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| Sydney | N/A | |
Unit description
Requires students to undertake the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of a group-based computing project using an agile methodology for an industry client. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate and apply skills learned in their previous core units and their major area of study.
Unit content
This is an Australian Computer Society (ACS) compliant capstone unit for the Bachelor of Information Technology course. There are no new theory topics introduced for this unit. Students are expected to demonstrate the skills learned throughout their degree and undertake the design, development and implementation of an information technology project using core IT skills and skills specific to their major area of study. The topics of most relevance to achieving the goals of this unit are as follows:
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Project management
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Feasibility analysis
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Systems analysis
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Systems design
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Systems development
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Programming
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User training
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Report writing
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Stakeholder liaison
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | use agile project management techniques to manage a substantial information technology project relevant to a student's course major | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
| 2 | apply an agile methodology to the design, development and testing of a computer system or computer application | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | develop and document user manuals and user training programs | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | Cultural competence |
| 4 | integrate multiple information technologies to achieve a working information system | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 5 | effectively communicate with all stakeholders during all stages of system development using verbal, writing, collaboration software and formal presentations | Intellectual rigour | | Ethical practice | | | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- use agile project management techniques to manage a substantial information technology project relevant to a student's course major
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- apply an agile methodology to the design, development and testing of a computer system or computer application
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- develop and document user manuals and user training programs
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA7:
Cultural competence
- integrate multiple information technologies to achieve a working information system
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- effectively communicate with all stakeholders during all stages of system development using verbal, writing, collaboration software and formal presentations
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- GA7:
Cultural competence
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.