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)
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 |
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Christmas break |
25 December – 3 January |
| Teaching Weeks 5 to 12 |
12 April – 4 June |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Christmas break |
24 December – 2 January |
| Teaching Weeks 8 to 12 |
2 May – 3 June |
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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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