IFQ725 Cyber Security Capstone
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| Unit code: | IFQ725 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | (IFQ722 or IFN722 or IFZ722) and (IFQ723 or IFN723 or IFZ723) |
| Equivalent(s): | IFN725, IFZ725 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | IFQ722 and IFQ723 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,528 |
Unit Outline: Session 2 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ725 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (IFQ722 or IFN722 or IFZ722) and (IFQ723 or IFN723 or IFZ723) |
| Equivalent: | IFN725, IFZ725 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | IFQ722 and IFQ723 |
Overview
This unit gives you the opportunity to apply and extend the knowledge and skills gained in the earlier units to a substantial Cyber Security or Cyber Resilience project. Working in a small team, you will manage, develop and document the creation of a substantial report or application for an industry based client. Within the team, you will undertake in a professional manner critical planning and management tasks. You will be required to present and demonstrate your project to a professional standard, and you will be able to add the project artefacts to your portfolio.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Integrate knowledge of Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience to produce a report or application that addresses the needs of an industry client (maps to SALO1 and CLO1)
- Apply high-performance team practices to manage a complex industry project (maps to SALO2 and CLO2)
- Apply problem solving and critical thinking skills to effectively respond to developing and fluid requirements in an industry project(maps to SALO3 and CLO3)
- Demonstrate professional communication and practice with your peers, and with project stakeholders (maps to SALO5 and CLO5)
- Integrate knowledge of Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience within a professional portfolio that evidences career development (maps to SALO6 and CLO6)
Content
The focus of this unit is to apply at a professional level the material that you have learnt in the earlier units. Much of the content will be specific to your project and learnt through self-directed study and through informal collaborative learning with peers. You will also examine personal and professional ethics in the context of your project and their importance for your role as a professional.
Learning Approaches
You will be working on an authentic, solution-driven project. The project will act as a vehicle for you to further develop your project management and technical skills. Activities will be guided by close interaction with your project client. You will maintain regular contact with your project client through a mix of face to face and virtual meetings. You will receive formative feedback on completion of the first half of the project, and your assessment for the unit will be based on the project artefact - a report or application and documentation - delivered at the end of the unit. You will be required to present your work to a professional audience.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive automated feedback on some exercises and assessments, and written feedback on assignment task submissions. You may seek additional feedback from the teaching staff in the unit.
Assessment
Overview
You will be assessed on a mix of your team process and project management, the quality of your project deliverables and your professionalism in presenting them.
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course. To pass the unit, it is necessary to achieve a satisfactory grade for all assignments. Students will be provided with the opportunity to re-submit Assignment 1 if they receive an unsatisfactory grade. This resubmission will be due 14 days from when the unsatisfactory grade is received
Unit Grading Scheme
S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Process and Project Management
You will manage and contribute to regular project management meetings over the course of the unit. You will be required to provide evidence of the work undertaken by members of the team and the progress when compared to the project plan. You will provide a brief summary report on your project management and tracking, incorporating any variations from the agreed scope.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Students are provided with the opportunity to re-submit Assessment 1 if they receive an unsatisfactory grade as explained in the special conditions of assessment in each unit learning site.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
Assessment: Project Artefact
You will produce the final version of your deliverable by the end of the teaching session, developed in incremental stages according to the plans shared and refined with your client and teaching staff. The artefact submission will include all supporting documentation and subsidiary artefacts created in the course of the project. These may include design documents, detailed test reports, prototypes, user manuals and executable code. You must provide evidence of appropriate review and/or verification and validation of the deliverable. This assessment item will be marked by the teaching staff, but will rely in part on detailed feedback from the project client.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
Assessment: Project Presentation
The Project Presentation requires you to explain and demonstrate the completed artefact of your Capstone project. Your aim should be to persuade a professional audience that you delivered a professional and interesting artefact that achieved the stakeholders’ objectives to a high level of satisfaction and quality. The format for the presentation may vary depending on the project and the client, but you will be given clear guidance as to the content, duration and style required.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
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
This unit is focused on the project and there are no generic resources required.
