Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Forms of project development vary considerably. At one extreme the client makes contact with an organisation to develop the design, implementation and operation of a product or service. At the other extreme, a contracting entity is expected to carry out the implementation of a project, based on criteria developed by a design team, to be handed over to another team responsible for the operational management of the project. An emphasis on innovation and new technology as well as creativity undergirds the unit. The ethical context of project development will also be explored.

Aims

This unit aims to provide Creative Industries practitioners with an understanding of the theory and practice of project development through an integrated view of the concepts, skills, tools and techniques involved in establishing Creative Industries projects. The unit will develop capacities to develop and present an in-depth project/business proposal for a creative industries project or business.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you will:
1. be conversant with available options for procuring, creating or developing projects in the Creative Industries, including joint venture agreements and project partnerships;
2. be aware of and able to access various sources of project development funding;
3. be competent in the micro management of a project;
4. recognise, understand and develop high-level competencies in dealing with project development;
5. be aware of the ethical issues in project development.

Generic Attributes: On completion of this unit you will also be able to demonstrate the following generic capabilities:
- critical and analytical thinking;
- communication skills for critical and analytical thinking;
- advanced technological and information literacy;
- professional networking capabilities.

Content

In a Creative Industries context this unit addresses:
- introduction to project life cycles including action learning approaches to project management ;- industry drivers and
opportunities within Australia;
- international business models and case studies;
- project development including designing proposals, identifying and sourcing tools and opportunities and knowledge of
joint ventures;-
- intellectual property issues ;
- ethics in project development;
- project evaluation

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

This unit will involve lectures, guest seminars and roundtable discussions in which you will gain specialised, group-based and informal understandings of unit subject matter. The unit is designed to encourage critical inquiry and intellectual debate. Through your research activity and class participation, you will be provided with opportunities to demonstrate your understanding of globalisation and new media in the context of project developmentand in relation to present and future workplace environments. This unit fosters a commitment to professionalism and ethical practice.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Formative assessment occurs through peer and expert feedback on the assignmentand encourages debate around issues associated with the unit content, in conjunction with lecture, tutorial and online guidance that incorporates ongoing assessment tasks.

ETHICAL/ATTITUDINAL CONSIDERATIONS
QUT is committed to a non-discriminatory and inclusive academic and work environment and culture.

You should ensure that all written and oral language, as well as visual representations do not gratuitously devalue, demean, or exclude individuals or groups on the basis of gender, disability, culture, ethnicity/race, religion, sexuality, age, or physical appearance. In order to comply with QUT policy, students are advised to read QUT's Policy and Guidelines on Non-Discriminatory and Inclusive Presentation and Practice (available from the QUT Equity Section) and the relevant sections in Cite/Write.

The unit will be taught through intensive modules where you will identify and develop relevant projects with academics and experts in the field.

Assessment name: Presentation (Oral or Group)
Description: You will conduct a round table seminar in which each of you will give a 10 minute presentation centred on an aspect of project development in which you have particular expertise or experience. The presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion in which you share material and engage in cross-disciplinary debate around the concepts outlined, in relation to your individual professional practice.

Criteria for assessment:
1. Demonstrated expertise of chosen aspect of project development;
2. Capacity to contribute to the debate and to critically analyse information outlined;
3. Ability to engage in cross-disciplinary discussion and extrapolate material relevant to your own practice.
Relates to objectives: 1-5
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Final Report
Description: 6,000 word detailed project development brief
Relates to objectives: 1, 4 and 5
Weight: 70%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

There is no set text for this unit.

Recommended Texts

Davidson,Paul & Rowe Jillian (2009) Systemising knowledge management in projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2(4) PP 561-576

Hartley, Stephen. (2008). Project management: principles, processes and practice, Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education. Australia, pp.2-35.

Howkins (2001), The Creative Economy: How people make money from ideas, Allen Lane, The Penguin Press.

Poltorak, Alexander I. 2011. Essentials of Intellectual Property, Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Shih, C. C.-W. 2011. The facebook era: tapping online social networks to market, sell, and innovate. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Swanston S Walker D. H. T., Hampson, K. D. and Peters, R. J. (2000) Relationship-Based Procurement Strategies for the 21st Century, AusInfo, Canberra, Australia.

Swanston St Bartlett R.E. (1997), Preparing International Proposals, Thomas Telford Publishing, London, UK [Distributed in Australia by DA Books and Journals, 648 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham 3122, Victoria]

Swanston St.Lendrum, T. (1998) The Strategic Partnering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.

Dutton, W H. (2008) The Wisdom of Collaborative Network Organisations: Capturing the value of networked individuals. Prometheus 26(3) pp 211-230.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 30-May-2012