Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation for Research Students

Course/subject fees for successful applicants are paid through the Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarship administered by the Melbourne School of Graduate Research.

Subjects Available in 2008

Students will also have the opportunity to enrol in ONE online subject. The online subjects are delivered through the e-Grad School (Australia) - a collaboration of five partner institutions (Curtin, RMIT, UTS, UniSA and QUT).

Online Subject 1: Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation

Credit Points: 12.500

Mode of Delivery: Online

The commercialisation of research takes place in a complex legal, commercial and scientific/cultural environment, and it is useful for a student to understand his/her role, capacity and potential as an agent for such commercialisation.

This subject provides the student with practical information and builds skills and capacities in the identification of commercialisation opportunities and the implementation of commercialisation processes appropriate for the student's research.

Fees and Costs
Subject fees for successful applicants are paid through the Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarship administered by the Melbourne School of Graduate Research.

Assessment
• Contribute weekly to the Online Forums and to Personal Journal - 30%
• Three short-answer tests - 30%
• Business Plan assignment - 40%

Offered Date & Location
3 March - 6 June 2008

Time Commitment
Minimum of 65 hours

Online Subject 2: Public Policy and Research

Credit Points: 12.500

Mode of Delivery: Online

Course Overview
This subject is designed to introduce the world of public policy and specifically to raise awareness about the complex and problematic relationship between research and public policy. Students will learn about the role of public policy in framing research effort by engaging with issues concerning the nature, purpose and impact of research a global, national and local level. Fees and Costs
Subject fees for successful applicants are paid through the Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarship administered by the Melbourne School of Graduate Research.

Assessment
• Participation in an online moderated discussion forum - 50%
• Online workbook (Students will be asked to select a field of research and public policy that can be the basis for participating in the activities presented throughout this subject and will have to locate this in an organisational context. Students will be required to complete a series of activities that will allow them to determine the public policy implication of the research; present a project proposal to management, and prepare a funding submission). Students will be required to summarise and reflect on what they have done in regard to the above tasks - 50%

Offered Date & Location
3 March - 6 June 2008

Time Commitment
Minimum of 65 hours

Online Subject 3: Leadership and Workplace Communication

Credit Points: 12.500

Mode of Delivery: Online

Course Overview
Workplace communication, team and leadership skills are essential to the multidimensional methods of research management and research commercialisation. This subject provides students with an understanding of:
• introductory theories relating to the dynamics of teams and teamwork, and the communication process,
• the practical information and skills to increase the motivation of students and others.

Subject fees for successful applicants are paid through the Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarship administered by the Melbourne School of Graduate Research.

Assessment
• Participation in the online discussion forum - 50%
• Participation in practical activities and self assessments that will lead to a ‘Leadership and Communication Competency Profile', completion of quizzes and interactive exercises, and recording thoughts and responses to these activities in an online workbook - 50%

Offered Date & Location
3 March - 6 June 2008

Time Commitment
Minimum of 65 hours

1. How are particular aspects of your research program relevant, or likely to be relevant, to commercialisation?
2. How will the GCCRS contribute to your current research program?

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability