IA50000 Communicating for Impact

Academic Year 2023/2024

Please note this module is designed for Graduate Taught and Graduate Research students. This module cannot be taken by UCD undergraduate students.

The purpose of this module is to enable students to effectively communicate their ideas, project, research or potential venture to a broad range of audiences both in person and online.

Students will be introduced to Storytelling, Pitching concepts and using creative thinking to expand perspective on sharing their research. Participants will learn to distil their ideas to their essence, to gain an in-depth understanding of their audience and to engage with their ideas in a creative and effective way.

As part of the module, each student has the opportunity to create their own short video that showcases their idea, project, research or potential venture. Previous students have used these videos at conferences, to pitch for funding, and to network with others. (Please note that no prior experience of video making is required).

Through collaboration in multidisciplinary teams, students will gain insights into their project from different perspectives and have the opportunity to create a network of peers.

UCD Innovation Academy

At the UCD Innovation Academy, we are a group of Educator Practitioners with extensive real-world experience as academics, business and social entrepreneurs, tech thinkers, creative professionals and design thinking practitioners.

We take an action-oriented approach to learning, with a combination of individual, group and class tasks and activities, including discussions, presentations and reflection. All of our teaching is grounded in academic rigour, and our focus is on ‘learning from doing’ in a real-world context.

**Enrolment in an Innovation Academy module means a commitment to active participation and engagement, which necessitates attendance at all scheduled classes.**

Notes:
Class Size : We limit our class size to 36 students or less. We require a minimum of 16 participants to ensure enough people for teamwork and a dynamic classroom environment. On very rare occasions, if fewer than 16 registered students register, we will offer students the opportunity to join another class.

COVID-19 : Our courses will be run in accordance with good practice, University and Government guidelines around COVID-19. Please note we may need to change our delivery format in light of updated guidelines or circumstances.

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