Information Technology Project (7164.7)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.25 | 6 | Faculty Of Science And Technology |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Academic Program Area - Technology | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Work in a team to define, document and implement a small project, and ensure the quality of the project;
2. Demonstrate mastery of project management and system design related theories;
3. Elicit and analyse requirements for fitness for purpose as well as adherence to business objectives and clients' organisational and system environment;
4. Prepare realistic project plans, and identify, assess and manage risks. Monitor project progress, manage project changes, and carry out project closure and review; and
5. Incorporate and evaluate socio-legal-ethical concerns when choosing, analysing, and building an information system.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
7173 Systems Project and Quality Management (SPQM) OR7169 Software Engineering Practice (SEP) AND
Completion of 39cp AND
Permission from the unit convener.
Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
No text required
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Student groups
Students will work in groups on real world projects in 7164 IT Project. Group size is a little dependent on the nature of the project selected, but most groups are 3 to 5 students. It is best if there are a suitable mix of skills in each of the project groups.
B1 Moderation of group marks
In order to recognise the contributions of individual members in a team environment, the following process will apply:
- The following assessment items are team based and will be marked for the whole team: assignment A1 – project proposal and plan (20%), assignment A3 – project status reports (10%), assignment A5 – oral presentation and product demo (20%), assignment A6 - project closure report (20%). These account for 70% of the total marks of the unit.
- 50% of the team based marks will be adjusted based on the percentage contribution of each member from the peer review report of the final assignment.
For example, if a team has 3 members and it achieved 50 (out of 70) in the team based assessment items, and the contributions of the team members are 30%, 30% and 40% (based on the peer review report of the final assignment). The marks for the team based assessment items for each student will be as follow:
- For the two students whose contributions are 30%, their moderated team based mark will be 47.5 (25+25*3*30/100).
- For the student whose contribution is 40%, her moderated team based mark will be 55 (25+25*3*40/100).
Special assessment requirements
In order to pass this unit, students have to obtain a mark of 50% or greater for the assessment as a whole. Higher grades will be awarded on the basis of the total mark being ≥ 65% for a credit, ≥ 75% for a distinction and ≥ 85% for a high distinction. Some scaling of marks and academic judgement may be applied to determine students' final grades - in this process no student will be disadvantaged.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Activities |
Hours |
Lectures and tutorials |
24 |
Project work, including the time spent on group discussion and assessments |
266 |
Presentation |
10 |
Total |
300 |
Participation requirements
The professional nature of this unit requires active participation and group work for all learning activities for the successful completion of this unit. If attendance and group work requirements cannot be satisfied, it is recommended that the student meet with their Unit Convener to schedule this unit for a future semester.
Required IT skills
Various due to the nature of the projects.
Work placement, internships or practicums
The unit may have the nature of internship. It may involve real ICT practice in workplaces, and therefore, extra student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section.