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 CPE3300 Industrial Experience Project Part II 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 following the semester in which they completed FIT3016. 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 Network Computing. The Industrial Experience Project prepares students for entry into the workforce.

On the successful completion of this unit students should gain some practical experience on an IT project for an industrial client and should be able to:

Control system development through suitable project management tools. This will involve the identification of necessary tasks in the development, and the estimation of task duration and scheduling of these tasks.

Show managerial judgement over the development process.

Perform all technical tasks in a professional and competent manner.

Work effectively, ethically and co-operatively within a team environment.

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:

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.

Presentations - Final project presentations are 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%

• Construction Review 1, 10%

• Construction Review 2, 10%

• Test Strategy Document, 10%

• UAT, 10%

• Final System, 30%

• Final System Document, 5%

• Monash WEB, 5%

Standard Monash lecture theatre

An industrial experience laboratory is provided by the Peninsula School of Information Technology for students to develop project deliverables, load and test systems, participate in reviews and hold meetings.

• 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 School of Network Computing 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

FIT3016