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1-CID-CourseOverview.pptxCreativity, Innovation & Design
Week 1: Welcome and introduction to the course
Prepared by Dr Gerrit de Waal
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A warm welcome to everyone to the first Creativity, Innovation and Design class!
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BUSM4550: Creativity, Innovation and Design is ……
Primarily focused on creativity, innovation and design thinking processes within business environments
Geared towards providing knowledge and skills on creativity, innovation and design thinking necessary for employees, entrepreneurs, managers and team leaders etc. aspiring to work in organizations
The course does NOT:
Contain elements of art, music or other aesthetic subjects
Teach designing or crafting methods
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Course Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the relationship between creativity, design and innovation and how it impacts business growth, sustainability and wealth creation
2. Explore factors that stimulate and inhibit innovation and creativity in individuals and evaluate these factors in teams and organisations
3. Distinguish characteristics of different types of innovation processes and justify your choice of application to specific business contingencies
4. Identify and critique organisational models of innovation management
5. Evaluate the characteristics that make innovative organisations successful and discuss how a business might emulate these traits
6. Demonstrate learning through presentation and communication skills in a variety of business and professional contexts
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Course Structure
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Nature of the Flipped Class
The course is offered as a ‘Flipped Class’
What does this mean:
Before class: students engage in self study to gain necessary knowledge
During class: students practice applying that knowledge
After class: students check their understanding and extend their learning
Source: https://facultyinnovate.utexas.edu/flipped-classroom
Flipping the classroom: Explained
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Your role in a Flipped Class
Emphasis on “self-learning” by students
Students must:
Prepare and familiarises themselves with the content placed on canvas
Actively and interactively take part in discussions and application of knowledge during class
Image source: https://www.pinterest.com.au/itslearningusa/flipping-the-classroom/
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Course Learning Material
Available on canvas
Lecture videos (available under each Week’s Overview Tab)
Recommended readings (available under Reading List Tab)
Tutorial activities (available under each Week’s Learning Materials)
There is no textbook for this course
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