ICT Innovation Project

Overview

This unit of study is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to innovate a solution to an industry-driven challenge. Having an overall focus on innovation and security in ICT, you will be focusing on the research and development stages of the semester-long project. You will be able to select a project from a range of industry-oriented projects aligned to your chosen ICT major. An academic 'facilitator' will guide your learning towards achieving these outcomes.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Apply a systematic approach to ICT innovation
2. Apply comprehensive knowledge of techniques, privacy, and ethics to cybersecurity challenges
3. Find, organise, and make decisions on a range of topics related to ICT innovation
4. Use technology to develop and present innovation solutions
5. Demonstrate reflective practice, and use self and peer evaluation
6. Communicate within teams and stakeholders using appropriate verbal, written and technological approaches

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Secured applications on ICT systems
• Computational cyber security for new challenges
• Advanced software security and testing
• Security analytics and intelligence
• ICT ethics and privacy
• Teamwork and professional communications
• Project development and management
  
  
• Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
• Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
• Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
• Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
• Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
• Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy