FIT5122 - Professional practice

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Overview

This unit provides a practical and theoretical understanding to what it means to be an IT professional today. Students will encounter a range of issues relevant to professional practice in the workplace, including ethical and legal challenges caused by technology use. Students will research established theories and concepts and critically evaluate their practical use (taking into account many international aspects) in organisations today, as well as reviewing and understanding the wider responsibilities that IT professionals are called upon to uphold in society. Topics addressed include - organisational and professional communication; teamwork; the nature of the IT professions; the role of professional associations; problem solving and information use; cross-cultural awareness; personal and professional ethics and codes of practice.

It is highly recommended that students enrol in FIT5122 in conjunction with FIT5120 where possible. Students therefore should take FIT5120 in the last semester of their course.

Offerings

S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

S1-FF-CAULFIELD-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

Requisites

Prohibition

Corequisite

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Mr Harnam Thandi

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Lillian Wang

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.

The ONLINE offering of this unit is only available to students enrolled in off-campus course mode unless otherwise approved by the Chief Examiner.

Learning outcomes

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

Compare and contrast IT professional roles, assessing the necessity and rationale for constant review and change;

Identify and analyse the ethical dimensions associated with IT-related decisions, use and quality and their possible impacts on organisations and society;

Reflect on and analyse the need for IT professional associations and the need for codes of ethics (including the ACS) in IT development and use;

Research, select and apply strategies, protocols and innovative methods for effective and efficient communications across all stakeholders, evaluating their appropriateness for intercultural communications;

Appraise and justify various teamwork skills for various situations, demonstrating the ability to apply them by working cooperatively and managing conflict within their team;

Develop and apply appropriate information gathering, critical evaluation (information and its sources) and problem solving skills;

Evaluate, assess and communicate both personal and team progress and learning, thus engaging in meaningful reflective practice.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - In-semester assessment

2 - Examination (3 hours and 10 minutes)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Laboratories

Lectures

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. 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.