Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Students on placement work full time in a defined, graduate level role during a 22 week placement period at established partners of the Faculty of IT industry based learning program including major global companies, leading Australian companies and worldwide consultancies. The students on placement are able to apply the knowledge and skills developed in their academic units, develop their communication, time management and customer service skills in business situations, experience the corporate environment and obtain feedback from experienced supervisors on their performance.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have -
A knowledge and understanding of:

• the application of information technology in meeting business needs in terms of effective communication, measurable deliverables, meeting target dates and producing quality output.

• set achievable and measurable goals;
• apply what was learnt in prior IT classroom studies in real work situations;
• develop initiative, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills in a business environment;
• develop solutions to business problems using information technology and other techniques;
• prepare documentation and written reports of a professional standard;
• address performance improvement opportunities identified by industry supervisors particularly in the mid-placement evaluation;
• complete business tasks, participate in work teams, comply with the norms and rules of the industry partner, recognise personal strengths and weaknesses particularly after feedback from industry supervisors, cooperate within groups, and adopt and practise professional ethics that influence work behaviour;
• develop information technology skills (including business process modelling, performance enhancement of installed software, updating current software and developing new software) oral and written skills (including local and international business phone calls, and business emails) in a complex, corporate business environment; and
• develop communication skills, teamwork skills and leadership and management including time management skills.

Assessment

Organisation and preparation for Monash visits: 5%
Mid placement evaluation: 20%
End placement evaluation: 30%
Oral presentation: 20%
Written reports: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sue Bedingfield

Contact hours

Students on placement are deployed full-time for 22 weeks with the industry partners of the Faculty of IT industry-based learning program in a graduate level role within the company.

Prerequisites

Available to local students accepted into the Bachelor of Business Information Systems industry based learning stream at Clayton campus and local students in all undergraduate degrees of the Faculty of IT who have been accepted into the Industry-based learning placement program with at least 72 credit points of study accumulated towards a Faculty of Information Technology undergraduate degree. Prerequisite units for BBIS students: FIT1002, FIT1013 and one of FIT2035 or FIT2003.
Prerequisite units for BSE, BCS and BITS students: FIT1002 and one of FIT2035 or FIT2003.

Prohibitions

BUS3000

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit3045