Overview

To provide an opportunity for students to develop analytical, research and report-writing skills while exploring a topic in depth.

Requisites

Prerequisites
ICT80014 Minor Thesis

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 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
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

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
  • Summarize and present, in oral and written forms, 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
23.00 12 weeks 276
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
ReportIndividual 100% 1,2,3 

Content

Students will work on an approved project under staff supervision. Projects will require a literature survey and a theoretical or experimental investigation. A preliminary proposal of the project to be undertaken must be submitted for approval by the Program Manager and it is expected that topics will be related to the current research interests of staff.

There will be a requirement for formal monthly reporting by the candidates, both oral and written throughout the project. Failure to meet satisfactory standards of progress may preclude final submission for the Masters degree. Students will present their research results to staff and students in a school seminar or equivalent. The thesis will be examined by at least two examiners.

Study resources

Reading materials

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