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INFC7000: Inventing the Future
2025 unit information
This is an interdisciplinary unit, is jointly run by the faculties of Science, Engineering, Business, Architecture, Design and Planning. It is aimed at high achieving post-graduate students from these faculties, to provide them with high level skills in research translation, design and innovation. Student teams are a given a real product brief, of social and economic importance, and aligned with areas of university research. They must respond to this brief, producing a working prototype product and business case.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Science Faculty |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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Students are expected to be experienced in their own discipline at a postgraduate level |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. At the end of this unit students will understand how to work in an interdisciplinary team, and be able to project manage the work
- LO2. Students will learn the techniques of ideation and be able to apply them to both identifying a problem, and developing a solution
- LO3. Students will learn and be able to apply the principles of design thinking
- LO4. Students will learn, and be able to apply, the basics of systems thinking, including developing a systems map for their project
- LO5. Students will learn and be able to apply business principles, such as the business model canvas
- LO6. Students will understand different types of intellectual property, and how they are relevant to innovation
- LO7. Students will learn how to prototype and test their product or service. This could include low fidelity prototyping, or a basic working prototype. Depending on the product, this may involve different techniques, including 3D printing, virtual reality, physical computing, etc.
- LO8. Students will learn presentation skills, and be able to apply them to a pitch (in person or video).
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Important enrolment information
Additional advice
Students must be able to start in the first week and commit to the full semester. Students must be at a postgraduate level within their own faculty. An application form will be required to be completed to ensure appropriate fit for students to this style of Unit. The Unit is designed for high achieving students and is not suitable for all students. The application form is designed to ensure students who undertake this unit are suitable for such a program.