Risk Assessment Statement
No out of the ordinary risks are associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.IQ70 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Practice (Study Area A)
- Demonstrate advanced, role-specific Information Technology (IT) discipline knowledge
Relates to: ULO1, Project Artefact, Project Presentation - Identify and employ appropriate industry relevant methods and approaches to address IT problems
Relates to: ULO2, Process and Project Management - Apply design, problem solving and critical thinking skills to develop appropriate IT solutions
Relates to: ULO3, Process and Project Management, Project Artefact - Solve complex IT problems in both self-directed and collaborative contexts
Relates to: ULO4, Process and Project Management, Project Presentation - Demonstrate professional and career-oriented aptitude in the field of Information Technology
Relates to: ULO5, Project Artefact, Project Presentation
Unit Outline: Session 4 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ725 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (IFQ722 or IFN722 or IFZ722) and (IFQ723 or IFN723 or IFZ723) |
| Equivalent: | IFN725, IFZ725 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | IFQ722 and IFQ723 |
Overview
This unit gives you the opportunity to apply and extend the knowledge and skills gained in the earlier units to a substantial Cyber Security or Cyber Resilience project. Working in a small team, you will manage, develop and document the creation of a substantial report or application for an industry based client. Within the team, you will undertake in a professional manner critical planning and management tasks. You will be required to present and demonstrate your project to a professional standard, and you will be able to add the project artefacts to your portfolio.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Integrate knowledge of Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience to produce a report or application that addresses the needs of an industry client (maps to SALO1 and CLO1)
- Apply high-performance team practices to manage a complex industry project (maps to SALO2 and CLO2)
- Apply problem solving and critical thinking skills to effectively respond to developing and fluid requirements in an industry project(maps to SALO3 and CLO3)
- Demonstrate professional communication and practice with your peers, and with project stakeholders (maps to SALO5 and CLO5)
- Integrate knowledge of Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience within a professional portfolio that evidences career development (maps to SALO6 and CLO6)
Content
The focus of this unit is to apply at a professional level the material that you have learnt in the earlier units. Much of the content will be specific to your project and learnt through self-directed study and through informal collaborative learning with peers. You will also examine personal and professional ethics in the context of your project and their importance for your role as a professional.
Learning Approaches
You will be working on an authentic, solution-driven project. The project will act as a vehicle for you to further develop your project management and technical skills. Activities will be guided by close interaction with your project client. You will maintain regular contact with your project client through a mix of face to face and virtual meetings. You will receive formative feedback on completion of the first half of the project, and your assessment for the unit will be based on the project artefact - a report or application and documentation - delivered at the end of the unit. You will be required to present your work to a professional audience.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive automated feedback on some exercises and assessments, and written feedback on assignment task submissions. You may seek additional feedback from the teaching staff in the unit.
Assessment
Overview
You will be assessed on a mix of your team process and project management, the quality of your project deliverables and your professionalism in presenting them.
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course. To pass the unit, it is necessary to achieve a satisfactory grade for all assignments. Students will be provided with the opportunity to re-submit Assignment 1 if they receive an unsatisfactory grade. This resubmission will be due 14 days from when the unsatisfactory grade is received
Unit Grading Scheme
S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Process and Project Management
You will manage and contribute to regular project management meetings over the course of the unit. You will be required to provide evidence of the work undertaken by members of the team and the progress when compared to the project plan. You will provide a brief summary report on your project management and tracking, incorporating any variations from the agreed scope.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Students are provided with the opportunity to re-submit Assessment 1 if they receive an unsatisfactory grade as explained in the special conditions of assessment in each unit learning site.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
Assessment: Project Artefact
You will produce the final version of your deliverable by the end of the teaching session, developed in incremental stages according to the plans shared and refined with your client and teaching staff. The artefact submission will include all supporting documentation and subsidiary artefacts created in the course of the project. These may include design documents, detailed test reports, prototypes, user manuals and executable code. You must provide evidence of appropriate review and/or verification and validation of the deliverable. This assessment item will be marked by the teaching staff, but will rely in part on detailed feedback from the project client.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
Assessment: Project Presentation
The Project Presentation requires you to explain and demonstrate the completed artefact of your Capstone project. Your aim should be to persuade a professional audience that you delivered a professional and interesting artefact that achieved the stakeholders’ objectives to a high level of satisfaction and quality. The format for the presentation may vary depending on the project and the client, but you will be given clear guidance as to the content, duration and style required.
The grading schema used in QUT bootcamps is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
In all of the Bootcamp units, including this one, we use a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading schema. This approach has been taken to differentiate the assessment experience from more traditional methods and acknowledge the skills-based approach to learning, as well as acknowledge the steep learning trajectory that students take in this course.
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
This unit is focused on the project and there are no generic resources required.
Risk Assessment Statement
No out of the ordinary risks are associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.IQ70 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Practice (Study Area A)
- Demonstrate advanced, role-specific Information Technology (IT) discipline knowledge
Relates to: ULO1, Project Artefact, Project Presentation - Identify and employ appropriate industry relevant methods and approaches to address IT problems
Relates to: ULO2, Process and Project Management - Apply design, problem solving and critical thinking skills to develop appropriate IT solutions
Relates to: ULO3, Process and Project Management, Project Artefact - Solve complex IT problems in both self-directed and collaborative contexts
Relates to: ULO4, Process and Project Management, Project Presentation - Demonstrate professional and career-oriented aptitude in the field of Information Technology
Relates to: ULO5, Project Artefact, Project Presentation