FIT4448 is a unit introduced for administrative purposes to create flexible enrolment for the Honours Thesis which is a core unit of the BSE Honours degree in the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) for 2011. This unit will have an enrolled value of 6CP and 18CP achievable. Achievable credit points will be allocated due to successful completion of FIT4441/FIT4442/FIT4448.

24/7/20: Reason for change added on behalf of CE. Assessment update for implementation S2, 2020. Interim Presentation (0%) does not meet Monash policy on hurdles. Tying the presentation into the Lit Review (10%). Discussed with DDE and ADLT.

25/03/2020: Admin - updating the thesis component word limit and presentation information in assessment on behalf of the CE.

28/01/2020: Admin - change to synopsis updating the courses the unit is applicable to.

3/02/2015 - Updates to description and prerequisites (addition of BICAH), moved section of text from Assessment to Synopsis, wording edit to learning outcomes to make it clear that the outcomes relate to the thesis, not the individual units that make up the thesis.

27/01/2015 - Objectives changed to learning outcomes for AQF compliance and Semester 1, 2015 implementation.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

This research unit is a compulsory unit for all FIT Honours degrees. The unit builds on the knowledge gained in FIT4005 Research methods and provides students with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge of a selected area in IT and develop research skills needed to undertake a higher degree.

On completion of the Honours thesis units, students will be able to:

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This unit is a research unit and a requirement for the FIT Honours degrees. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of Honours project types can be offered to students. Some project components are of a practical nature and may involve some software development and/or experimentation, while other components are of a more theoretical nature.

This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Honours thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology.

Two exit points exist for the Honours thesis, FIT4444 (24 pts) and FIT4448 (18 pts).

The 24 credit point exit point is applicable to:

• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
• Bachelor of Computer Science Advanced (Honours)
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Honours)

The 18 credit point exit point is applicable to:

Honours stream in the Bachelor of Software Engineering.

At the completion of the requirements for the thesis the following components of assessment will be completed:

Research Proposal: 5%; Literature Review + Interim Presentation: 10%; Final Presentation: 5%; Thesis: 80%

Presentation: this will take the form of a 7-8 minute video. Thesis: the substantive thesis (including appendices) should normally be 9,000-18,000 words for 18 credit point theses and 12,000-24,000 words for 24 credit point theses.

These assessment tasks will be completed over the course of several units in the Honours program but the overall grade for the thesis will only be finalised on completion of either FIT4444 (24cpts) or FIT4448 (18cpts).

18 Achievable / 6 Enrolled

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. Students will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.

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Admission to the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours Stream).