units

FIT3153

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 24 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Information Technology
OfferedNot offered in 2014

Synopsis

Students on placement work full time in a defined, graduate level research and development role during a 22-week placement period at established partners of the Faculty of Information Technology research based learning program including major global companies, and leading Australian Research and Development institutions. The students on placement are able to apply the knowledge and research skills developed in their academic units, develop their communication, time management and teamwork skills, experience a professional research and development environment and obtain feedback from experienced supervisors on their performance.

Students will be supervised by an external placement supervisor with a Monash supervisor visiting twice in the placement to ensure that the placement is running smoothly. There will be both a mid- and end-placement evaluation based on written reports and oral presentations.

Outcomes

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

  • participate as a member of a possibly multi-disciplinary research team;
  • design and conduct information technology research projects;
  • communicate research findings both orally and in writing;
  • demonstrate ethical and professional practice in research;
  • critically analyse and assess information technology literature.

Assessment

In-semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Students on placement are deployed full-time for 22 weeks with research partners of the Faculty in a graduate-level research and development role within the company.

Prerequisites

FIT2083 or FIT2084