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Reuben Kirkham

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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

FIT5128 Masters thesis final (19 Jul 2013, 12:58pm) []

Reasons for Introduction

Reasons for Introduction (02 Nov 2012, 3:13pm)

FIT5128 is a unit introduced for administrative purposes to create flexible enrolment for the Masters Thesis which is a unit of the Masters degrees in the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) for 2014. This unit will have an enrolled value of 6CP and 18CP achievable. Achievable credit points will be allocated given successful completion of FIT5126/FIT5127/FIT5128.

Reasons for Change (22 Sep 2020, 3:15pm)

17/7/13 Amending location of offering. Effective Semester 1 2015.

9/8/13 - Objectives have been amended by CE to comply with AQF requirements, for 2015 offering.

15/12/2013 - Amended pre-requisites to include: Students must have successfully completed 24 points of level five non-foundation units and have achieved an overall average of at least 70% across all non-foundation units. Foundation units are FIT5123, FIT5130, FIT5131, FIT5132, FIT5134 and FIT5135. Also, added off-campus offering. Changes effective from S1, 2014

21/10/2014 - Amended prerequisite requirements by adding 2015, FIT9xxx version of 2014, FIT5xxx foundation units. Approved at GPC 4/14 (Item 6.2).

2/2/2015 - Amended assessment changed so that the weightings are the same as Honours and Masters Minor Thesis. Objectives changed to learning outcomes for AQF compliance and Semester 1, 2015 implementation.

12/10/15 - Amended prerequisite and corequisite requirements to simplify. This change is effective for all students from Semester 1, 2016.

12/06/2017: Admin - updating location of offering to reflect actual campus offerings at the ADE's request.

12/07/2017: Admin - update CE.

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

25/03/2020: Admin - remove old word limit.

19/06/2020: Assignment changes and inclusion of teaching (to reflect fact that Research Methods is a general module not focused on project students).

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 (15%). Discussed with DDE and ADLT.

22/09/2020 - Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

Role, Relationship and Relevance of Unit (02 Nov 2012, 3:14pm)

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

Objectives

Objectives (02 Feb 2015, 2:35pm)

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  • design a rigorous Masters level research project and develop project proposal;
  • critically review research literature, research design and reported findings;
  • evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs, projects and disciplines;
  • conduct ethical research;
  • communicate research findings in written and oral form in research and industry settings.
  • Unit Content

    ASCED Discipline Group Classification (02 Nov 2012, 3:15pm)

    029999

    Synopsis (02 Nov 2012, 3:15pm)

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

    Teaching Methods

    Mode (19 Jul 2013, 12:59pm)

    On-campus and off-campus

    Special teaching arrangements (22 Sep 2020, 3:16pm)

    Research activities

    Assessment

    Assessment Summary (22 Sep 2020, 4:17pm)

    This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Masters Thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology.

    The exit point is FIT5128 (18cpts). At the completion of the requirements for the thesis the following components of assessment will be completed:

    In-semester: 100%

    1. Research Proposal - 5% - ULO: 1, 3, 4, 5
    2. Literature Review and Interim Presentation - 10% - ULO: 2, 5
    3. Final Presentation - 5% - ULO: 5
    4. Thesis - 80% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    Workloads

    Credit Points (02 Nov 2012, 3:17pm)

    18 Achievable / 6 Enrolled

    Workload Requirements (22 Jan 2014, 09:59am)

    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.

    Additional/Special Timetabling Requirements (19 Jun 2020, 10:58am)

    The seminar/workshop program is in common with the Honours Students and FIT5210 students and needs to be timetabled a single 2-hour slot for all these students.

    Resource Requirements

    Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (02 Nov 2012, 3:17pm)

    FIT

    Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Units (12 Oct 2015, 12:25pm)

    FIT5126

    Corequisites (12 Oct 2015, 12:26pm)

    FIT5127

    Research Interest (02 Nov 2012, 3:18pm)

    This unit focus on developing basic research understanding and skills

    Proposed year of Introduction (for new units) (19 Jul 2013, 12:59pm)

    Semester 1, 2015

    Location of Offering (12 Jun 2017, 12:42pm)

    Caulfield, Malaysia

    Faculty Information

    Proposer

    Jared Mansfield

    Approvals

    School: 27 Jul 2020 (Emma Nash)
    Faculty Education Committee: 27 Jul 2020 (Emma Nash)
    Faculty Board: 27 Jul 2020 (Emma Nash)
    ADT:
    Faculty Manager:
    Dean's Advisory Council:
    Other:

