Throughout their degree students study a number of subjects which provide them with skills and theoretical knowledge in a variety of areas. This unit requires students to draw upon many of these previously attained skill areas.

Students will have the opportunity to experience working in a small project team of approximately four students and, under the direction of a supervisor, develop a distributed information system or network solution in response to a client's requirements. During the project lifecycle students will plan, monitor and control the course of the project throughout all the phases, including implementation. This will require students to use the skills gained during their course, such as, written and oral communication, research, critical thought and analysis, problem solving and teamwork.

Each team is expected to follow well-defined guidelines in regard to ethical work practices, project management and quality assurance techniques with defined roles for each team member.

This unit was previously called CPE3200 Industrial Experience Project Part I and was in the Bachelor of Network Computing. The unit has been changed to fit in the with faculty requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

This is a core unit of the Net-centric, Internet Systems and Security majors for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

Students must complete this unit in the semester immediately proceeding the semester in which they enrol for FIT3017. Both FIT3016 and FIT3017 must be completed on the same industry project (with the same client) and run across 2 consecutive semesters.

Industry relevance is considered a key objective of the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems . The Industrial Experience Project prepares students for entry into the workforce.

ASCED Discipline Group Classification: 020103 Programming.

Students will have the opportunity to experience working in a small project team of approximately four students and, under the direction of a supervisor, develop a distributed information system or network solution in response to a client's requirements. During the project lifecycle students will plan, monitor and control the course of the project throughout all the phases, including implementation. This will require students to use the skills gained during their course, such as, written and oral communication, research, critical thought and analysis, problem solving and teamwork.

Each team is expected to follow well-defined guidelines in regard to ethical work practices, project management and quality assurance techniques with defined roles for each team member.

On campus

This subject involves students working as part of a project team on an industry project. The teaching modes used throughout the semester include:

Lectures - To introduce students to the subject requirements two lectures are scheduled at the start of the semester.

Reviews - All major deliverables/milestones produced throughout the project are reviewed by a panel of industry and academic personnel.

Meetings - Weekly meetings are held with an allocated group supervisor and fortnightly (approx) meeting are held with the team's industry client.

Presentation - An initial project presentation is performed in front of peers and supervisors.

Students are taught through: the distribution of templates for all major project deliverables, weekly meetings with supervisors (who provide guidance on the content of deliverables, project management and development techniques), regular reviews by industry experts and academic staff of all major deliverables and system components.

• Project Management, 20%

• Presentation, 10%

• Project Plan Document, 10%

• Analysis Document, 30%

• Design Prototype, 30%

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Basic software requirements are provided by the Peninsula School of Information Technology from current resources. Specialist software for individual projects is provided by the project client.

Several copies of the recommended reading texts should be held in the library.

Faculty of Information Technology

Students commencing this unit will be required to have completed 36 points of 1st year computing units, 12 points of 2nd year computing units, including FIT2002 IT Project Management or CPE2006 Project Management.