| Unit name | Creativity and Innovation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | INOVM0011 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Beckett |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Centre for Innovation |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Drawing on social practices the unit will also focus on the creation and consumption of value. The material and non-material world around us gains its ‘value’ from its position within practices and that value is consumed as individuals perform practices such as cooking, or childcare. Using practice approaches the unit will examine the links between consumption and production of value and innovation. Successful innovation rests on an intimate understanding of how individuals use and consume value and how new material and non-material elements can re-shape the performance of practice.
Practice thinking – developing students’ understanding of practice and the consumption of value. These early sessions will be a mixture of traditional lectures, reading and experiential learning tasks to help familiarise students with practice thinking.
Practice and the creation of value – students develop an introductory understanding of marketing and strategy and the innovation approaches used by organisations. This will enable them to understand some of the challenges involved in creating innovative solutions within organisations, the different forms of innovation, incremental and disruptive and the strategic implications of innovations for organisations.
The innovation/creativity cycle – experimenting with practice thinking. The second stage of learning is to give students hands on experience of using practice thinking to generate innovations. This experiential learning is focused around an example problem or issues which the students work on in groups. This element of the unit combines small group working facilitated by the teaching team with creativity workshops that develop students’ experience of using creativity approaches. Moving between these forms of learning student gain experience of how to frame innovation opportunities, generate creative insights and to explore possible solutions.
The unit therefore aims to:
• Develop students’ knowledge and understanding of innovation in the context of practice thinking
• Enable students to apply practice thinking methods and tools to create and develop innovative ideas
• Develop understanding and application of the principles for judging and evaluating creative and innovative ideas.
• Develop students knowledge and understanding of practice thinking
• Develop the ability to use creative thinking to create innovations
• Enable students to engage with and reflect on the role of practice and practice thinking in successful innovation and value creation.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures and practical activities supported by small group breakout sessions and self-directed learning.
Individual Project Report, 2000 words (100%) [ILOs 1-5]
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
