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Innovation and Emerging Technology Consulting Report
Due date for completion: Unit of study outline: EDPC5023 2010 2 6 Submission instructions: The report will be submitted online, with the link will be provided on the course website. The report presentation will be an in class or online presentation, or podcast. Detail: Teams of two or three will be formed to work on a consulting report for a real world or “real world like” challenge or issue in an educational, business, or policy setting in which an innovative practice involving an emerging technology is being proposed. The report must: • Clearly define the challenge, problem, or issue must be clearly defined. • Explain the nature of the innovative practice and the rationale for using an emerging technology for the implementation. • Discuss the pros and cons associated with the proposed implementation. For example, what new capacities are enabled? What problems solved? What might happen if the innovative practice was not implemented? • Discuss how the implementation will be evaluated (both formatively and summatively). Also, a short 1-2 page prospectus about the area of the consulting report must be submitted and approved by the instructor. Assessment criteria: The report must be written at a professional level. In additional to the written report, each team will make a formal presentation to the class on the report they have prepared.