Overview
This unit and its predecessor Collaborative Digital Media Project Part A require you to apply your accumulated experiences, skills and knowledge, developed throughout the Bachelor of Digital Media, to a real-world capstone project for an authentic client. Working collaboratively as part of a team, you will execute a digital media project, implementing the strategies documented in the project plan. The plan that your team developed in Collaborative Digital Media Project Part A in the previous term will be the blueprint for the production stage of the project, which will take place with the same team in this unit. You must complete Collaborative Digital Media Project Part A before enrolling in this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: DGTL28002 Collaborative Digital Media Project Part A This unit is only available to students enrolled in CC24 Bachelor of Digital Media
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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- Execute a digital media project, implementing the strategies documented in the project plan
- Work collaboratively in a team environment to complete a digital media project for an authentic client
- Create and manage clear project documentation throughout the project lifecycle
- Employ effective communication and presentation skills to convey project goals, progress and outcomes to stakeholders such as clients, team members and external partners
- Critically evaluate the effectiveness of a project, its design and functionality, and the team’s performance
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Group Work - 30% | |||||
| 2 - Group Work - 45% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 25% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.murphy@cqu.edu.au
r.johnluan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Unit overview
- Review of project and production management plans
- Expectations for alpha presentations.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
First fortnightly Status Report.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Product testing and evaluation:
- test plans
- test cases
- evaluation plans
- evaluation instruments.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Working on Alpha prototype
- Prepare test and evaluation plan for Alpha prototype.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Second fortnightly Status Report.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Working on Alpha prototype presentation
- Finalise test cases and/or evaluation instruments for Alpha stage.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-1.T/E plan for 2A: Alpha test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
Possible 2A Alpha product presentation.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Conduct Alpha stage testing/evaluation
- Begin preparation Alpha stage testing/evaluation reports
- Commence implementing fixes and/or changes from testing/evaluation
- Continue scheduled development
- Check Gantt chart and adjust if necessary.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
2A: Alpha product presentation to be completed by this week
Third fortnightly Status Report.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Working on Beta stage prototype
- Prepare test/evaluation plan for Beta prototype.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-2. T/E report for 2A: Alpha test and evaluation outcomes report.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Prepare for your Beta product presentation
- Finalise test cases and/or evaluation instruments for Beta stage.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-3. T/E plan for 2B: Beta test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
Fourth fortnightly Status Report.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Schedule Beta product presentation.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Possible date for 2B Beta product presentation.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Conduct Beta stage testing/evaluation
- Begin preparation Beta stage testing/evaluation reports
- Commence implementing fixes and/or changes from testing/evaluation
- Continue scheduled development
- Check Gantt chart and adjust if necessary
- Prepare for trial ISO9001 audit.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
2B: Beta product presentation to be completed by this week
Fifth fortnightly Status Report.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Complete Beta stage testing/evaluation reports
- Last production stages
- Planning for handover.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-4. T/E report for 2B: Beta test and evaluation outcomes report
1C: Trial ISO9001 Audit
Arrange final presentation (handover) date with the client.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Finalise Acceptance test/evaluation plans
- Commence Acceptance tests/evaluations
- Review original Heads of Agreement with respect to Intellectual Property rights.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-5. T/E plan for 2C: Acceptance test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
Sixth fortnightly Status Report
Arrange final presentation (handover) date with client.
Module/Topic
Topics overview:
- Final presentation to client
- Product handover
- Client Acceptance.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
3A & 3B: Individual report and peer review.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1A-6. T/E report for 2C: Acceptance test/evaluation outcomes report
1B: Report on project handover
1C: Development activity logs.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
2D: Client review of product quality and team professionalism (nothing for teams to submit)
3C: Tutor’s evaluation of individual contributions to group work (nothing for students to submit).
1 Group Work
Refer to the details of deliverables, assessment criteria and particulars regarding submission of assessment in the unit web site.
