units
FIT5127
Faculty of Information Technology
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Synopsis
This unit is a research unit common to FIT Masters degrees. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of Masters project types can be offered to students. Some project components are of a practical nature and may involve software development and/or experimentation, while other components are of a more theoretical nature.
Outcomes
On completion of the Masters thesis, students will be able to:
- design a rigorous Masters level research project and develop project proposal;
- critically review research literature, research design and reported findings;
- evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs, projects and disciplines;
- conduct ethical research;
- communicate research findings in written and oral form in research and industry settings.
Assessment
This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Masters Thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology.
The exit point is FIT5128 (18cpts). At the completion of the requirements for the thesis the following components of assessment will be completed:
Research Proposal: 5%; Literature Review: 10%; Interim Presentation: hurdle; Final Presentation: 5%;Thesis (normally 15,000 - 25,000 words): 80%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. Students will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
See also Unit timetable information
Chief examiner(s)
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:
On our site
Authorised by: Manager, Curriculum and Publications.
Maintained by: Curriculumn and Publications.
Last updated: 18 September 2017.
Copyright © 2024 Monash University. ABN 12 377 614 012 -
Accessibility -
Caution -
Privacy
Monash University CRICOS Provider Number: 00008C, Monash College CRICOS Provider
Number: 01857J
We acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which our Australian campuses stand. Information for Indigenous Australians