FIT3048 Industry experience project 2 - Semester 2, 2014

In their final year of study, students are given the opportunity to develop new skills and apply the knowledge and skills they have gained, in the development of an IT application for a real world client. In teams, students design, develop and deliver an IT applications for a client, manage the project through all its development stages, communicate effectively with all project stakeholders and develop project documentation to a professional standard. Students also present their project work to academics and other groups, attend unit seminars, and contribute in a professional and committed manner to the work of their team.

FIT3048 is the second of two industry experience units for most majors in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems, Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences and the Bachelor of Business Information Systems. Students must enrol in and pass FIT3048 after successful completion of FIT3047 to complete their industry experience project requirements.

Mode of Delivery

• Caulfield (Day)
• Clayton (Day)
• Gippsland (Day)
• Gippsland (Off-campus)
• Malaysia (Day)
• South Africa (Day)

Workload Requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

• 4-5 hours of seminars, studios, laboratories or supervisor meetings (depending on campus location)

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

• Off-campus students generally do not attend seminar and lab sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

• A minimum of 8 hours independent study and team work per week for completing a range of systems development activities.

Additional workload requirements

Students will be expected to spend the following hours per week during the semester. As there is a variation for each campus the following applies:

For on-campus students at the Caulfield campus (summer offering) workload commitments are, each week:

• 2 x 3 hour studio sessions.
• 2 x 1.5 hour seminars.
• Approximately 15 hours of additional work which will include a range of systems development activities, and personal reflection which includes: writing a reflection about project activities, keeping records of time spent on this unit and generally reflecting on what you have learned.

Malaysia: This may vary as determined by supervisor and will require approximately 144 hours of work during the semester. 

Unit Relationships

Prohibitions

CPE3200, CPE3300, CSE3200, CSE3301, FIT2032, FIT3015, FIT3016, FIT3017, FIT3025, FIT3026, FIT3038, FIT3039, FIT3040, FIT3045, GCO3819, GCO3700, GCO3800, GCO3900, GCO3800A, IMS3000, IMS3501, IMS3502

Prerequisites

FIT3047

The off-campus offering of FIT3048 is only available to BITS Gippsland DE students.

Chief Examiner

Campus Lecturer

Tutors

Your feedback to Us

Previous Student Evaluations of this Unit

Based on student and client feedback at the Caulfield campus for the summer offering:

• There will be three weeks intense mode followed by a non-teaching break (four weeks) and then the final three weeks intensive mode.  This ensures client commitment over the Christmas break.
• Various activities will be carried out early in the semester to ensure that the client has enough time to view and use the project over that break in order to give detailed feedback.
• The iterative development approach will be continued.

Academic Overview

Learning Outcomes

• understand how IT applications are developed, including all aspects of the development process;
• understand the roles and responsibilities of clients, system users, management and developers in a development project;
• apply, in a practical setting, aspects of the theoretical work covered in their course;
• develop an IT application using a prescribed methodology, conducting all activities associated with the development methodology;
• work with clients or client representatives, communicating effectively with them to meet their requirements;
• operate effectively as a member of a development team.

Unit Schedule

*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.

Teaching Approach

Assessment Summary

In-semester assessment: 100%

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Policy

Assessment Tasks

Participation

• Assessment task 1

  Title:

  Practical Assessment - Project

  Description:

  A range of system development deliverables related to the project, details to be negotiated in the early stages of the development process.
  
  Detailed information about assessment, deliverables and due dates will be provided at each campus.

  Weighting:

  75%

  Criteria for assessment:

  How well the project meets the client's system requirements, and how well the team manages their project.

  The supervisor will monitor contributions by individual team members.  An individual team member’s final mark for the 'Project Deliverables' can vary based on their individual contribution across the semester.  This variation can be plus/minus up to 100% of the group mark for the 'Project Deliverables'.  

  Detailed information about criteria for assessment for each of the project deliverables will be provided for each campus specific offering.  

  Due date:

  Varied throughout the semester. Please refer to campus specific information on unit website. Dates to be negotiated with Project Director.

• Assessment task 2

  Title:

  Reflective Diary

  Description:

  The Reflective Diary gives students the opportunity to reflect upon, analyse, and learn from their experiences, and constructively review their practices, with a view to improving future practice.

  Weighting:

  12.5%

  Criteria for assessment:

  Reflection of learning experience, includes description, evaluation, analysis of the learning experiences, together with an action plan, and reporting back of previous action plans.

  Due date:

  Varied across campuses

• Assessment task 3

  Title:

  Peer Assessment

  Description:

  Assessment of self and team members across a range of criteria.

  Weighting:

  12.5%

  Criteria for assessment:

  A rating ranging from Unsatisfactory to Exceeds Expectations across a range of criteria.

  Due date:

  3 times during the semester - actual dates vary across campuses.

Learning resources

Reading list

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.

Feedback to you

• Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
• Graded assignments with comments
• Interviews

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

Assignment submission

Online submission

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.

Required Resources

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 website for 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.

Recommended Resources

Please review the unit website regularly for a list of resources.

Other Information

Policies

Graduate Attributes Policy

Student Charter

Student services

Monash University Library

Disability Liaison Unit