Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LM Innovation Toolkit
School	Physics and Astronomy
Department	Physics & Astronomy
Module Code	03 35152
Module Lead	Nicola Wilkin/Robert Lee
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Tutorial-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	An initial training day will cover standard expectations in ED&I (including Juno and Athena SWAN frameworks); ethics and the approval process; training needs (undertaken in partnership with the University graduate school). Activities thereafter for responsible innovation will be an ongoing series of lunchtime discussions, which all students and CDT core staff attend. Discussions will be led by experts from the University (Law, international policy) and external (e.g from partner companies). Topics will range from obviously controversial to the apparently technical and mundane, but with unexpected consequences. For each topic, a small group of students will be responsible for recording the discussion. They will then reflect on it with support from the RI module team. They will then prepare a combination of a blog, video interviews (both pre- and post- session) and highlight the key questions that have been raised and undertake a literature review. The audience for the material will be varied and chosen to match the theme: policy writers; politicians; NGOs; general public; parents; students; children. Alongside this the common frameworks required for innovation activity to progress from idea to market will be practiced working with industry practitioners and the University Enterprise team.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Gain an appreciation of the values of diversity and inclusion so that a greater range of views and voices can inform the research thereby widening the base of expertise and generating a more informed knowledge base. Become reflective researchers with an anticipatory streak which can question values, assumptions and objectives underlying the research. Bring openness and transparency to the research in a manner which encourages scrutiny and questioning and dialogue and commits to research integrity. Be adaptive and responsive by being aware of contextual (social, cultural and ethical) factors.
Assessment	35152-01 : Citizens Assembly : Practical (50%) 35152-02 : Video Presentation : Presentation (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 50% structured seminar with panel of internal and external speakers 50% video presentation of RRI and students’ own research Reassessment: Resubmission of the relevant summative elements.
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