Course Coordinator:Anthony Bedford (abedford@usc.edu.au) School:School of Science, Technology and Engineering
UniSC Sunshine CoastUniSC Moreton Bay |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Online |
Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus. |
Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This course provides an opportunity for you to work in a team to develop an ICT artefact for an organisation. It involves completion of a set of work activities under the guidance and supervision of an academic supervisor at the University of the Sunshine Coast and an industry supervisor from the partner organisation. You should apply knowledge and skills gained throughout your university studies and develop a practical understanding of the industry and/or profession.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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Tutorial/Workshop 1 – In class workshop to collaborate on group projects and report back on progress | 3hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
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Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Interactive zoom workshop to collaborate on group projects and report back on progress | 3hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
In this course, different projects are assigned to groups. The projects will determine topics under study.
For students undertaking the internship, topics will be determined by that internship.
300 Level (Graduate)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
1 | Successfully apply theoretical knowledge to practical situations. |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
2 | Critically and systematically evaluate ICT professional issues relevant to an organisation and its work. |
Creative and critical thinker Engaged |
3 | Reflect on and learn from professional experience demonstrating personal and professional responsibility for own learning and work outcomes evidenced by self-evaluation of performance and development of improvement strategies. |
Empowered Engaged |
4 | Work proactively individually and in teams to design, coordinate and implement a project or successfully complete work activities. |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered Engaged |
5 | Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills in project management, Problem solving, and presentation. |
Empowered Engaged |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
ENG302 and Students to have completed 144 units
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You should be at the end of your second year or in your third year of your degree to have the necessary skills to undertake an ICT project.
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Formative feedback will be given on workshop or internship activities during the semester including weekly reflective diary entries and oral presentation skills. Formative feedback will also be provided after week 5 project proposal (approved by the client and marked by the course coordinator).
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Journal | Individual | 25% | 100 to 500 words each weekly entry |
Throughout teaching period (refer to Format) | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 2 | Written Piece | Group | 25% | 750 to 1,000 words (+/-10%) |
Week 5 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 3 | Oral and Written Piece | Group | 50% | 10 to 15 minutes presentation and2,000 to 2,500 words (+or -10%) words max |
Week 12 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All - Assessment Task 1:Weekly reflective E-log journal | |||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To reflect on your ICT industry project, comparing theory to practice and measuring your own progress towards listed objectives. |
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Product: | Journal | ||||||||||||||||||
Format: | This is an individual assessment. Each weekly reflective E-log journal entry should indicate the major task/s on which you have worked on during the current week and comment on your view of your progress towards your objectives at the current time. If you are facing a particular challenge or problem it would be pertinent to make that the focus of your journal entry. |
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All - Assessment Task 2:Project proposal | |||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To develop a proposal on your project that is structured to allow for the successful achievement of both your goals and those of the industry organisation within the available hours of the project. |
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Product: | Written Piece | ||||||||||||||||||
Format: | This is a group assessment. You will work to complete the project that is described in a project proposal. You will submit a written proposal in report format outlining the responsibilities, expectations and evaluation mechanisms associated with your project. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving |
All - Assessment Task 3:Project Presentation and deliverables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To present on an actual project experience and product with discussion of outcomes and differences between theory and practice. |
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Product: | Oral and Written Piece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format: | Oral presentation in conjunction with a project report. Your project deliverables, that were outlined in your Project Proposal, form the written portion of the submission assessed for quality, appropriateness and completeness with relation to the discipline. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Applying technologies |
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
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Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
1. The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
2. The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
3. You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty
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