Students on placement work full time in a defined, graduate level research and development role during a 22-week placement period at established partners of the Faculty of Information Technology research based learning program including major global companies, and leading Australian Research and Development institutions. The students on placement are able to apply the knowledge and research skills developed in their academic units, develop their communication, time management and teamwork skills, experience a professional research and development environment and obtain feedback from experienced supervisors on their performance.
Students will be supervised by an external placement supervisor with a Monash supervisor visiting twice in the placement to ensure that the placement is running smoothly. There will be both a mid- and end-placement evaluation based on written reports and oral presentations.
Students on placement are deployed full-time for 22 weeks with research partners of the Faculty in a graduate-level research and development role within the company.
See also Unit timetable information
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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 the Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU) survey. 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, see:
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| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken during 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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| Mid-placement evaluation | 20% | Due at the mid-placement meeting, September/October, 2015. |
| Organisation and Preparation for Visits | 5% | Assessed at time of visit. |
| End-placement Evaluation | 30% | To be completed prior to end-placement visit (November, 2015) and submitted with final report at the time of the final presentation, 30 November - 4 December, 2015. |
| Placement documentation | 25% | Due at the time of the final presentation, 30 November - 4 December, 2015. |
| Oral Presentation | 20% | 30 November - 4 December, 2015. |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Assessment is based on the supervisors assessment in the mid-placement evaluation form. Criteria include:
Demonstrate effective communication in a professional research enviornment.
Demonstrate effective organisation and planning skills.
Participate as an interested, active member of a possibly multi-disciplinary research team.
Ability to communicate research findings orally and in writing.
Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills.
Demonstrate team work and initiative.
Demonstrate effective communication in a professional research enviornment.
Demonstrate effective organisation skills in arranging meeting.
Participate as an interested, active member of a possibly multi-disciplinary research team.
Assessment is based on the supervisors assessment in the end-placement evaluation form. Criteria include:
Demonstrate effective communication in a professional research enviornment.
Demonstrate effective organisation and planning skills.
Participate as an interested, active member of a possibly multi-disciplinary research team.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate research findings orally and in writing.
Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills.
Demonstrate effective written communication.
Participate as an interested, active member of a possibly multi-disciplinary research team.
Demonstrate the ability to design, organise and conduct research.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate research findings in writing.
Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills.
Demonstrate the ability to design, organise and conduct research.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate research findings orally and in writing.
Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse and assess information technology literature.
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.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
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 electronic submission). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
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
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