ANALYSE AND IDEATE

BUS1ADI

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Innovative thinking is one of the key attributes global businesses look for in employees. In this subject you will be challenged to identify and analyse problems from multiple disciplinary perspectives and synthesise these findings in ways that suggest new ideas. You will develop a set of creative thinking skills to employ in the process of idea generation and refinement. You will learn how to conduct research to explore a challenge and the potential of ideas to address it. In the process, you will develop communication and interpersonal skills through working in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams. This is the first of a three-subject core of the Bachelor of Commerce, along with Evaluate and Negotiate and Execute and Manage Change. On completion of these subjects, as a Bachelor of Commerce graduate you will be able to analyse a problem, creatively think outside the box to define a solution, negotiate the terms of that solution with a diverse range of stakeholders, and manage the implementation of that solution in an existing business or one you will create for yourself.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Vanessa Ratten

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: This subject is restricted to students enrolled in LBCOM, LZCOMA, LZCA, LZCIR, LZCOML, LWCOML, LZCOMS, LZCCS, LZCAG, LZCBM, LZCHS, LZCP, SZCYC

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify, describe and explore a range of challenges in order to discern opportunities to create value.
02. Develop a set of qualitative and quantitative empathy to uncover needs and insights that can suggest innovative ideas.
03. Develop a clear process and set of techniques to synthesise insights from the analysis into a clear problem statements.
04. Select, test and evaluate different disciplinary methods for gaining insights into complex problems.
05. Utilise rapid experimentation techniques to quickly visualize innovative ideas and generate options for future development and evaluation.
06. Articulate and explain the thinking behind particular selections of ideas, strategies, findings and interpretations.
07. Engage members of a multidisciplinary team to define or contextualise a problem differently and be able to synthesis the ideas generated.
08. Utilise digital technologies to identify, source, analyse and communicate information and ideas.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Vanessa Ratten

Class requirements

Problem Based LearningWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours problem based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two Group Presentations (5 minutes per member)This will be allocated 30% for the group tasks and 10% for individual grading of presentation skills.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO6, SILO7

Individual 2,000-word Options Paper

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO8

Peer evaluation of teamwork5% for evaluation of others, 5% for evaluation by others1,000-word equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO7