SIT764 - Team Project (A) - Project Management and Practices

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Lennon Chang
Trimester 2: Lennon Chang
Trimester 3: Deepti Aggarwal
Prerequisite:

SIT753

For students who commenced prior to 2023: Must have completed 4 credit points of study

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in S734, S735, S735A, S736, S737, S776, S779, S738, S739, S777, S770

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Trimester 1 and 2: 5 x 2 hour online lectures (weeks 1, 2, 3, 6, 10), 1 x 1 hour meeting per week.

Trimester 3: Students are required to attend intensive study blocks including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (weeks 1-5); 2 x 1 hour meetings per week (weeks 1-5).

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Trimester 1 and 2: Online independent and collaborative learning including 5 x 2 hour online lectures (weeks 1, 2, 3, 6, 10; recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online meeting per week.

Trimester 3: Students are required to attend intensive study blocks of online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (weeks 1-5; recordings provided); 2 x 1 hour meetings per week (weeks 1-5).

Note:

Please note: Enrolments after the dates below are subject to Unit Chair approval.

Trimester 1 2024: Friday 23 February 2024
Trimester 2 2024: Friday 28 June 2024
Trimester 3 2024: Friday 25 October 2024

Content

This is the first of two postgraduate capstone units for students within the School of Information Technology. The capstone experience provides students with the opportunity to engage in a real-world, industry-relevant IT project, and to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have gained across their studies. In this first unit, students learn about project management methodologies and practices, with a particular emphasis on agile project managed. Students will join a team and work under the guidance of students from SIT782 Team Project (B) – Executive and Delivery to advance an ongoing industry-relevant project. Students will develop hands-on experience in using industry-standard tools to contribute to the project, analyse requirements, design solutions, monitor project progress and productivity, and reflect on sprint and project outcomes.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply discipline specific knowledge, communication skills, digital literacy, and professional practice through engaging in an authentic real-world project.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Apply problem solving and critical thinking in solving real-world problems and evaluating solutions as a member of a team.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Apply contemporary Information Technology methods tools and techniques to contribute to real-world projects in ways that meet project and stakeholder needs.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Reflect on, and take responsibility for, their own learning; manage their own time and processes; by reviewing personal performance as a means of managing continuing professional development.

GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Reflect upon knowledge and skills gained, progress towards achievement of learning goals, and communicate how skills developed are transferable to other real-world contexts.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Trimester 1 and 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Portfolio consisting of project documentation and deliverables, individual iteration plans and reflections, project progress reports, and a learning summary report. 100% Weekly task submissions with final submission in Week 12
Trimester 3:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Portfolio consisting of project documentation and deliverables, individual iteration plans and reflections, project progress reports, and a learning summary report. 100% Weekly task submissions with final submission in Week 6

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT764 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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