    Version History

    31 Oct 2012 Jared Mansfield Initial Draft
    02 Nov 2012 Kevin Korb modified UnitName; modified UnitName; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RIntro; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RoleRelationshipRelevance; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitContent/ASCED; modified UnitContent/Synopsis; modified Teaching/Mode; modified Assessment/Summary; modified Workload/CreditPoints; modified Workload/ContactHours; modified ResourceReqs/SchoolReqs; modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits; modified Corequisites; modified Research; modified DateOfIntroduction; modified LocationOfOffering; modified FacultyInformation/FIContact
    02 Nov 2012 Kevin Korb
    17 Jul 2013 Trudi Robinson Amended location of offering approved at GPC 3/13, 6/6/13.
    18 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta modified UnitObjectives/ObjText; modified UnitObjectives/ObjCognitive; modified UnitObjectives/ObjAffective; modified UnitObjectives/ObjPsychomotor; modified UnitObjectives/ObjSocial - Deleted Obselete fields under Objectives.
    19 Jul 2013 Trudi Robinson Modified UnitName to confirm to Monash formatting convention; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange from 2014 to 2015; added Off-campus Teaching/Mode ; modified DateOfIntroduction from 2014 to 2015 as approved at GPC 3/13.
    23 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    23 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    23 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at FEC 3/13 for 2015 offering. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    09 Aug 2013 Kevin Korb modified UnitObjectives/Objectives
    11 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta Added reasons for change on behalf of CE.
    11 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    11 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    11 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - GPC 4/13 granted in-principle approval for amendment to objectives to comply with AQF requirements. GPC Executive approval obtained on 5/9/13. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    15 Dec 2013 Trudi Robinson modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits; modified LocationOfOffering; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    22 Jan 2014 Damien Moore modified Workload/ContactHours (bulk upload from CUPID extract)
    22 Jan 2014 Geraldine DCosta modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange - Added semester of implementation on behalf of APS Manager.
    22 Jan 2014 Geraldine DCosta FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    22 Jan 2014 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    22 Jan 2014 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - GPC Executive approval and ADE approval obtained for change to pre-requisites and location of offering. Administrative amendment to Workload/Contact Hours carried out to align with Handbook. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    21 Oct 2014 Trudi Robinson Updated prerequisites. Added FIT9xxx versions of foundation units for post-2014 intake.
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - Administrative amendment approved at GPC 4-2014- Item 6.2. For noting at GPC and FEC 5-2014.
    02 Feb 2015 David Albrecht modified Assessment/Summary; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    02 Feb 2015 David Albrecht modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    24 Feb 2015 Jeanette Niehus FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    24 Feb 2015 Jeanette Niehus FEC Approval
    24 Feb 2015 Jeanette Niehus FacultyBoard Approval - GPC approved minor amendments 19/02/2015
    12 Oct 2015 Trudi Robinson Amended prerequisite and corequisite requirements to simplify. This change is effective for all students from Semester 1, 2016.
    20 Oct 2015 Jeanette Niehus FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    20 Oct 2015 Jeanette Niehus FEC Approval
    20 Oct 2015 Jeanette Niehus FacultyBoard Approval - UGPC executive approval given 20/10/2015
    03 May 2016 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified Chief Examiner
    12 Jun 2017 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified LocationOfOffering
    12 Jul 2017 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified Chief Examiner; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    13 Jan 2020 Emma Nash ; modified Chief Examiner; modified FacultyInformation/FIContact
    25 Mar 2020 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Assessment/Summary
    25 Mar 2020 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified Assessment/Summary; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    18 Jun 2020 Emma Nash FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    18 Jun 2020 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    18 Jun 2020 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at GPC email meeting 3/20.
    19 Jun 2020 Reuben Kirkham modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Teaching/SpecialArrangements; modified Assessment/Summary; modified Workload/SpecialRequirements
    03 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    03 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    03 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at FEC 3/20
    24 Jul 2020 Emma Nash ; modified Chief Examiner; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Assessment/Summary
    27 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    27 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FIT5128 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    27 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    27 Jul 2020 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Executive approval provided by DDE and ADLT 24/7/20
    22 Sep 2020 Joshua Daniel modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Teaching/SpecialArrangements; modified Assessment/Summary
    22 Sep 2020 Joshua Daniel modified Assessment/Summary; modified Assessment/Summary

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