Industry Research Directions in ICT

Course aim

To encourage students to leverage some of the current research directions being pursued in IT to improve their workplace.

Course content

Students will undertake research on a topic in consultation with their manager at their workplace. Topics of research may include Human Computer Interaction; Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning; Software Engineering; Cybersecurity; Augmented and Virtual Reality; Data Science. Students have access to the researchers in the field that they are exploring and will formulate a report for their workplace and as directed by their manager. Students will have access to the presentations from researchers.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following courses:
INFS 2043	Project Studio
INFS 2052	Industry Project Studio

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Industrial Placement (Industry Placement)	112.5 (15 days, 3 weeks) x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.