The deliverables in this category are:
Task 1A Test and evaluation plans, cases, instruments and reports
- Alpha test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
- Alpha test and evaluation outcomes report
- Beta test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
- Beta test and evaluation outcomes report
- Acceptance test and evaluation plan including test cases and evaluation instruments
- Acceptance test and evaluation outcomes report.
Task 1B Report on project handover
Review Heads of Agreement with respect to the Intellectual Property agreements, and ratify it as part of formal project handover and acceptance, agreed to by team and client.
Task 1C Development activity logs
Over the term regular records are kept. They are maintained from Week 1. They are collated in a team shared drive. A link to a directory of the following records is to be submitted:
- Meeting minutes
- Fortnightly status reports
- Individual time sheets collated
- Intellectual property register
- Trial ISO9001 audit record.
AI Assessment scale tool:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.
Ongoing throughout the term. Refer to the unit web site.
By the Certification date.
Assessment Item 1: Documentation and project planning (Group Work)
A total of 30 marks is available as per the following schedule:
Task 1A Test and evaluation plans, cases, instruments and reports:
7 marks for each stage (Alpha, Beta and Acceptance). 5 marks for each plan. 2 marks for each report. Total marks available = 21.
Task 1B Report on project handover: Marks available = 4.
Task 1C Development Activity Logs: Marks available = 5.
Detailed criteria are available via the unit Moodle site.
No submission method provided.
- Execute a digital media project, implementing the strategies documented in the project plan
- Work collaboratively in a team environment to complete a digital media project for an authentic client
- Create and manage clear project documentation throughout the project lifecycle
2 Group Work
Refer to the details of deliverables, assessment criteria and particulars regarding submission of assessment in the unit web site.
The deliverables in this category are:
Task 2A Alpha prototype and presentation
Task 2B Beta product & presentation
Task 2C Final product
Task 2D Client review of product quality and team professionalism
Final project submission
The product should contain significant digital media elements. All files required for its implementation MUST be submitted to the client and to the unit coordinator via link to a shared drive and or by USB drive. The product may be served via a Web host, but copies of all files must still be submitted for assessment.
AI Assessment scale tool:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.
Ongoing throughout the term. Refer to the unit web site.
By the Certification date
Assessment Item 2: Product and group presentation (Group Work)
A total of 45 marks are available for according to the following schedule:
Task 2A Alpha prototype and presentation: Marks available = 5.
Task 2B Beta product and presentation: Marks available = 5.
Task 2C Final product: Marks available = 25.
Task 2D Client review of product quality and team professionalism: Marks available = 10.
Full criteria for each category of submission are available via the unit Moodle site.
No submission method provided.
- Execute a digital media project, implementing the strategies documented in the project plan
- Work collaboratively in a team environment to complete a digital media project for an authentic client
- Employ effective communication and presentation skills to convey project goals, progress and outcomes to stakeholders such as clients, team members and external partners
3 Written Assessment
The items that are considered in this section are:
Task 3A Individual Report
Demonstrate your understanding of the project you contributed to. It must be written primarily in your own words, with any references clearly cited.
Peer review component
As well as providing a written appraisal of your own contributions and those of your peers, you are to complete the 3B Self and Peer Review activity.
Task 3B Self and Peer Review
In this assessment activity, each student appraises the reliability, communication, collaboration, and commitment of each person in the team using a short Likert scale questionnaire. Each person’s averaged score contributes to their individual assessment mark.
Task 3C Tutor’s Evaluation of individual performance
Appraisal of individual's contributions to group work.
AI Assessment scale tool:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.
By the Certification date.
By the Certification date
Assessment Item 3: Individual report and peer review (Written Assessment) - plus tutor’s individual mark
A total of 25 marks are available according to the following schedule:
Task 3A Individual Report: Marks available = 10
Task 3B Self and Peer Review: Marks available = 5
Task 3C Tutor’s evaluation of individual's contributions to group work: Marks available = 10
Full instructions and criteria are available via the unit Moodle site.
No submission method provided.
- Employ effective communication and presentation skills to convey project goals, progress and outcomes to stakeholders such as clients, team members and external partners
- Critically evaluate the effectiveness of a project, its design and functionality, and the team’s performance
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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