GCO3900

Business systems project

(IT)

J Hewson

12 points + Full-year + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GCO2813, Satisfactory completion of all core second-year subjects or permission of the head of school + Prohibitions: CFR2500, CFR3030, COT3500, GCO2819, GCO3800, GCO3819, SFT3500, SYS2500, SYS3030, SYS3500

Synopsis: Students work in groups on a project development for a client who may be either internal or external to Monash. Projects involve all aspects of the system development lifecycle. Project management is stressed. Requirements are fulfilled by the team producing an identified set of deliverables, usually a project proposal, project plan, a system specification, user documentation and operational software. The team must ensure that the project is delivered on time. Each member of the team must demonstrate a significant contribution to the team effort, and display a sense of responsibility for the project outcome. The school's industry experience scheme fulfils the subject requirements.

Assessment: Practical work: 100% + Assessment is based on project reports, documents and other project deliverables, two presentations and the project supervisor0s report.