Overview

This is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to apply a solution to an industry driven challenge. The project will have a substantial emphasis on technology application. Teams of students will have a staff member as a ‘facilitator’ whilst working on this project. Student teams will be allowed to select a project from a range of industry oriented application projects aligned to their chosen specialisation or course discipline.

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
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
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
15-March-2026
Census date
31-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
21-April-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Select and apply appropriate technologies and sources of information to provide cost-effective solutions to real-life problems in the context of a technologyapplication project
  • Appraise the technology challenges by independently performing ethical, scholarly and applied research
  • Select and apply proper research methods and practices to interpret and critically appraise data ethically acquired during technology application
  • Plan, design, develop, and present solutions for a real-life project in a team environment that demonstrates scholarship in a field relevant to technology application, with a strong emphasis on ethical considerations and cyber security
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between the knowledge studied in technical units and its practical application in a real-life organisationalsetting, through reflective practice, and self and peer evaluation
  • Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of professional behaviours as well as social and cultural perspectives in an organisational context

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 2.00  7 weeks  14
On-campus
Workshop		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Specified Activities
Group Meetings		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 18.83  12 weeks  226
TOTAL     300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Final Production Individual  20 - 30%  2,3,4,5,6 
Progress Evaluation Individual  10 - 15%  1,2,3,4,5 
Project Demonstration/Presentation Group  10 - 15%  4,5,6 
Project Report Group  15 - 20%  3,4,5,6 
Project: Concept Design Group  10 - 15%  1,2,3,4 
In-Class Exercises Individual 20 - 30% 2,5,6

Content

  • Technical content in the selected specialisation or course discipline
  • Technology application techniques relevant to the selected specialisation or course discipline
  • Identification and application of discipline-specific research methods
  • Identification and implementation of appropriate experimental designs and research strategies
  • Digital technology integration techniques
  • ICT ethics and cyber security
  • Interdisciplinary team dynamics
  • Technology project management
  • Professional technical writing and presentation

Study resources

Reading materials

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