ICT Project B

Overview

This is a project-based unit in which students work individually, or in teams if the project is a large industry project, to provide students with the skills to generate an ICT solution to solve one or more industry challenges specifically designed and oriented towards ICT and cyber security. Having an overall focus on ICT innovation, students will be focusing on the research and development stages of the year-long project, continuing on from the work they completed in the ICT30017 ICT Project A unit. Teams of students will have a staff member as a ‘facilitator’ to guide their learning whilst working on their projects.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Analyse, recommend and create solutions as appropriate for a real-world problem in an organisation while demonstrating professional ethical behaviours to deal with issues such as privacy, conflict of interests and security
2. Develop change management strategies with consideration of ethical, social and economic sustainability implications
3. Design and apply structured approaches to the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of ICT and Cyber security projects, integrating requirements, system design and development, risk management, quality assurance, and change management
4. Create project and handover strategies that align with ethical standards and meet information security requirements
5. Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviours through effective leadership, teamwork and communication skills with all project stakeholders

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) complete the project to an acceptable standard. A rubric will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard. The rubric is available on Canvas.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii), will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

• Effective teamwork and communication skills
• System Quality Management
• Change Management
• Project Delivery and Handover
• Pitching and Presentation
• Ethical Behaviours and Strategies
• Technical Skills relevant to student's major