The unit equips candidates to effectively translate, communicate and embed research developed from spiritually- and/or theologically-informed practice and maximise application, engagement and impact of knowledge in ways that contribute to their professional context/s. It evaluates examples that enable practitioners, organisations, communities and other stakeholders to: address current challenges and opportunities; apply research in everyday contexts; spark meaningful organisational change and/or other real world transformation. Developing an awareness of their audience and stakeholders, candidates consider a variety of innovative and strategic approaches to communicating and embedding research, including: public speaking; writing field-specific, peer-reviewed journal articles; story-telling; organisational report writing; curating public exhibitions and events; presenting original creative works, performances or other artefacts; using social and other digital media; developing interactive, collaborative and/or relational workshops, immersive experiences and/or practical processes.
Unit code: PPX106Z
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Doctoral
Unit discipline: Professional Practice
Proposing College: School of Graduate Research
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Employ an innovative strategy relevant and appropriate to translating and communicating research from their professional practice. |
| 2. | Translate complex practice and high-level thinking in meaningful ways to different and diverse audiences in their organisation and, beyond, in other communities and stakeholder groups. |
| 3. | Critically evaluate innovative and strategic approach/es most likely to maximise application, engagement and impact of new knowledge in and/or from their field. |
| 4. | Rigorously communicate in styles and standards appropriate for field-specific, peer-reviewed publication or equivalent. |
Pre-requisites: Frameworks for Critical Praxis in Professional Contexts (PPX102Z); Research Methodologies for Professional Practice (PPX106Z); Critical Engagement with Scholarship (PPX103Z); The Integrated Practitioner (PPX104Z); Writing a Project Proposal (PPX107Z).
By teaching through collegial collaboration and learning via critical reflection conducted independently and in community, the unit engages theory and practice to achieve learning outcomes.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill Demonstration - Non-Traditional Research Output (NTRO) | Candidates produce a 1000-word-equivalent NTRO (e. g. series of blog posts, original creative work, short story or narrative piece, short film, organisational report, instructional poster, liturgy, sector-specific grant proposal, etc.) that communicates one key idea emerging in their research and its implications for their field of professional practice. |
1000 | 25.0 |
| Essay - Draft Journal Article | Candidates select a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarship in and/or relevant to their field. Ensuring that they follow the chosen journal's style instructions, candidates write an evaluative article for that journal about an issue or idea they are developing in their research. |
5000 | 75.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 16 Feb, 2026
Unit record last updated: 2026-02-16 09:08:31 +1100