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This applied project-based module will see you working in groups to implement the skills you learn in 'Technology from Nature' and 'AI for the Environment'. You will work together with an internal or external industry partner to address a real-world problem related to biodiversity, climate change, or the environment. You will develop a solution and manage the whole process from conceptual design to pitching your solution to an invited Nature- Smart audience. Teamwork and communication are important skills that require experience and practice, and you will explore roles, responsibilities, and how to work effectively as part of a group. You will also develop your understanding of project planning, funding, legacy, and science communication. Lectures, problem classes and workshops will cover:

• Teamwork and leadership
• Project management
• Funding
• Science communication
• Theories of change

This module will provide the opportunity to make meaningful contacts in research and industry from both ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and via external partners, through which in may also be possible to develop ideas and collaborate for your Term 3 research project.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Show creative thinking in the design and application of solutions to ecological, biodiversity, climate change, and environmental problems.
• Evaluate the practical parameters within which ecological, biodiversity, and environmental questions/problems can be answered.
• Produce a collaboratively developed funding proposal to support a co-designed project.
• Explain and communicate complex ideas, problems, and solutions to lay and expert audiences.
• Evaluate and encourage behaviours which contribute to successful group work.