| Semester 1, 2021 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Advanced ICT Prof Project |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Sciences |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 029999 - Information Technology not els |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: CIS5310 and Students must have successfully completed 12 units prior to enrolment in this course
Rationale
This capstone course prepares students for their future careers as ICT professionals via a team-based project in a real-world or simulated real-world ICT work environment. Students will evidence their learning through the application of high-level professional, technical and teamwork skills to collaborate and complete a team project. This course addresses the professional body requirement for students to apply advanced knowledge and skills to address complex, multi-faceted ICT problems.
Synopsis
Students will design and deliver a solution to a real-world ICT problem through the application of specialised technical knowledge and skills. Students will apply their project management skills to identify and critically analyse unpredictable, complicated problems. Potential, feasible solutions will be generated and tested to determine the best solution. Working within a team environment, students will reflect on their role within the team and the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to achieve a successful project outcome. Furthermore, students are required to reference ICT professional codes of conduct and make appropriate judgments concerning ethical issues and cultural diversity.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Support and improve technology initiatives through effective project and team management knowledge and skills;
- Appraise an ICT problem and design a solution drawing on creativity and initiatives in network engineering, software development, data science or computing technology, and deliver solutions applying in-depth theoretical and technical ICT knowledge;
- Successfully complete an ICT project with a real industry client or simulated with an internal role or industry client by adapting appropriate technical processes and skills;
- Build a team and effectively collaborate to create a solution to an unpredictable and complex ICT problem;
- Effectively and professionally communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders;
- Critically reflect on the process and experience of planning and implementing the project;
- Make appropriate judgments informed by ethics, professional codes of conduct, and culture awareness within the ICT work environment.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Project Management | 20.00 |
| 2. | Team Management | 20.00 |
| 3. | Commercialization and Entrepreneurship | 15.00 |
| 4. | Professionalism, Ethics, Social and Cultural Awareness in ICT Practice | 15.00 |
| 5. | Professional Project Experience | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=CSC8600)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 14.00 |
| Private Study | 50.00 |
| Project Work | 96.00 |
| Seminars | 2.00 |
| Tutorials | 3.00 |
| Workshops | 3.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Plan | 20 | 20 | 26 Mar 2021 | 1,2,4,5,7 | (see note 1) |
| Final Proj Rpt & Presentation | 50 | 50 | 28 May 2021 | 1,2,3,4,5,7 | (see note 2) |
| Performance Evaluation | 15 | 15 | 04 Jun 2021 | 6 | (see note 3) |
| Student Self-Reflection | 15 | 15 | 04 Jun 2021 | 6,7 |
Notes
- The industry client will be consulted regarding the projects and sign off on the project specification and scope, in collaboration with the Project Team facilitated by the Course Examiner and Project Team Advisor. This assessment will include and reference professional codes of conduct.
- Final Project Report and Presentation - The client will be asked to approve the report prior to submission and will be involved in the assessment.
- Performance Evaluation by peers and client
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures and tutorials) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
Not applicable. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Not applicable. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
- conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
- forms part of the Master of Information Technology and is benchmarked against the:
• professional accreditation standards of the standards of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Other requirements
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Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at . -
Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them.