This unit provides a practical and theoretical introduction to what it means to be an IT professional today. Students will encounter a range of issues relevant to professional practice in the workplace, as well as an understanding of the wider responsibilities that professionals are called upon to uphold in society. Topics addressed include: organisational and professional communication; teamwork; the nature of the IT professions; the role of professional associations; problem solving and information use; cross-cultural awareness; personal and professional ethics and codes of practice.
2hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk, 1 hr meeting/wk
The above class contact hours are for the standard 12 week semester. For this summer offering over 6 weeks, there will be 4 hours of lectures per week, 4 hours of tutorials per week, and 1 hour of meetings per week (for Weeks 3 - 6).
Students will be expected to spend a total of 24 hours per week during the summer semester on this unit as follows:
and up to an additional 16 hours in some weeks for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.
FIT2035
Completion of 24 points of Information Technology units
Anushia Inthiran
Consultation hours: Monday 10 - 11 AM
Anushia Inthiran
Consultation hours: Monday 10 - 11 AM
Week | Activities | Assessment |
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0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
1 | Introduction to FIT2003: Introduction to IT professions and practice; Interpersonal communications (TUTORIAL THIS WEEK) | Tutorial preparation and participation - (Assessment task 7) assessed throughout semester, also see Week 6 Assessment comments |
2 | Research and information gathering; Oral presentations | Assignment 1 - (Assessment tasks 2 and 3) handed out |
3 | Structured communications (e.g. meetings, interviews); Teams | Assignment 1 - (Assessment task 2) Individual Presentation due during tutorial class; (Assessment task 3) Individual Report due Friday 20 December 2013 |
4 | Professional Issues: Professional bodies, codes of ethics; Legal Issues - IP and copyright | Assignment 2 - (Assessment tasks 4, 5 and 6) handed out |
5 | Communication in organisations; Written communcation: memo, cover letter, letter, proposal, and reports. Online communication: email, blogs, wikis, Google sites, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn. | eFolio - (Assessment task 1) throughout semester, but finalised by Friday 17 January 2014, end of Week 5 |
6 | Professional Issues II: Privacy, Workplace issues including Discrimination, Bullying, Sexual Harassment; IT security management and reliability. Overview of unit and exam information | Assignment 2 - (Assessment task 4) Team Presentation due during tutorial class; (Assessment task 5) Written Report due Friday 24 January 2014; (Assessment task 6) Resource Kit Summary due Friday 24 January 2014; Tutorial questions - (Assessment task 7) during Week 6 tutorial class |
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SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 25%; In-semester assessment: 75%
Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
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eFolio | 15% | Throughout semester, but finalised by Friday 17 January 2014, end of Week 5 |
Assignment 1 - Individual Presentation | 10% | Week 3 (during tutorial class) |
Assignment 1 - Individual Report | 10% | Week 3, Friday 20 December 2013 |
Assignment 2 - Organisational and Social Impacts of Information Technology - Team Presentation | 10% | Week 6 (during tutorial class) |
Assignment 2 - Organisational and Social Impacts of Information Technology - Written Report | 15% | Week 6, Friday 24 January 2014 |
Assignment 2 - Organisational and Social Impacts of Information Technology - Resource Kit Summary | 5% | Week 6, Friday 24 January 2014 |
Tutorial preparation and participation | 10% | Throughout semester, including tutorial questions in the Week 6 tutorial |
Examination 1 | 25% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
Students will be assessed on preparation and participation in tutorial activities (10%).
Preparation will be assessed in terms of thoroughness. Participation will be assessed in terms of attendance with contributions to group discussions and level of engagement in tutorial activities, as well as questions produced in the Week 6 tutorial. Tutorial activities will also contribute to the eFolio part of the assessment tasks.
As such, there is an expectation that attendance will exceed 70% and as such, attendance will be taken at tutorials. Failure to do so may result in difficulties with passing the unit. For applying for special consideration refer to the link provided under 'Extensions and penalties' at the end of this section.
Criteria for assessing the folio are:
Criteria for assessment are:
Criteria for assessment are:
All students in a team will get the same mark for the following assessment criteria:
Each student will receive an individual mark for the following assessment criteria:
Each student in a team will write an individual report, so this component of the project does not involve any assessment of the team project as a whole.
Criteria for assessment are:
Criteria for assessment are:
All team members will receive the same group mark for this component.
Criteria for assessment are:
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Examination/other end-of-semester assessment feedback may take the form of feedback classes, provision of sample answers or other group feedback. Please check with your lecturer on the feedback provided and take advantage of this prior to requesting individual consultations with staff. If your unit has an examination, you may request to view your examination script booklet, see http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/students/procedures/request-to-view-exam-scripts.html
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
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.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html
No resubmissions allowed.
In line with Faculty policy students must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citing/apa.html
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.
Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
Students will be expected to make their assignment work available online (via Google Documents, or other such sites).
Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library.
Eunson, B. (2011). C21 Communicating in the 21st Century. (3rd Edition) Wiley.
Teaching material will be provided on the unit Moodle site.
Michael J. Quinn. (2011). Ethics for the Information Age. (4th Edition) Addison-Wesley.
No materials or equipment will be permitted in the examination room other than standard writing implements.
Dictionaries are allowed.
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Key educational policies include:
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Based on student feedback we are retaining the use of the Wiki for Assignment 2, but each tutorial group will have its own Wiki, which should make it easier to maintain each Wiki.
The Peerwise feedback system is no longer being used, instead we are using Moodle quizzes.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
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