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Unit Synopsis
This integrative capstone unit for the Master of Information Systems course is designed so that you can demonstrate your learning across the whole course of study before making the transition to the next stage of your career. You will undertake an authentic task group project or an industry project that demonstrates the skills that you have developed throughout your studies in this course. Through conceptual thinking and innovative analysis to troubleshoot a complex problem, you will use and document typical project management processes, demonstrate information systems domain knowledge, and in the process, develop several documents that can be included in a work portfolio to assist future employment. You will conduct a computing group project, demonstrate your skills in producing relevant analysis and process modelling artefacts, and generate a project report based on established principles. Working collaboratively within a team, you will identify the needs of diverse stakeholders, assess cyber security issues with business processes, produce typical project management artefacts associated with a commercial systems development project, communicate regularly, participate in technical progress meetings, and far better manage change.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites: COIT20252 Business Process Management, COIT20253 Business Intelligence using Big Data, COIT20251 Knowledge Audits for Business Analysis, PPMP20007 Project Management Concepts, COIT20246 Networking and Cyber Security. Antirequisites: If you have completed any of these units - COIT20237, COIT20239, COIT20240 or COIT20276, then you cannot enrol in this unit. 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024
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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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate 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. Practical and Written Assessment | 70% |
| 2. Portfolio | 20% |
| 3. Presentation | 10% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 78.57% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.
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.
Source: Carried forward from the previous Annual Unit Enhancement Review
Students require guidance on forming teams and teamwork.
At the beginning of the term, explain the importance of teamwork, time management, and communication among team members, and guide them to work in teams.
Clear guidelines on teamwork, communication, and time management were provided during the first workshop to support effective collaboration.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Day-time workshops are not convenient for Online Students.
Assess the possibility of moving the weekly workshops to evenings or lunch-hours where possible.
The workshop time was adjusted in consultation with each group by the assigned tutor.
Source: Self Evaluation
Although the projects simulate industry problems, students have limited opportunities to work directly with real clients during the projects.
Expand the number of projects involving real clients, including collaborations with industry partners and academic staff.
In Progress
Source: Student Evaluation
Students may face difficulties in understanding assessment expectations due to insufficient clarity and the lack of supporting video explanations provided at the start of the term.
Provide clear assignment requirements along with a video explanation at the beginning of the term to support student understanding and preparation.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Investigate client requirements and apply a range of tools, techniques, and methods to implement a solution to a complex problem
- Work collaboratively as part of a productive team
- Generate and review project management artefacts and documentation required of a business systems project
- Communicate effectively by using written and oral presentation understanding the needs of various stakeholders
- Identify and evaluate change management and cyber security issues that may arise due to changing business practices
- Produce a report recommending improvements to current business practices.
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 8 (the SFIA code is included):
- Business Modelling (BSMO)
- Business Situation Analysis (BUSA)
- Business Process Improvement (BPRE)
- Business Intelligence (BINT)
- Project Management (PRMG)
- Research (RSCH)
- Systems Design (DESN)
- Requirements Definition and Management (REQM),
- Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT)
- Change Control (CHMG)
- Problem Management (PBMG)
- Information Security (SCTY)
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Presentation | • | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | • | • | • | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |