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.
Caulfield: 1.5 hr seminar/wk, 3 hrs laboratories/wk
Clayton: 1.5 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
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 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, workload commitments are:
For on-campus students at Gippsland campus, workload commitments are:
This may vary as determined by supervisor.
Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however, you should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
South Africa: This may vary as determined by supervisor.
Sunway: This may vary as determined by supervisor.
CPE3200, CPE3300, CSE3200, CSE3301, FIT2032, FIT3015, FIT3016, FIT3017, FIT3025, FIT3026, FIT3038, FIT3039, FIT3040, FIT3045, GCO3819, GCO3700, GCO3800, GCO3900, GCO3800A, IMS3000, IMS3501, IMS3502
FIT3047
The off-campus offering of FIT3048 is only available to BITS Gippsland DE students.
Chris Gonsalvez
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Janet Fraser
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Grace Rumantir
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Chris Gonsalvez
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Stephen Huxford
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Peter Tischer
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Shyh Wei Teng
Paula Murray
Simon Egerton
Greg Rolan
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Dora He
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David Grant
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| 1 | Each campus runs their version of the unit independently. Students will be advised of campus specific activities to be held each week. | Each campus runs their version of the unit independently. Students will be advised of campus specific delivery dates and deliverables. |
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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.
In-semester assessment: 100%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
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| Practical Assessment - Project | 75% | Varied throughout the semester. Please refer to campus specific information on unit website. Dates to be negotiated with Project Director. |
| Reflective Diary | 12.5% | Varied across campuses |
| Peer Assessment | 12.5% | 3 times during the semester - actual dates vary across campuses. |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
How well the project meets the client's system requirements, and how well the team manages their project.
The supervisor will monitor individual the contributions by indidvidual 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.
Reflection of learning experience, includes description, evaluation, analysis of the learning experiences, together with an action plan, and reporting back of previous action plans. |
A rating ranging from Unsatisfactory to Exceeds Expectations across a range of criteria.
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.
Monash Library Unit Reading List
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
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
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-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.
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.
Please review the unit website regularly for a list of resources.
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: www.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 http://www.monash.edu.au/students. For Sunway see http://www.monash.edu.my/Student-services, and for South Africa see http://www.monash.ac.za/current/.
The Monash University Library provides a range of services, resources and programs that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. At Sunway, visit the Library and Learning Commons at http://www.lib.monash.edu.my/. At South Africa visit http://www.lib.monash.ac.za/.