IA50000 Communicating for Impact

Academic Year 2021/2022

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 entrepreneurial tools and skills such as Empathy Mapping, Pitching, Story-Telling and the Value Proposition Canvas, and 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 is supported in creating their own 3-minute 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

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

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. Our focus is on ‘learning by doing’ in a real-world context. Classes include a combination of individual and team tasks and activities, along with discussions, presentations and reflection.

Note on Class Size: Due to the interactive nature of our programmes - we aim for a class size of no more than 36 students to ensure a quality experience for all. We also require a minimum of 16 participants to ensure enough people for teamwork and a dynamic classroom environment. On very rare occasions, if we have less than 16 registered students we will aim to offer students the opportunity to join another class.

Note on COVID-19: All our courses will be run in accordance with good practice, University and Government guidelines around COVID-19. This module is intended to be taught in-person but we may switch to an online format in light of updated guidelines or circumstances, in which case we will update registered students as early as possible. If this should happen, please don't be concerned - our online experiences are equally engaging.

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