About the Course

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Enrolment Options

Semester 1, 2011 enrolments AVAILABLE AT Curtin, QUT and UniSA ONLY.

All units are offered exclusively online. There is no campus component.

(Units may be referred to as subjects in some universities' offerings)

All units are offered over a 13 week semester.

Part time enrolment: One or two units per semester (standard part-time progression is based on two units per semester).

Full time enrolment: Three or four units per semester.

Course Completion Rules (see below for Unit Schedule, 2010)

Elective Units: A maximum of two electives (total 24 cp) may be undertaken with the approval of the Course Coordinator.

Pre-requisites: Principles and Practice of R&D Management is a pre-requisite for Strategic Issue in R&D Management.

Master of R&D Management (Entry and Exit Award) (144CP)
Core (72CP):

Options (72CP)

Option 1:

Option 2:

^Prerequisite for Strategic Issues in R&D Management
#Core for students wishing to exit with a Graduate Certificate award.
*These units may not be undertaken until 24CP have been successfully completed.

Graduate Certificate of Research Commercialisation (48CP)

  • Entry Point providing full credit into the Masters
  • Articulation to the Masters
  • Exit Point from the Masters

Core (12CP):

Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation

Option (Select 36CP from):

Graduate Diploma of R&D Management (Exit Award Only) (96CP)

  • Exit Point from the Masters

Option (Select 84CP from):

Suggested Enrolment Sequence

1. Master of R&D Management Fulltime

Semester 1    

Core

Select 36CP from:

On successful completion of first semester students would be eligible to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation

Semester 2

Core

Select 36CP:

On successful completion of second semester students would be eligible to exit with a Graduate Diploma in R&D Management

Semester 3

On successful completion of third semester students would be eligible to exit with a Master of R&D Management.

2. Master of R&D Management Part time

Each semester the student is expected to enrol in units equalling 24CP from the offerings listed below.

Semesters 1 and Semester 2

Students are encouraged, where possible, to complete the two core units in semesters 1 and 2 to ensure progression to advanced core requirements.

Core (24CP)

Option (24CP):

On successful completion of 48CP Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation students would be eligible to articulate to the Masters.

On successful completion of 48CP including Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation students will be eligible to graduate from the Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation.

Semesters 3, 4, 5 and 6

Core (48CP): Select up to 24CP each semester, complete all units:

Plus:

Option 1 (48CP) Select up to 24CP each semester:

On successful completion of 96CP including Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation students would be eligible to exit with a Graduate Diploma in R&D Management.

On successful completion of 144 CP including all core units students would be eligible to exit with a Master of R&D Management.

Credit

Registered members of research management societies affiliated with INORMS (International Network of Research Management Societies) will be eligible to receive up to 24 credit points of block credit as the elective component for approved professional development activities accredited with the society and completed during the period of enrolment in the MRDM.

Unit Schedule - 2010

Semester One (1 March - 4 June)
  • Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  • Entrepreneurial Foundations
  • Public Policy and Research
  • Principles and Practice of R&D Management
  • Contexts for R&D Management (subject to student enrolment)
  • R&D Management Projects
  • Managing Research Careers

Semester Two (26 July - 22 October)

  • Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  • Project Management for Research
  • Strategic Issues in R&D Management (subject to student enrolment)
  • Principles and Practice of R&D Management
  • R&D Management Projects
  • Research and Global Sustainability
  • Leadership and Workplace Communication
  • Contexts for R&D Management

Semester Three (22 November - 25 February)

  • R&D Management Projects

Semester Timetable 2010

Semester 1 2010
Semester 2 2010
Summer Semester 2010
Enrolment closes
22 January
Enrolment closes 18 June Enrolment closes 29 October
Start of Classes/ Week 0
1 March
Start of Classes / Week 0 26 July Start of Classes / Week 0 22 November
Teaching Weeks 1 to 4
8 March – 1 April
Teaching Weeks 1 to 12 2 August – 22 October Teaching Weeks 1 to 6 29 November – 24 December
Easter Vacation
2 April – 11 April
    Christmas break 25 December – 3 January
Teaching Weeks 5 to 12
12 April – 4 June
    Teaching Weeks 7 to 12 4 January – 25 February
Final assessment ends
4 June
Final Assessment ends 22 October Final Assessment ends 25 February

Unit Schedule - 2011

Semester One

  • Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  • Leadership and Workplace Communication
  • Project Management for Research
  • Principles and Practice of R&D Management
  • Managing Research Careers
  • Context of R&D Management (subject to student enrolment)
  • R&D Management Projects (subject to student enrolment)

Semester Two

  • Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  • Entrepreneurial Foundations
  • Public Policy and Research
  • Principles and Practice of R&D Management
  • Research and Global Sustainability
  • Strategic Issues in R&D Management (subject to student enrolment)
  • R&D Management Projects (subject to student enrolment)

Semester Timetable 2011

Semester 1 2011
Semester 2 2011
Summer Semester 2011
Enrolment closes
21 January
Enrolment closes 17 June Enrolment closes tba
Start of Classes/ Week 0
28 February
Start of Classes / Week 0 25 July Start of Classes / Week 0 14 November
Teaching Weeks 1 to 7
7 March – 21 April
Teaching Weeks 1 to 12 1 August – 21 October Teaching Weeks 1 to 5 21 November – 23 December
Easter Vacation
22 April – 1 May
    Christmas break 24 December – 2 January
Teaching Weeks 8 to 12
2 May – 3 June
    Teaching Weeks 6 to 12 3 January – 17 February
Final assessment ends
3 June
Final Assessment ends 21 October Final Assessment ends 17 February

Course Fees

In 2011 the domestic fee per unit is $2500 and the international fee per unit is $2800.




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