SCI2501 Impact through science 2A
Faculty of Science
SCI2501 Impact through science 2A is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units, leading on to 7 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
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Requisites
Before SCI2501
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After SCI2501
3 units list SCI2501 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit introduces you to the world of innovation and its role in addressing the key challenges facing businesses and industries all over the world. You will be introduced to the key frameworks, stakeholders and considerations necessary for critically evaluating the corporate innovation space. You will explore how an entrepreneurial mindset can be harnessed to develop cutting edge business solutions and use your own ideas as the basis for a potential business opportunity that can be pitched to investors. The unit will enable you to identify, define and describe key corporate innovation and entrepreneurial frameworks, the importance of lean methodology, risk analysis and pitching to bring an idea into reality in two different contexts.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- ReflectionsPortfolio20%
- Proposal to management (group)Written35%
- Lean canvas pitch (group)Presentation20%
- Team peer evaluationDemonstration10%
- Final [pitch (group)Presentation15%
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
Use a range of tools to effectively synthesise evidence to inform core business decisions or alterations, and identify and evaluate entrepreneurial venture opportunities;
- 2
Develop an effective and persuasive submission for business to drive effective and innovative strategic change, improving business outcomes/performance;
- 3
Create and present a professional information piece to stakeholders, investors and/or customers to garner interest and investment through oral and written communication methods;
- 4
Demonstrate teamwork capacity and knowledge of leadership by using a group-work approach to examine innovation and entrepreneurial frameworks;
- 5
Connect the skills learned in class to skill sets that are in demand in the jobs market/industry.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
- Teaching approachRole play
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- One 3-hour workshop per week.
- 9 hours of external class time per week including study time, pre-class and post-class tasks
You should note that you are required to undertake one internship before the start of your level three units
Role play, peer-based learning, enquiry-based learning, research activities, and problem-based learning.
Mock scenarios and simulations allow students to practice critical business skills best learned through doing. role play, peer-based learning, enquiry-based learning, research activities, and problem-based learning.
By emulating a start-up and large corporation students will gain first hand insights into the challenges and focus areas required to instigate innovative change.
You will frequently be posed questions and engage in class discussions which have unclear or multiple responses to highlight the diversity in both the corporate innovation and entrepreneurial spaces.
We will be analysing real-world examples of how business and private organisations attempt to innovate within their own company.
Learning resources
Required resources
You will need a laptop and internet connection, both in and out of interactive sessions time.
SCI2501 Moodle pages.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for SCI2501?
SCI2501 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after SCI2501?
SCI2501 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including SCI2502, SCI3501 and SCI3502. Those lead on to 7 units in all.
When is SCI2501 offered?
In 2027, SCI2501 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Does SCI2501 have an exam?
No. SCI2501 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.