One Initiative. Infinite Potential.
Welcome to the SoCIETIE Hub! This is your central place for students and all things related to the SoCIETIE course. The SoCIETIE Initiative is a course where you can create positive change through a project and develop skills to manage complex problems through our KNoTs.
Journey Checklist
Enrolment to completion
What the journey involves
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Before you enrol
Register your interest
Submitting your expression of interest starts an eligibility check. You need to clear it before you can enrol in the course, so do this first.
- Submit an expression of interestFind out more about submit an expression of interest
- Attend an information sessionFind out more about attend an information session
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Before class starts
Develop your plan
Line up your project, get to know the KNoTs, and see how the assessment works before teaching begins, so you can hit the ground running.
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Find and declare your projectFind out more about find and declare your project
- Check out our available projects Find out more about check out our available projects
- Join or Create a Living Lab project Find out more about join or create a living lab project
- Find out about our classes, which we call KNoTsFind out more about find out about our classes, which we call knots
- RSVP for KNoTs directly on the scheduleFind out more about rsvp for knots directly on the schedule
- Understand how the assessment worksFind out more about understand how the assessment works
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Find and declare your projectFind out more about find and declare your project
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By Friday, Week 2
Set your direction
Your Course Pathway Plan records the three decisions that shape the direction you set off in. You can start it before Canvas enrolment opens. It is a hurdle — the course cannot be completed without it. Most students pick the Skills or Project Pathway.
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Declare your pathway in the Course Pathway PlanFind out about Skills, Project or Flexible PathwaysSubmit your Plan (opens in a new tab)
- Let us know if you’d like to join our Class Advisory as a Class Rep
- Let us know if you’re not comfortable being photographed over the semester, and interested in taking part in our program evaluation research
- Attend a session in Week 1 and 2 to check you’re on the right path and meet your collaboratorsSee the schedule and RSVP
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Declare your pathway in the Course Pathway PlanFind out about Skills, Project or Flexible PathwaysSubmit your Plan (opens in a new tab)
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During semester
Set off on your journey
The body of the course. Attend KNoTs, put the hours into your project, and submit each completion task as you go, guided by the Pathway you are on.
- Attend KNoTs and log the hours on your projectCompare the pathways
- Check in regularly with a Fellow or your project mentor to stay on track
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Within 10 calendar days
After each KNoT
Every time you attend a KNoT, you have 10 days to submit its completion to include it in your count. This runs the whole session — it is not a single deadline.
- Find out about the KNoT completion tasks Find out more about find out about the knot completion tasksSubmit your KNoT completion tasks via each KNoT's page
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By Monday, Week 7
Adjust course, if you need to
A checkpoint rather than a hurdle. Update your Course Pathway if it has moved on from what you planned in week 2.
- Confirm any changes to your Course Pathway Plan or your ProjectoptionalFind out more about confirm any changes to your course pathway plan or your projectUpdate your Plan (opens in a new tab)
- Submit a plan for your Shareable ArtefactoptionalFind out more about submit a plan for your shareable artefactSubmit your artefact plan (opens in a new tab)
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By Friday, Week 11
Submit your completion tasks
The deadline for your KNoT and project completion tasks — the last teaching week. Get these in now so the final week is free for your Shareable Artefact and the Show and Share.
- Submit all Project Completion tasksFind out more about submit all project completion tasksSubmit your Project Completion (opens in a new tab)
- Submit your Final ReflectionFind out more about submit your final reflectionSubmit your Final Reflection (opens in a new tab)
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By end of session
Finish the program
The finish line. Bring your work to the Show and Share, submit your Shareable Artefact, and tell us how the course went.
- Present at the Show and Share — Week 12 (semesters), with the next semester (sessions). Required, and assessed.What to bring to the Show and Share
- Submit your Shareable Artefact — the last day of semester or session. A hurdle.Find out more about submit your shareable artefact — the last day of semester or session. a hurdle.Submit your artefact (opens in a new tab)
- Complete your Student Evaluation of Learning and Teachingoptional
Apply
Submit an EoI to receive a permission code to enrol in SoCIETIE
Hub
Explore how the parts come together to the whole
Plan your Pathway
Focus on developing skills or applying your skills to a project
KNoT Schedule
Build Skills to support your Project
Assessment
Browse the Assessment and plan your Course Pathway
Partners
Find out who we work with
Projects
Discover your next project
Programs & Courses
View AATD Courses
Canvas
Check out Canvas for announcements and submissions
What the words mean
The checklist above is what to do and when. These explain the parts.
- About the SoCIETIE Initiative
- Course Pathways
- KNoTs Explained
- Projects Explained
- ThreadsFive thematic threads that connect learning to the challenges shaping our world
- Reflection Toolkit