INB307 Project 2

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

This unit gives you the opportunity to apply, under appropriate guidance, the knowledge and skills gained in your course to date and to execute a substantial development project. The ability to apply technical knowledge and skills to real-life situations is essential for information technology professionals. A substantial project, under academic supervision, will develop your initiative and ability to apply your knowledge and skills in a professional capacity. Completing the project will also enable you to appreciate the complementary nature of the course material in total, particularly the need for careful project management.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Select an appropriate development process to manage the project and ensure regular deliverables throughout the semester (GC1, GC5, GC7);
2. Determine user requirements for the product or system to be developed and a validation process to ensure that the user requirements are satisfied by the delivered system (GC2, GC3, GC6);
3. Deliver a product or system that has been confirmed to meet the project's goals (GC1, GC6);
4. Prepare appropriate documentation of the product, or in support of a developed system (GC1, GC3);
5. Be capable of critical, reflective and creative thinking and evaluation (GC2);
6. Conduct independent research to identify solutions for previously unexperienced problems (GC4).

Content

Learning Approaches

You are responsible for finding your own project work. Most projects are sourced through academic staff within the Disciplines of Computer Science and Information Systems. You must discuss the details of a project with a potential supervisor before commencing the project. You may suggest projects that you find through your own contacts in local industry. It is your responsibility to find an academic supervisor to advise you on the project before enrolling in this unit.

The project should be relevant to the professional practice of information technology. Where you are having difficulty in choosing a project the Faculty's academic staff can provide assistance. You can view the Project option on my.ST as a possible source of project topics.

You are also responsible for engaging a suitable staff member to supervise your project.

Project proposals must be approved through formal agreement from the unit coordinator and the project supervisor BEFORE the end of the second week of semester. You must inform the unit coordinator by email of who is your supervisor.

You may work individually or in small groups of 2 or 3.

PLEASE NOTE
The Faculty reserves the right to appoint a replacement project supervisor at any stage of the project, should the original project supervisor be unable to continue the supervision role for any reason.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Feedback will be made available through consultation and written feedback throughout the unit.

Assessment

Overview

You are assessed by your academic supervisor on the quality of the developed product, quality of product documentation, project reports and project management. You will be assessed both individually and as a group member.

You are continually assessed on your performance for the duration of the project.

Both the supervisor and yourself must agree on a project maximum rating during the proposal stage, based on the nature and scope of the work to be undertaken.

All assessable material (printed reports and manuals, software, demonstrations etc.) must be made available to the academic supervisor by the end of week 13 of the semester. All project material must be submitted in soft copy format directly to the project supervisor. Your supervisor may also require hard copy of the project material. You will need to confirm with your supervisor how many copies of material need to be submitted.

This unit is designed to cater for your needs and interests and as such your achievement is determined ultimately by your own initiative and effort.

While the specific requirements for assessment of each project are decided by the academic supervisor, it is expected that you will produce a Proposal, Project Report, Work Logs or Diaries and Working Papers (e.g. requirements analysis, design specification, test results).

You are required to demonstrate or formally present your project work to at least your project supervisor and client during week 13.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Student negotiated assessment

Students will negotiate the scope and nature of their assessment in consultation with supervisory and academic staff. This will, at least, include a project proposal and final project deliverables. For more information and details please refer to the INB307 Canvas site and/or Unit Coordinator.

Due date: Progressive as negotiated with supervisor.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Relates to learning outcomes
1 to 6

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.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.