FIT5120 - Industry experience studio project

There is a more recent version of this academic item available.

Overview

This industry experience studio project capstone unit gives students the opportunity to work in teams to research contemporary approaches to developing a defined project, develop new skills and apply the knowledge and skills they have already gained in a practical setting. Teams will research and create a meaningful and beneficial … For more content click the Read More button below. Throughout this process students will need to communicate findings, knowledge and ideas effectively and professionally to a range of stakeholders, with a range of IT knowledge, in relevant and innovative ways. The stakeholders will include academics, peers, project-based stakeholders and senior industry experts. The students will attend unit seminars, carry out research individually and contribute in a professional, committed and collegial manner to the work of their team and studio peers.

Teams will research and create a meaningful and beneficial problem space or design question and then carry out research or design in a systematic manner to develop and deliver a solution to industry standards, for use by organisations and/or community groups. Teams will be self managed and may be a mix of students drawn from all Masters courses in the faculty, depending on the specialist field.

Throughout this process students will need to communicate findings, knowledge and ideas effectively and professionally to a range of stakeholders, with a range of IT knowledge, in relevant and innovative ways. The stakeholders will include academics, peers, project-based stakeholders and senior industry experts. The students will attend unit seminars, carry out research individually and contribute in a professional, committed and collegial manner to the work of their team and studio peers.

Offerings

S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

S1-FF-CAULFIELD-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Ms Livia Mammarella

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Jasbir Kaur Dhaliwal

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Critically analyse complex information relevant to an advanced specialist domain and identify information requirements interpreting how they may be of benefit to an organisation or a community;

Analyse how specialist domain projects are developed and evaluate the underlying principles and reasons underpinning each aspect of the development process, proposing the need for and then using, a context driven methodological approach to deliver;

Differentiate and synthesise the interrelated roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders of a project and assess and analyse why these roles are important for a successful project;

Apply, in an industry standard setting, new concepts as well as aspects of theoretical approaches already learned, selecting the most appropriate fit for a specific situation and the rationale for that selection applying investigative research;

Demonstrate discernment and judgment in effective two-way communication to all stakeholders/audiences, both specialist and generalist, by using innovative, relevant and meaningful mechanisms to disseminate knowledge and ideas;

Contrast and apply the most suitable professional practice skills on issues relevant to the chosen area of practice and operate effectively as a member of that practice team;

Evaluate, assess and communicate both personal and team progress and learning, thus engaging in meaningful reflective practice of one's self and the outcomes and process of the projects.

Teaching approach

Industry-based learning

Assessment

1 - In-semester assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Seminars

Studio activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include completing project work individually and with team members, review work, and meetings with industry partners and other stakeholders. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.