This unit is being established as part of the revised MAIT program to replace the level 9 unit GCO9800 as a one semester project. The redefinition of level 9 units as being only at level 1 or 2 does not reflect the fact that an undergraduate project is better represented as a level 3 offering. The unit will be core in the Graduate Diploma of Computing taught by off-campus learning, and in the MAIT.

In all respects including timing, objectives and content the unit is identical to the GCO9800 the unit it replaces. GCO9800 will be disestablished in one year's time.

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

This is a 6 point project unit taken over one semester, designed for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Computing and MAIT programs at Gippsland only.

At the completion of this unit students will have

• the capacity to apply in a practical setting the theoretical work covered in the course;
• the ability to develop a significant computing application, from the analysis and design stages, through coding and implementation to evaluation;
• the ability to define a problem, and gather data, facts, opinions and information needed to analyse and solve it
• skills in outlining and evaluating alternative solutions to a system development problem;
• 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;
• ability to identify hardware and software requirements for a system;
• skill in documenting a system design using industry standard documentation tools and procedures;
• knowledge, understanding and skill to implement a system, including testing and debugging
• knowledge and skill in evaluating a system, identifying any weakness or possible; enhancements;
• the abilities and attitudes required to operate effectively as a member of a development team;
• skills and knowledge to work with clients and communicate effectively with them.

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In general, students select a project that involves all aspects of the system development lifecycle; analysis and design, programming, testing and implementation of a solution. Project management aspects of system development are stressed, with the following deliverables required: proposal, definition, feasibility study, project plan, system specification, design report, implementation plan, user documentation, and operational software, to ensure that the project is delivered on time. The student must display a sense of responsibility for the project outcomes and skills for interaction with the client. Requirements include oral presentation(s) to the client and written reports.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

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

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FIT

Completion of all core units