Research Hatchery

Research Hatchery – Innovation (Semester 6)

Course Description:
This course offers a functional learning environment, where students learn concepts of innovation, and proceed to ‘create’ new information with reliable methods by carrying out commercially relevant research projects from the university, companies and other organizations. The advanced stage students build on experience from project hatchery, business hatchery and their subject discipline, to innovate under the guidance of a research expert and the personal counseling of course teacher/mentor.  This course is distinct from “Research Methods” and “Dissertation”.

Learning Outcome:
To narrow the gap between the demand of professional skills and the acquired classroom skills of the students.
To under the innovation process – back end, middle and front end.
To understand the complexity of expert knowledge.
To deepen knowledge of related subject matter.
To experience and respond to the rigours of peer review of the results.
To convert ideas to market relevant innovations.