In their final year of study, students are given the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained, in the development of an information system for a real world client. Students work in groups and will: design, develop and deliver an information system for a client, manage the project through all its development stages, communicate effectively with all project stakeholders, develop project documentation to a professional standard, present their project work to academics and other groups, attend unit seminars, and contribute in a professional and committed manner to the work of the group.
This is the first of two industrial experience units for most majors in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems, the Bachelor of Business Information Systems, the Bachelor of Computing, the Bachelor of Information Systems and the Bachelor of Network Computing. After successful completion of this unit, students must enrol in and pass FIT3048 to complete their industrial experience project requirements.
Caulfield: 1 hr seminar/wk, 3 hrs laboratories/wk
South Africa: As determined by supervisor
Sunway: As determined by supervisor
Gippsland: 2 hrs seminar/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk or as determined by supervisor
For on campus students, workload commitments are:
CPE3200, CPE3300, CSE3200, CSE3301, FIT2032, FIT3015, FIT3039, FIT3040, FIT3038, FIT3025, FIT3026, FIT3016, FIT3017, FIT3045, GCO3819, GCO3700, GCO3800, GCO3900, GCO3800A, IMS3000, IMS3501, IMS3502
For Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (3334):
((FIT1001 and FIT1005) or FIT1031) and FIT1002, FIT1004, FIT2001, FIT2002, (FIT1003 or FIT2003), (6 pts of FIT units at any year level) and (18 pts of FIT 2nd or 3rd year units).
The off-campus offering of FIT3047 is only available to BITS Gippsland DE students.
For Bachelor of Computing (2330) and associated double degree students only: CSE2132 or FIT1004 and CSE2203 or FIT2002. Student should also have completed at least 84 credit points towards their Bachelor of Computing or associated double degrees.
For Bachelor of Information Systems (3323) and associated double degree students only: IMS2502 or equivalent.
For Bachelor of Network Computing and associated double degree students only: (FIT1002 or CPE1001) and (FIT1001 or CPE1002) and (FIT1011 or CPE1003) and (FIT2034 or CPE1004) and (FIT1003 or CPE1006) and (FIT1005 or CPE1007) and (FIT2002 or CPE2006) and 2 of (FIT2001 or CPE2003) or (FIT1004 or CPE2005) or (FIT3031 or CPE2007).
Chris Gonsalvez
Chris Gonsalvez
Contact hours: Please contact me via email - chris.gonsalvez@monash.edu to organise an appointment
Peter O'Donnell
Janet Fraser
Shyh Wei Teng
Thomas O'Daniel
Steven Remington
Poh Lim
Mehran Vahid
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
In-semester assessment: 100%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Assessment - Detailed information about assessment, deliverables and due dates will be provided at each campus. | 100% | Please refer to campus specific information on unit website. |
Monash is committed to excellence in education and regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through SETU, Student Evaluation of Teacher and Unit. The University's student evaluation policy requires that every unit is evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys. The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.
For more information on Monash's educational strategy, and on student evaluations, see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/about/monash-directions/directions.html
http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/quality/student-evaluation-policy.html
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp
The studio environment provides a large array of software and hardware for students to use within the studios, and some items are available for overnight loan. Please see the unit web site for an up-to-date listing. Anything additional is to be negotiated between the student teams and their clients. FIT will not normally provide additional hardware or software.
| Week | Date* | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 21/02/11 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | 28/02/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | This unit runs independently on each campus. Students will be advised of campus specific delivery dates and deliverables. |
| 2 | 07/03/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 3 | 14/03/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 4 | 21/03/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 5 | 28/03/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 6 | 04/04/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 7 | 11/04/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 8 | 18/04/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| Mid semester break | |||
| 9 | 02/05/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 10 | 09/05/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 11 | 16/05/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 12 | 23/05/11 | Campus specific seminars will be held | |
| 30/05/11 | SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
*Please note that these dates may only apply to Australian campuses of Monash University. Off-shore students need to check the dates with their unit leader.
To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:
If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit
Detailed information about criteria for assessment will be provided at each campus.
Assignment coversheets are available via
"Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/
You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring
that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
Monash has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University's academic standards, and to provide advice on how they might uphold them.
You can find Monash's Education Policies at:
http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/academic/education/index.html
Key educational policies include:
The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you need advice and see the range of services available at www.monash.edu.au/students The Monash University Library provides a range of services and resources that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit to discuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on a regular basis
There are no recommended texts, however students are expected to have developed their own collection of texts, urls and other reference materials during the course of their studies, and will be required to carry out research related to their specific project.