Professional Project
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
INFT 5021
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
101297
Unit Value
9
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Course aim
To provide an appreciation for modern techniques and practices in a specialist area, as determined by the Program of the enrolled student, in the context of a project team of typical size
Course content
Specific details of the syllabus are determined by the program in which an individual student is enrolled.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree to the standard set by the School of Computer and Information Science
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Workshop | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Studio (Studio attendance - structured around meetings with supervisor, mentor and manager of the project, and, where applicable, meetings between students to discuss project and produce artefacts.) | 4 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
| External (On-line workshops and on-line participation in meetings, with monitored discussion boards and other on-line interactions.) | N/A x N/A | ||
| INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
| Studio (Studio attendance - structured around meetings with supervisor, mentor and manager of the project, and, where applicable, meetings between students to discuss project and produce artefacts.) | 4 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Workshop | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Assessment 1 - Project Charter (Weeks 3 and 4), Assessment 2 - Interim project deliverables (Weeks 11 and 12), Assessment 3 - Weekly Group Report of activities of the group, typically including meeting agenda, minutes, outcomes, time sheets, tasks worked on by each member, and so on., Assessment 4 - Blogs - 5 x 2% Writing on content of workshops from Week 1, 4,7,8,10
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
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