Explore and identify the conditions required to develop collective capacity between organizations, to respond to complex global challenges. |
Teaching and learning strategies
This bespoke Lab offers an opportunity for participants to apply their learning within the program to develop a strategic and bold future-oriented direction for organisational transformation, tailored to the context of participants’ practice. In this subject, participants undertake ‘fieldwork’ by observing their organisational contexts and interviewing colleagues about existing innovation practices. This core subject is offered in a blended mode. Learners undertake self-paced study online to engage with research methods, scoping, planning fieldwork, gathering and grounding data. As part of scoping and grounding the fieldwork, learners conduct a text review of a relevant field of thought. They interview a subject matter expert, convene a living library-club, and make an audio recording of their findings. These insights are then evaluated against the frameworks explored in this degree and field work findings to identify practices needed to enhance organizational innovation capacity. Participants receive feedback from academics, industry mentors and colleagues in their professional contexts.
Content (topics)
- Research methods and data gathering
- Grounded theory
- Text review of field of thought
- Convene living library club.
- Interviewing
- Creating an audio recording/ podcast
- Practices to enhance innovation
Participants receive feedback from academics, industry mentors and colleagues in their professional contexts.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Research plan
| Type: | Report |
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| Groupwork: | Group, individually assessed |
| Weight: | 20% |
Assessment task 2: Literature/text review
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 2 and 3 |
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| Type: | Literature review |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
Assessment task 3: Summary of findings
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 3 and 4 |
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| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
Minimum requirements
To pass this subject student 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.