This unit is a duplicate unit of FIT5126. The ITIxxxx units have been created for the Monash Indonesia offering of the Master of Data Science due to the different teaching mode.

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

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

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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.

On-campus

There will be six seminars/workshops of 2 hours length across the two semesters (three each semester) which will cover scientific communication.

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

The exit point is ITI5128 (18cpts). At the completion of the requirements for the thesis the following components of assessment will be completed:

Literature Review + Interim Presentation: 15%; Final Presentation: 5%; Thesis: 80%:

The Literature Review is due on Friday end of Week 8 at 3pm in the student's first semester. The Interim Presentation is a short (less than 3min) video presentation followed by online discussion. The video will be due Friday, end of Week 12 at 3pm in the student's first semester.

The Final Thesis is due on Friday end of Week 12 at 3pm, in the students second semester.

The Final Presentation will take the form of a public poster session in Week 14 in the students second semester.

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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.

Admission to an FIT Masters program.

Students must have successfully completed 24 points of level five non-foundation units and have achieved an overall average of at least 75% across all non-foundation units. Foundation units are ITI9131, ITI9132, ITI9136 and ITI9137.