This is a 6 point project for students wishing to take the Diploma of Computing, an exit award from the Bachelor of Computing. It is not available to students enrolled in other IT awards.

This subject aims to develop in students:

1. the capacity to apply in a practical setting the theoretical work covered in the course
2. the ability to develop a significant computing application, from the analysis and design stages, through coding and implementation to evaluation
3. the abilities and attitudes required to operate effectively as a member of a development team.
4. skills and knowledge to work with clients and communicate effectively with them
5. the ability to define a problem, and gather data, facts, opinions and information needed to analyse and solve it
6. skills in outlining and evaluating alternative solutions to a system development problem
7. knowledge and skill to perform a feasibility study that includes estimates of costs, time requirements, a schedule for the development, and the benefits expected from the system
8. ability to identify hardware and software requirements for a system
9. skill in documenting a system design using industry standard documentation tools and procedures
10. knowledge, understanding and skill to implement a system, including testing and debugging
11. knowledge and skill in evaluating a system, identifying any weakness or possible enhancements

Distance Learning

Students work individually or in small project groups (up to 3 people) (objective 3) on a system development project for a client who may be either internal or external to Monash. Each project is supervised by an academic staff member (objectives 1-4).

In general projects involve all aspects of the system development life cycle, and are scoped to ensure that they are achievable in one semester. Project management aspects of system development are stressed. The requirements of the subject are fulfilled by the student or team producing an identified set of deliverables, usually a project proposal, project plan, a system specification, user documentation and software. The student or team must perform software management activities to ensure that the project is delivered on time.(objectives 1,2, 5-11)

Students are required to maintain a development log with a full record of all their project related activities. In team projects, each member of the team must demonstrate a significant contribution to the team effort, a sense of responsibility for the project outcome and skills for interaction with the client.

Practical work (project reports, documents and other project deliverables, two presentations and the project supervisor's report: 100%

Prescribed texts

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The assessment documentation and practical activities assess objectives 1 - 11.

Prescribed texts

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6 credit points

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Lecturer x 0.2 to coordinate projects over semesters 1 and 2

• 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:

This existing unit has library requirements already defined and approved.

Gippsland School of Computing & IT 100%

Completion of all second year core units