Program Overview

Course Specification

The current and official versions of the course specifications are available on the web.

CSC6200 Advanced ICT Professional Project

Overview

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.

Staffing

• Course Coordinator: Tianning Li

Requisites

• Pre-requisite: CIS5310
• Students must have successfully completed 12 units prior to enrolment in this course

Course Learning Outcomes

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

1. Support and improve technology initiatives through effective project and team management knowledge and skills
2. 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
3. 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
4. Build a team and effectively collaborate to create a solution to an unpredictable and complex ICT problem
5. Effectively and professionally communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders
6. Critically reflect on the process and experience of planning and implementing the project
7. Make appropriate judgments informed by ethics, professional codes of conduct, and culture awareness within the ICT work environment
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental governance principles, staffing roles and skills, organisational culture, digital transformation and disruption, and service and product management

Topics

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

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 | 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
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
• Location: Toowoomba On-campus