There are four key deliverables for this project, outlined below.
For full details and expectations specific to your university, please refer to your university's learning management system.
Preliminary task: Reading Reflection (individual)
A brief written reflection on the pre-session 'essential reading', focusing on what you learned from the reading about 'liveability'.
Due Friday 8 November
Deliverable 1: Proposal (team)
A one-page written outline of your team's proposed topic and how you plan to tackle it. Please use the Proposal form here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XlYePBowxQ6f8TP6FKzDgrDseQUwU_V-SdfgKHtfUKw/edit?usp=sharing
Due: Friday 15 November
Submission: Please follow the instructions provided on your university's learning management system (e.g. Moodle)
Deliverable 2: Presentation (team)
This is a team presentation of the findings of your project, delivered during the final joint class session, Tuesday 10 December.
To prepare your presentation, you will continue to work in your teams on your 'liveability' topic based on your Proposal (above). You will identify problems/challenges and formulate some reform proposals/recommendations. See the 'Topic Hints' page and attend classes in Weeks 1, 2 and 4 for more guidance.
There are two components to this deliverable.
1) Full Presentation - assessed/graded)
All teams will give their presentations in class on Tuesday 10 December.
Guidelines:
Your team presentation should be a maximum of 5 minutes.
It is not essential that all team members speak during the presentation, but every team member must be involved in the production of the presentation in some way.
If each team member worked on different aspects of the presentation (for example, Member 1 and Member 2 mainly did research, Member 3 wrote the presentation script, Member 4 designed the presentation slides), you may include a 'credits' slide at the end of the presentation stating each member's role. (This is NOT compulsory.)
You can deliver your presentation live in class, sharing your presentation slides via Zoom, or you can pre-record your presentation. In either case, it is essential that all team members attend the class and are prepared to answer questions.
If you are pre-recording your presentation, please upload the recorded file in .mp4 format and e-mail the link to your instructor so we can play the video in class.
Ensure that you acknowledge the sources of information used in your presentation. The simplest way to do this is to provide a list of references on the final slide.
2) Summary - not assessed/graded
In addition to your full presentation, each team should submit a short summary of their project. This can take the form of a single presentation slide, or a single-page document. There are no specific formatting requirements, but your summary should at least state briefly:
Your team number (please do NOT include team members' names)
Your topic and its relation to 'liveability'
The main problem(s) identified
Suggested solution(s)
Each team should nominate one member to submit the summary to the 'Deliverable 2' page on Monash Moodle, in the same way as for the Proposal earlier. This summary will not be assessed (graded), but it will be posted on this COIL website for other teams to view, and may also be used (anonymously) in showcasing the COIL project to wider audiences in the future.
Please also note that recordings and screenshots may be taken in during the final presentation class on 10 December. These may be used by Hitotsubashi University Monash University for reporting and promotional purposes in the future. Please be assured that all individually identifiable content (e.g. names, faces) will be modified before use, so your privacy is protected.
Deliverable 3: Reflective Statement (individual)
A reflection on your experiences in the COIL Project: what went well, what didn't, and what you've learned from the experience. Focus on how you might communicate the value of this experience to a future employer or business partner.
Length: Aim for 600-800 words (not strictly enforced).
Content: There is no ‘template’ for this reflection, but you should try to address the following elements:
Your topic, why you chose it, and how it’s related to what you're studying at university. Consider connections with other things you're studying: for example, Monash students might mention the ideas about 'social institutions' you've studied in ATS3089.
How you collaborated with other students in this project: tools used, frequency and effectiveness of interaction.
What you personally contributed to the team effort
What went well, what problems you encountered, and how you overcame them
What you learned/gained from the experience. Focus on describing how the experience has made you more 'employable'. For ideas, you might want to draw on the learning outcomes for this class, or the learning outcomes for your course as a whole, or the overall 'graduate attributes' of the university. You can also consider what you've gained in terms of intercultural competence.
Time will be set aside in class to discuss one another's ideas about how to approach this aspect of the project.
Due date: Monday 16 December
Submission: Please submit via your university's learning management system (e.g. Moodle)