This is the first of 2 core industry experience units for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems. Amalgamating all IE units

During the last year of study students seek an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have gained in their degree towards the development of a real-world information system. This unit focuses on :(i) the professional relationship with the client, especially as it develops throughout the project (ii) team and project management (iii) feasibility study, analysis and design, development, testing, and delivery phases of the SDLC, (iv) presentation of work, and production of professional standard documentation. Students continue to learn new material in their final year, and while this unit is principally a focus for a synergetic experience, bringing together material and skills from many units, it also provides an environment in which new knowledge can be acquired.

This unit is a compulsory third year unit of study in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

This unit builds on knowledge and understanding developed in core units throughout first and second level studies. Students will:

1. understand all stages of the process of developing an information system;
2. understand the roles and responsibilities of clients, system users and developers in a systems development project;
3. understand how information systems are developed;

This subject aims to develop in students:

4. the capacity to apply, in a practical setting, the theoretical work covered in their course.
5. the ability to develop a significant computing application, from the analysis and design stages, through coding and implementation to evaluation.

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

6. work with clients and communicate effectively with them
7. define a problem, and gather data, facts, opinions and information needed to analyse and solve it
8. outline and evaluate alternative solutions to a system development problem
9. perform a feasibility study that includes estimates of costs, time requirements, a schedule for the development, and the benefits expected from the system
10. identify hardware and software requirements for a system
11. document a system design using tools which include system flow charts and data flow diagrams
12. implement a system, including testing and debugging
13. evaluate a system, identifying any weakness or possible enhancements

This subject aims to develop in students:

14. the ability to operate effectively as a member of a development team.

In their final year of study, students are given the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained, in the development of an information system for a real world client. Students work in groups and will:

To be advised

• on-campus, off campus (only at Gippsland)
• industry placement as determined and approved by the unit coordinator

A combination of the following can be used:

• Lectures/Seminars
• Studio groups or group meetings
• Meetings
• Presentations

All learning objectives for the unit are addressed in the context of the team project work.

Assignments and other assessment modes: 100%

Assessment is entirely based on the practical work and the amount of collaborative effort within the team. The assignments and assessment will be determined by the lecturer and or supervisor for this unit and will be based on the project requirements.

With respective to the objectives stated above, this unit assesses:

• Objective 1: planning,analysis and project management aspects of systems development
• Objectives 2 to 4
• Objective 5 (mainly on the analysis aspects)
• Objectives 6 to 10

6 enrolled credit points and zero achievable credit points. Upon satisfactory completion of the second half of the project (FIT3132), students will be credited with 12 points towards their degree.

Students are expected to spend 12 hours per week on their project. The unit requires two consecutive semesters to complete.

Facilities to allow students to complete development of project systems

Nil

Delivery of the unit will be coordinated between the four locations by the chief examiner

Other resource requirements specific to each project are provided by the client.

FIT Undergraduate Common Core Units (FIT1001 + FIT1002 + FIT1003 + FIT1004 + FIT1005 + FIT2001 + FIT2002) and any 3 FIT 2nd year units.