| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Principles of Innovation and Continuous Improvement |
| Unit ID: | BSMAN2008 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080317 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of continuous improvement, innovation and the personal and organizational learning skills required to foster innovation and continuous improvement in an organizational context. Students will explore continuous improvement and innovation links to models of learning organizations and the creation of organizational culture values and attitudes required to develop and sustain a positive working environment. In this context, students are introduced to emerging new organisational models, processes and systems to manage and plan for continuous improvement to deal with increased competitive challenges and the need to be responsive to changing organizational and business environments. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Consider the role of creativity, innovation theories and changing trends and opportunities in the modern market economy |
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| K2. | Examine and assess the principles, theories and systems of quality management, performance and continuous improvement |
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| K3. | Evaluate the key aspects of risk and contingency management and cost benefit analysis |
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| K4. | Investigate the role of entrepreneurial behaviours in building capacity and organisational learning |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Assess and determine the necessary critical factors in the analysis of changing trends and opportunities for continuous entrepreneurial improvement. |
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| S2. | Evaluate continuous improvement strategies, entrepreneurial behaviours and organisational theories evident in successful organisational improvements. |
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| S3. | Review and evaluate, or develop, risk management plans, cost benefit analysis and contingency plans |
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| S4. | Develop teamwork and leadership processes that foster an organizational commitment to quality and openness to innovation |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply Innovation and Continuous Improvement theories to the development of organizational change management strategies. |
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| A2. | Document analysis of entrepreneurial behaviours and organizational learning theories |
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| A3. | Articulate research on change management for an organization utilising theories and frameworks around innovation and performance improvement strategies. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course describes the skills, knowledge and values required to implement principles of innovation and continuous improvement and quality management within an organisational context. The topics include supply chains, operational and product/service delivery systems, organisational learning theories and understanding principles of performance and continuous improvement theories and systems. Students will develop an understanding entrepreneurial behaviours, Impact and analysis of changing trends and opportunities, risk management, cost benefit analysis and contingency plans, transition planning, supply chains, operational and product/service delivery systems, performance measures, assessment and performance reporting tools and techniques. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K4, S2, A2, A3 | Research and analyse quality management and continuous improvement theories as applied to organisational environments. | Assignment/Project/Case Studies/Report/Online Tasks | 20%-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3 | Demonstrate innovation and continuous improvement behaviours and the demonstration of leadership skills required to foster innovation in individuals and teams as applied to different organisational environments. | Assignment/Project/Case Studies/ Reflective Journal/Analytical Report/Online Tasks | 20%-30% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3 | Develop a change management strategy and plan for an organisation including cost benefit analysis, risk and contingency planning and the application of appropriate entrepreneurial behaviours and approaches to the creation of learning organizations | Portfolio/Project/ Presentation/Action Plan | 40%-60% |
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