CCN303 Digital Communication Project 3
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| Unit code: | CCN303 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | CCN302 |
| Equivalent(s): | CCN312 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that you understand and can apply the advanced knowledge of digital communication, the research methods and the research project design principles developed across this course in this capstone project unit. |
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $5,952 |
| International unit fee | $8,088 |
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 05A 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal (Start Date: 26 Feb 2024)
| Unit code: | CCN303 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Pre-requisite: | CCN302 |
| Equivalent: | CCN312 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that you understand and can apply the advanced knowledge of digital communication, the research methods and the research project design principles developed across this course in this capstone project unit. |
| Coordinators: | Angela Romano | a.romano@qut.edu.au Bondy Kaye | d2.kaye@qut.edu.au Michael Dezuanni | m.dezuanni@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Digital Communication Project 3 is the second of two capstone project units that allow you to draw on and apply the knowledge and skills developed throughout the Master program. This unit enables you to finalise the project commenced in CCN302 Digital Communication Project 2. It provides further opportunity to integrate and apply the advanced knowledge of digital communication theory, methods, principles and skills in the context of research or professional practice and to professionally present the findings of your project.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Integrate and apply advanced knowledge of digital communication theory, methods and principles to understand and address complex digital communication problems and issues relevant to industry, scholarly or community contexts.
- Autonomously, professionally and ethically execute a research-based digital communication project.
- Apply advanced research methods to scholarly and/or authentic professional industry or community contexts.
- Prepare industry and / or scholarly research standard project reports
- Synthesise and present orally the project findings and recommendations.
- Use appropriate advanced digital technologies to support research and communication of project findings.
Content
Relevant content and learning activities to inform and support students as they undertake the approved project, will be provided by supervision team. The nature of this content will vary depending on the specific characteristics and requirement of the projects undertaken by students.
Learning Approaches
This unit is taught via a blended approach that combines elements of face-to-face and online delivery and may include intensive delivery. Face-to-face learning activities may include lectures and tutorials supported by additional online activities and materials. It will be facilitated by a unit coordinator using a flipped learning approach. This approach requires you to complete online activities independently, prior to attending the face-to-face classes conducted in collaborative learning spaces.
This unit primarily adopts a self-directed learning approach, where you are expected to execute a scholarly research or industry project. You will be allocated a supervisor who will provide regular individual or group consultations. A cohort-based workshop approach to project supervision will be undertaken, where you will meet regularly with your supervisor and to share your project progress and challenges, receive peer and supervisor feedback and to support the development of key capabilities required to successfully conduct your project.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be in regular contact with your supervisor who will provide you with feedback on your work. These regular meetings may be a combination of individual or group face-to-face or virtual meetings. Opportunities for peer feedback on your research and writing will be provided in workshops and/or via online tools.
Assessment
Overview
You will be required to complete two assessment tasks in this unit: a seminar presentation and a final project report. These assessment items will assess your ability to develop and complete a substantial digital communication project in scholarly research or professional contexts that demonstrate your capability to apply the advanced knowledge and skills in digital communication developed throughout this course. It also assesses your ability to present the findings and outcomes of this project in the form of a seminar presentation.
Assessment 2 Final Project Report will be examined by two academics - one examiner external to QUT and a second examiner internal to the faculty but not the project's supervisor. The weighting of the Final Project Report reflects the scale of work involved in a research project.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Seminar Presentation
You are required to present the findings of your research or professional project in the form of a seminar. This presentation will be delivered live either in a face-to-face or virtual environment.
Assessment: Final Project Report
You are required to produce a professionally presented and comprehensive project report. This comprehensive report of up to 12000 words or equivalent will include materials appropriate for your specific project as approved by your supervisor.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
- Cite|Write
- Unit Canvas site
- Project risk assessment form.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Nicholas Walliman, Your Research Project: Designing, Planning, and Getting Started (4th Edition), London: Sage 2020.
Other
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
You are advised to back-up your digital files on a regular basis to ensure work is not lost if there is a hardware failure. Information about the free file storage provided by QUT for students is available on the Storing your files page.
