This is a one-semester, 12 point unit, which is designed to provide industry experience for students enrolled in the Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS) and the Master of Information Technology (MIT) coursework degrees. For some years, there has been mounting student demand for such a unit. FIT5098 is only available to students after completion of at least two semesters of coursework studies, under special conditions.

Modified ASCED code to suit both MBIS and MIT cohorts. Change to be implemented from Sem 1,2011.

Modified Workload/SpecialRequirements to match FIT3015. Seminars for FIT3015 and FIT5098 will run together. Changes are for Sem 1,2011 implementation.

07/12/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

FIT5098 is a 'capstone' unit for students in the MBIS and MIT coursework degrees. It provides students with an opportunity to integrate and apply their prior learning to an industry project, enhancing their future employability. The unit allows students to experience a real project with all the unpredictable factors associated with groupwork, clients, and project management, but in a monitored environment with supervisor support. It is a valuable transition to professional work in the IT industry.

In FIT5098, students work in teams to develop a real-world information system. Particular emphases are: the development of a professional relationship with the client; team and project management; working through the feasibility study, analysis, design, development, testing, and delivery phases of the system development lifecycle; the production of a working system with professional standard documentation; and enhancing communication and presentation skills. The unit provides both a synergic experience (bringing together knowledge and skills from prior units) and an environment in which new knowledge and skills are acquired.

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:

• understand all stages of the process of developing an information system;
• understand the roles and responsibilities of clients, system users and developers in a systems development project;
• understand how information systems are developed;
• apply, in a practical setting, the theoretical work covered in their course;
• develop a significant computing application, from the analysis and design stages, through coding and implementation to evaluation;
• work with clients and communicate effectively with them;
• define a problem, and gather data, facts, opinions and information needed to analyse and solve it;
• outline and evaluate alternative solutions to a system development problem;
• perform a feasibility study that includes estimates of costs, time requirements, a schedule for the development, and the benefits expected from the system;
• identify hardware and software requirements for a system;
• document a system design using tools such as system flow charts, data flow diagrams and UML diagrams;
• implement a system, including testing and debugging;
• evaluate a system, identifying any weakness or possible enhancements; and
• operate effectively as a member of a development team.

029900 Other Information Technology

In their final stage 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:

Nil.

This unit builds on prior knowledge acquired from earlier units. Required reading will vary with the project, and the role that the student takes within the project team.

On-campus

In-semester assessment: 100%

12

1 hr seminar/wk, 2 x 3 hrs laboratories/wk or as determined by supervisor

Seminar to be timetabled with FIT3015 when available in the same semester and on the same campus.

2 X 3 hr laboratories on separate days should be booked in studios if they are available on the campus. Ideally 20 students per studio group - maximum of 25 students per studio group.

FIT

Not applicable

Entry to FIT5098 is competitive and requires a distinction average in 48 points of MBIS or MIT study. Final selection is by interview.