UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

MON3750 Monash innovation guarantee

Office of the DVC Education and Senior VP

MON3750 Monash innovation guarantee is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Office of the DVC Education and Senior VP, offered in 2024 in Summer A and Summer B at Malaysia and City (Melbourne). It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Summer A, Summer B
Malaysia, City (Melbourne)
Assessment
No exam
1 task

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

After MON3750

No unit lists MON3750 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

At least 24 credit points of Level 1 study.

You must be enrolled in an eligible degree.

Equivalent units

The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

The Monash Innovation Guarantee is an intensive unit designed to equip you with the holistic skills and mindsets required to lead innovation solutions. You will work on a purpose-driven solution to a real-world challenge facing a commercial or social enterprise, a government or UN agency, or a start-up. 

Based in a range of on and off campus collaboration spaces, you will be guided through a three-week innovation process involving analysis, design, testing, validation, and pitching. 

The Monash Innovation Guarantee provides a solutions-focused experience to transform your capacity to drive change. It provides a basis for understanding how to intervene in contemporary global issues facing industry, and the implications for society.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AMalaysiaOn campus, block
Summer semester BCity (Melbourne)On campus, block

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    analyse an industry challenge, considering relevant stakeholders and systems

  2. 2

    apply innovation methods and mindsets to design purpose-driven solutions

  3. 3

    communicate effectively to industry partners from different sectors

  4. 4

    collaborate to integrate and leverage interdisciplinary knowledge to approach real-world issues

  5. 5

    reflect upon your role in the project, in the context of your emerging professional identity.

Workload and teaching

  • Practical activities52 hours
  • Workshops70 hours
  • Lectures12 hours
  • Assessments8 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

144 hours, made up of intensive workshops and personal learning.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.

Learning resources

Technology resources

Rapid prototyping tools

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Susie Ho
Dr Daniel Loy

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MON3750?

MON3750 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MON3750 offered?

In 2024, MON3750 runs in Summer A and Summer B at Malaysia and City (Melbourne).

Does MON3750 have an exam?

No. MON3750 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Office of the DVC Education and Senior VP
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20232024202520262027