BUSM 3006 Design Thinking for Creativity
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 200918
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Description Innovation and creative thinking are important skills in strategy development. Part of this process is the ability to solve problems and discover new opportunities; or in other words, the notion of "design thinking". This subject introduces students to concepts and frameworks to create innovative products, services and systems for a range of enterprises, industries and markets. Students will explore and analyse business and social networks, clusters and ecosystems via practice based projects. Design thinking principles will be applied to systematically develop ideas into innovative solutions as a way to drive business growth.
School Business
Discipline Business and Management, Not Elsewhere Classified.
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject
Restrictions Successful completion of 80 credit points.
Assumed Knowledge
Students should have a foundation knowledge of business markets and innovation theory.
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
| Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal | 1,000 words equivalency | 25 | N | Individual |
| Report | 2,000 words equivalency | 45 | Y | Individual |
| Report | Part 1: Group report 2,000 words (20%) & Part 2: In class presentation 15 minutes (10%) | 30 | N | Both (Individual & Group) |
Teaching Periods