Digital Intensive
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
Higher Ed. Semester 2 | Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Or
Approval of course Director
And
75 Credit Points
Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
This unit is an immersive, small group research and development project that allows students’ expertise to be applied to the 'real world' requirements of an organisation. Students learn about research principles and apply research and design methodologies in the context of providing an innovative, client-facing digital business solution. Working with an academic advisor and an industry sponsor, students will define a business technology requirement for an organisation, and undertake a research and development activity that may range from strategic advice for the adoption and use of information technologies, to designing solutions for their application. Students present their work to the executive panel.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Apply critical analysis, design thinking and advanced knowledge of information technologies to meet digital business management requirements with practical applications in diverse contexts.
2. Draw on a multi-disciplinary knowledge, skills, and practice from various sources, including the student's independent professional experience to advance IT solutions for digital business.
3. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team.
4. Reflect on and take responsibility for learning and self-management processes and review and reflect on their own performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Block Mode:
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements.
Student workload:
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research.
To be successful, students should:
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
1. Assignment 1 (Individual) 20 - 30%
2. Assignment 2 (Group) 20 - 30%
3. Report and Presentation (Group) 40 - 60%
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis skills
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Research & design methodologies for digital intensive projects
• Planning, designing and delivering business solutions
• Communicating with stakeholders and meeting requirements of external clients
• Coaching management and leadership
• Planning, designing and delivering business solutions
• Communicating with stakeholders and meeting requirements of external clients
• Coaching management and leadership
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.