Program Overview

Course Specification

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CSC3600 ICT Professional Project

Overview

This capstone course will prepare students for their future careers as ICT professionals. Using modern collaboration and communication tools, students will work in teams to complete a simulated or real-world ICT project which is realistic and challenging. This course addresses the professional body requirement for students to apply the knowledge and skills to address difficult ICT problems.

Staffing

• Course Coordinator: Tianning Li

Requisites

• Students enrolled from 2023: Pre-requisite: CSC2000 and at least 16 courses including six other BITC core courses
• Students enrolled prior to 2023: Pre-requisite: CIS3002 and at least 16 courses including seven other BITC core courses

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Analyse an ICT problem with a real industry client or simulated with an internal role or industry client and design and deliver the solution adapting appropriate planning and problem-solving skills;
2. Examine an ICT problem and design a solution drawing on creativity and initiatives in network engineering, Application Development, Data Analytics, Information Systems Development, Information Technology Management or Networking and Security, and deliver solutions applying theoretical and technical ICT knowledge;
3. Work effectively as a member of a team to design and deliver a solution to a complex ICT problem;
4. Professionally communicate with stakeholders in an ICT project using a digital platform;
5. Reflect on their individual process and experience of completing the ICT project as a member of a team;
6. Apply appropriate ethical standards, professional codes of conduct and cultural considerations within the context of an ICT project.

Topics

1. | Project Management | 20.00
2. | Team Management | 20.00
3. | Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship | 15.00
4. | Professionalism, Ethics, Social and Cultural Awareness in ICT | 15.00
5. | Professional Project Experience | 30.00

Text and Materials Required

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student Workload Expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks.

Assessment Details

Approach | Type | Description | Group
Assessment | Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes
---|---|---|---|---|---
Assignments | Written | Planning document | Yes | 20 | 1,2,3,4,6
Assignments | Written | Report | Yes | 50 | 1,2,3,4,6
Assignments | Practical | Placement Performance | No | 10 | 5
Assignments | Written | Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 20 | 5,6

Course Details

• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing
• Grading basis: Graded
• Course fee schedule: Not specified
• Semester: Semester 2, 2023
• Mode: Online