ATI5100 · Social impact lab

Overview

This unit is designed to enable you to apply your core program skills to a real-world problem, harnessing the power of data for social impact. You will work in teams, drawing from publicly available data to address a specific challenge faced by society, business, or government. Each team will present the final results of their project to an expert panel of assessors. The unit will develop thinkers who combine evidence-based solutions with persuasive communication and visualization. You and your fellow students will meet before the term commences to draft your project proposals and identify data.

Areas of study: Public policy

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. analyze a current real-world problem affecting society, business, or government;
2. identify, synthesize and critically appraise evidence and data to develop solutions to real-word problems;
3. communicate effectively with diverse audiences across a variety of formats;
4. apply project management and teamwork skills in an interdisciplinary environment.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.