MON5750 Monash Innovation Guarantee
Office of the DVC Student Experience and Senior VP
MON5750 Monash Innovation Guarantee is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Office of the DVC Student Experience and Senior VP, offered in 2027 in Winter at Clayton and Indonesia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Winter
- Clayton, Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
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Requisites
Before MON5750
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MON5750
No unit lists MON5750 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
At least 24 credit points of postgraduate study and a minimum WAM of 50.
You must be enrolled in an eligible degree.
Overview
The MIG is an intensive unit designed to equip you with the holistic skills and mindsets required to lead and implement viable innovation solutions in industry. 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.
Industry and academic experts will coach and guide you and your interdisciplinary team through a three-week innovation process involving analysis, ideation, design, testing, validation, and pitching. During the program, you will build your employability skills and broaden your professional networks.
The MIG provides a solutions-focused experience to transform your capacity to drive positive change in the workplace through multi-stakeholder collaboration and innovation. It provides a basis for understanding how to intervene in contemporary global issues facing industry, and the implications for society and your career.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
| Winter semester | Indonesia | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Professional ReflectionArtefact20%
- Innovation Design Sprint Prototype PresentationsPresentation30%
- Industry Innovation ProposalArtefact35%
- Weekly Professional Development Online ModulesQuiz / Test15%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse an industry challenge, considering relevant stakeholders and systems;
- 2
Apply innovation methods and mindsets to design and implement viable and purpose-driven solutions;
- 3
Communicate effectively to industry partners and stakeholders from different sectors;
- 4
Lead and collaborate to integrate and leverage interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder knowledge to approach real-world issues;
- 5
Reflect upon your role in the project, in the context of your emerging professional identity, and create a career and leadership plan.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops60 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
144 hours, made up of intensive workshops and personal learning
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in Work-Integrated Learning or industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into their studies.
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
A range of digital multimedia resources, Guided blended learning resources, Library guides, Moodle modules and books, Google suite, AI
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Carroll
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Joel David Moore
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MON5750?
MON5750 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MON5750 offered?
In 2027, MON5750 runs in Winter at Clayton and Indonesia.
Does MON5750 have an exam?
No. MON5750 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.