Overview

To provide a flexible program of study which allows the student to undertake a special project. This would require research into a topic that is relevant to the course but alternative to the prescribed units in Stage 2.

Requisites

Prerequisites
ICT80007 Research Paper

Rule

Students must have the approval of their Course Director and have a topic and a supervisor

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Review the literature and critically evaluating the state-of-the-art of selected Information technology research topics
  • Conduct independent research into a given topic in Information Technology
  • Prepare a research report summarising the aims, procedures, results and conclusions of independent research into a given topic in Information Technology

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other
2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
10.50 12 weeks 126
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Research PieceIndividual 100 - 0% 1,2,3 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more

Content

Students will prepare an approximately 5,000-word article or research report on a topic chosen in consultation with supervising staff. This will generally take the form of a comprehensive literature review of a topic of contemporary interest.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.