COIT13241 - Undergraduate ICT Capstone Project

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

This capstone unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology course is designed to enable students to demonstrate and integrate the knowledge, technical capabilities, and professional skills they have developed throughout their studies before transitioning to the next stage of their careers. Students are required to apply the skills gained in earlier core and specialisation units by undertaking an authentic group project or industry-based project that reflects real-world challenges across Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Business Data Analytics, and Cyber Security domains. Through critical thinking, innovative analysis, and problem-solving, students will apply and document project management processes, demonstrate domain-specific ICT knowledge, and develop professional artefacts and technical documentation that can contribute to a work portfolio for future employment while following relevant industry standards, ethical practices, and contemporary development frameworks. Skills will be demonstrated through the completion of an ICT group project, in which students will produce relevant artefacts for analysis, design, modelling, implementation, testing, and evaluation, and generate a comprehensive project report based on established professional principles. Depending on the project context, students may develop AI-enabled applications, business analytics solutions, cybersecurity risk mitigation strategies, secure enhancements, or software and application development solutions using appropriate industry standards, methodologies, and development frameworks such as Agile, DevOps, secure development practices, and data governance principles. Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, students will identify stakeholder requirements, assess risks and system vulnerabilities, communicate regularly with stakeholders and supervisors, participate in technical progress meetings, and effectively manage project change, collaboration, quality assurance, and professional responsibilities within contemporary ICT project environments.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

  Pre-Req: COIT13243 

  Co-Req: COIT13229 AND COIT13234 or;

                COIS13013 AND COIT13231 or;

                COIT13146 AND COIT13240 or;

                COIT13242 AND COIT13244.

 

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026


Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 15%
2. Report 25%
3. Project (applied) 45%
4. Presentation 15%

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

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse project requirements to produce a comprehensive project plan
  2. Apply project management principles to manage a project effectively
  3. Design, implement, and test ICT solutions involving multiple interacting components, in accordance with the documented project plan
  4. Demonstrate professional ICT practice through effective teamwork, technical communication, evidence of technical readiness, and adherence to ethical standards in ICT projects.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS), the professional association for Australia's ICT sector, recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments, and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.

This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 9 (the SFIA code is included).  However, the unit incorporates common SFIA professional skills across all capstone projects while also integrating discipline-specific SFIA skills aligned with the technical and industry requirements of each major.

Common Skills :

  • Job Analysis and Design (JADN)
  • Research (RSCH)
  • Project Management (PRMG)
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) and data ethics (AIDE)
  • Systems Design (DESN)
  • Requirements Definition and Management (REQM)
  • Risk management (BURM)
  • Problem Management (PBMG)
  • Data modelling and design (DTAN)
  • Database design (DBDS)
  • Information Security (SCTY)

For each major:

Artificial Intelligence:

  • Analytical classification and coding (ANCC)
  • Data visualisation (VISL)
  • Machine learning (MLNG)

Application Development:

  • Software Design (SWDN)
  • Programming/software development (PROG)
  • Systems and software life cycle engineering (SLEN)

Business Data Analytics:

  • Business Modelling (BSMO)
  • Business Situation Analysis (BUSA)
  • Change Management (CHMG)

Cyber Security: 

  • Security Administration (SCAD)
  • Threat intelligence (THIN)
  • Network Design (NTDS)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Report • • •
3 - Project (applied) • • •
4 - Presentation • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
9 - Social Innovation • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10