QUT’s required risk assessment process will need to be undertaken for all projects. Your project will not be approved until the required risk assessments, including ethical clearance requirements, are completed and approved. Different projects may have different risks associated with them and therefore it is mandatory that a project risk assessment is completed and approved.
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 10A 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal (Start Date: 22 Jul 2024)
| Unit code: | CCN303 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Pre-requisite: | CCN302 |
| Equivalent: | CCN312 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that you understand and can apply the advanced knowledge of digital communication, the research methods and the research project design principles developed across this course in this capstone project unit. |
| Coordinators: | Angela Romano | a.romano@qut.edu.au Michael Dezuanni | m.dezuanni@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Digital Communication Project 3 is the second of two capstone project units that allow you to draw on and apply the knowledge and skills developed throughout the Master program. This unit enables you to finalise the project commenced in CCN302 Digital Communication Project 2. It provides further opportunity to integrate and apply the advanced knowledge of digital communication theory, methods, principles and skills in the context of research or professional practice and to professionally present the findings of your project.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Integrate and apply advanced knowledge of digital communication theory, methods and principles to understand and address complex digital communication problems and issues relevant to industry, scholarly or community contexts.
- Autonomously, professionally and ethically execute a research-based digital communication project.
- Apply advanced research methods to scholarly and/or authentic professional industry or community contexts.
- Prepare industry and / or scholarly research standard project reports
- Synthesise and present orally the project findings and recommendations.
- Use appropriate advanced digital technologies to support research and communication of project findings.
Content
Relevant content and learning activities to inform and support students as they undertake the approved project, will be provided by supervision team. The nature of this content will vary depending on the specific characteristics and requirement of the projects undertaken by students.
Learning Approaches
This unit is taught via a blended approach that combines elements of face-to-face and online delivery and may include intensive delivery. Face-to-face learning activities may include lectures and tutorials supported by additional online activities and materials. It will be facilitated by a unit coordinator using a flipped learning approach. This approach requires you to complete online activities independently, prior to attending the face-to-face classes conducted in collaborative learning spaces.
This unit primarily adopts a self-directed learning approach, where you are expected to execute a scholarly research or industry project. You will be allocated a supervisor who will provide regular individual or group consultations. A cohort-based workshop approach to project supervision will be undertaken, where you will meet regularly with your supervisor and to share your project progress and challenges, receive peer and supervisor feedback and to support the development of key capabilities required to successfully conduct your project.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be in regular contact with your supervisor who will provide you with feedback on your work. These regular meetings may be a combination of individual or group face-to-face or virtual meetings. Opportunities for peer feedback on your research and writing will be provided in workshops and/or via online tools.
Assessment
Overview
You will be required to complete two assessment tasks in this unit: a seminar presentation and a final project report. These assessment items will assess your ability to develop and complete a substantial digital communication project in scholarly research or professional contexts that demonstrate your capability to apply the advanced knowledge and skills in digital communication developed throughout this course. It also assesses your ability to present the findings and outcomes of this project in the form of a seminar presentation.
Assessment 2 Final Project Report will be examined by two academics - one examiner external to QUT and a second examiner internal to the faculty but not the project's supervisor. The weighting of the Final Project Report reflects the scale of work involved in a research project.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Seminar Presentation
You are required to present the findings of your research or professional project in the form of a seminar. This presentation will be delivered live either in a face-to-face or virtual environment.
Assessment: Final Project Report
You are required to produce a professionally presented and comprehensive project report. This comprehensive report of up to 12000 words or equivalent will include materials appropriate for your specific project as approved by your supervisor.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
- Cite|Write
- Unit Canvas site
- Project risk assessment form.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Nicholas Walliman, Your Research Project: Designing, Planning, and Getting Started (4th Edition), London: Sage 2020.
Other
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
You are advised to back-up your digital files on a regular basis to ensure work is not lost if there is a hardware failure. Information about the free file storage provided by QUT for students is available on the Storing your files page.
QUT’s required risk assessment process will need to be undertaken for all projects. Your project will not be approved until the required risk assessments, including ethical clearance requirements, are completed and approved. Different projects may have different risks associated with them and therefore it is mandatory that a project risk assessment is completed and approved.