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Unit Outline: ITEC810

Semester 1, 2012

Students should read this unit outline carefully at the start of semester. It contains important information about the unit. If anything in it is unclear, please consult the convenor of the unit.

Unit Description

Depending upon a candidate's specialist stream, interests and employment circumstances, this unit may comprise literature research, a case study, a software project development, a project sponsored by the candidate's employer, or an industry internship. Candidates are expected to demonstrate initiative and independence in researching, executing and documenting a more involved ICT project. As a requirement of this unit students must participate in an Ethics Workshop and satisfy the related assessment requirements.

Teaching Staff

All emails related to the ITEC project unit should be sent to Robert.Dale@mq.edu.au and must include your full name and your student ID number.

Classes

See the Class Schedule page for details of class scheduling for this unit. Note that the first class is held on the Friday of Week 2, but your first assignment is also due on that day, and you are expected to report on progress towards this assignment at the end of Week 1.

There are no separate practicals and tutorials for this unit; all class sessions are interactive.

Required and Recommended Texts

There are no required textbooks for this unit. You will be responsible for identifying appropriate reading and background materials for your specific project, with the assistance of your supervisor.

Unit Material

All relevant materials for the unit can be found at the class website.

Technology Used and Required

You will need daily access to the Internet via any web browser of your choice. You will be expected to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint to a high level of proficiency. You may use other document processing and presentation software by arrangement with the convenor. It is assumed that you have access to a printer driver or other piece of software that can produce PDF files from Word files. You may also find it beneficial to use Microsoft Project, or any other project planning tool you are familiar with.

Expected Learning Outcomes

See the Outcomes page for a detailed description of the learning outcomes you should have achieved on completion of this unit.

Graduate Capabilities Developed

See the Outcomes page for a detailed description of the graduate capabilities to which this unit contributes.

Assessment Tasks

See the assessment page for a summary of the assessment tasks students must undertake to demonstrate their learning. To complete the unit satisfactorily, the student must achieve a pass mark in the unit overall, and must achieve a pass mark on their final report.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit is taught via highly interactive lectures, and through the student's own project work. A subset of the students taking the unit will make a presentation to the rest of the class each week. Participation in discussion both in class and via the class iLearn website is expected, and contributes towards the overall assessment for the unit.

You should:

• attend lectures in the weeks when lectures are scheduled;
• monitor the class iLearn website at least once a day for updates;
• maintain steady progress on assignments and your own specific project throughout the semester.

The slides used in class each week will generally be uploaded to the iLearn website after the class has finished, but these are intended as an outline of the lecture material only and are not a substitute for your attendance in class and any notes you may take yourself.

Topic List

See the Class Schedule page for details of the topics covered in this unit.

Relationship Between Assessment and Learning Outcomes

See the Assessment page for a detailed description of how the assessment in this unit relates to the intended learning outcomes.

All assignments should be submitted via the class iLearn website by the time specified in the assignment description.

All work submitted should be readable and well presented.

No late submissions will be accepted. If you cannot submit on time because of illness or other circumstances, please contact the lecturer before the due date.

Holistic Standards

The following table aims to provide you with an understanding of the grading system used in ITEC810. See the individual assessment specifications to see how these standards are applied to specific assignments.

Examinations

There are no examinations associated with this unit.

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty

Please refer to the Department of Computing's Plagiarism Policy for an explanation of what plagiarism is, advice on avoiding it, and the penalties in place if you are found to have submitted plagiarised work.

Special Consideration Policy

Special Consideration is intended for any student who is prevented by serious and unavoidable disruption from completing any unit requirements in accordance with their ability. If you find yourself in such a situation, you should follow the procedure implementing the policy available here. The form required is available here.

Student Support Services

Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services. Details of these services can accessed at http://www.student.mq.edu.au.

Changes made in comparison to previous offerings.

Note that the ITEC808, ITEC809 and ITEC811 project units, which in previous years have shared classes with this unit, no longer exist.