| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | COMN11-112 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
The ability to develop creative insights and innovative solutions is one of the most sought-after skills in communication fields, the creative industries and beyond.
In this subject, you are encouraged to experiment with ideas through play and taking creative risks. You will explore different creative thinking practices, theories and processes and use your new perspectives to develop innovative solutions to relevant creative challenges. You will develop creative problem-solving capacity, engage in divergent thinking and become confident dealing with ambiguity, contradictions, uncertainty, novelty and the unexpected.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the effectiveness, limitations, and contextual appropriateness of diverse creative process models and creative thinking methodologies.
- Diagnose individual and systemic barriers to creative ideation and design evidence-informed strategies to overcome them.
- Experiment with and refine creative skills by generating and testing solutions to a range of complex communication challenges.
- Synthesise creative thinking frameworks and advanced presentation techniques to develop, articulate, and justify an innovative communication concept.
Enrolment requirements
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Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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