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Sustainability and Innovation Foundations
Undergraduate | CUR-GOL200 | 2024
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 19 May 2024
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed,
- No prior study
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 27 May 2024,
- 25 Nov 2024
Price from
$555
Upfront cost
$0
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Sustainability and Innovation Foundations
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional knowledge that reflects an understanding of the relevance of UN SDGs to co-creating regenerative regional futures
- Analyse and critically evaluate the role of reciprocity, collaboration and partnerships for achieving the UN SDGs
- Validate the connection between Indigenous Knowledge Systems and international best practice in planning and co-creating regenerative regional futures
- Apply practical skills to appreciate, respect and incorporate Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the co-creation of regenerative regional projects
- Work individually and collaboratively to use, maintain and develop expert knowledge about sustainability and regenerative practices in terms of theoretical, conceptual and methodological elements, showing intellectual independence, creativity and responsibility.
- Topic 1: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
- Topic 2: Active Citizenship & 21st Century Innovation
- Topic 3: Indigenous Innovation
- Topic 4: Transdisciplinary Innovation
- Topic 5: Relational Innovation
- Topic 6: Diversity & Innovation
- Topic 7: Innovation Storytelling
- Topic 8: Socially Situated Innovation
- Topic 9: Innovation Dreaming
- Topic 10: Materialising Innovation
- Topic 11: Innovation, Creativity & Flow
- Topic 12: Innovation & Custodial Care
Sustainability and Innovation Foundations gives you the opportunity to develop 21st century innovation skills, integrate Indigenous Knowledge Systems* and apply your own disciplinary background to develop practical solutions for the world's most complex environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability challenges.
Whatever your area of study, you will learn the necessary changemaker skills for effectively advocating, collaborating, and co-creating regenerative strategies and solutions with regional, rural, and remote communities and industries.
* Please note that the SIF teaching team is made up of Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff. All content has been developed in consultation with Indigenous leaders and knowledge holders.
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- Reflective Journal (60%)
- Presentation (40%)
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- 0.125 EFTSL
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