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MON3750 · Monash Innovation Guarantee
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 3Office of the DVC Student Experience and Senior VP
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
The Monash Innovation Guarantee is an intensive unit designed to equip you with the holistic skills and mindsets required to lead innovation solutions. You will work on a purpose-driven solution to a real-world challenge facing a commercial or social enterprise, a government or UN agency, or a start-up. Based in a range of on and off campus collaboration spaces, you will be guided through a three-week innovation process involving analysis, design, testing, validation, and pitching. The Monash Innovation Guarantee provides a solutions-focused experience to transform your capacity to drive change. It provides a basis for understanding how to intervene in contemporary global issues facing industry, and the implications for society.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Winter semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| Prato | Term 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| Malaysia | Summer semester B | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| City (Melbourne) | Summer semester B | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional Reflection | Artefact | 20% | — |
| 2 | Innovation Design Sprint Prototype Presentations | Presentation | 30% | — |
| 3 | Industry Innovation Proposal | Artefact | 35% | — |
| 4 | Weekly Professional Development Online Modules | Quiz / Test | 15% | — |
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
Learning outcomes
- analyse an industry challenge, considering relevant stakeholders and systems
- apply innovation methods and mindsets to design purpose-driven solutions
- communicate effectively to industry partners from different sectors
- collaborate to integrate and leverage interdisciplinary knowledge to approach real-world issues
- reflect upon your role in the project, in the context of your emerging professional identity.
Workload
144 hours, made up of intensive workshops and personal learning.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workshops | 70 hours |
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