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COIT20273 - Software Design and Development Project

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this integrative capstone project, you will develop a significant and authentic software application. Specifically, you will employ the technical and professional skills that you have developed in your course of study to contribute to the development of an authentic software application. You will apply a relevant software engineering methodology, taking into account best practices in testing, quality assurance, and cybersecurity. You are required to use and document typical project management processes to ensure that the project is delivered on time and within budget.

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

Pre-requisites:

  • PPMP20007 Project Management Concepts
  • COIT20246 Networking and Cyber Security
  • COIT20257 Distributed Systems: Principles and Development
  • COIT20258 Software Engineering
  • COIT20259 Enterprise Computing Architecture

 

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 1 - 2026

Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney

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 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. Written Assessment 25%
2. Written Assessment 25%
3. Project (applied) 35%
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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 45% 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: Unit Evaluation Data
Feedback
The response rate for the evaluation survey was below the expected level.
Recommendation
Educate students about the importance of unit evaluation and encourage them to complete the survey.
Action Taken
Students were reminded several times during meetings and via email, hence the response rate has doubled.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
The marking criteria in some assessments do not sufficiently recognise individual contributions to the group work.
Recommendation
Update the assessment criteria to include more clearly defined tasks and marks for individual contributions to the group work.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Elicit and analyse stakeholder and system requirements, and develop a traceable project plan covering scope, schedule, resources, risks, and quality.
  2. Apply appropriate project management methods to execute, monitor, and control the project, including progress tracking, change/risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
  3. Design, implement, and evaluate an ICT solution of appropriate complexity, demonstrating alignment to requirements and verifying quality through systematic testing.
  4. Demonstrate professional capability through effective teamwork and communication, technical readiness (tools, practices, self-directed learning), and ethical/legal responsibility (e.g., privacy, security, IP, accessibility).

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):

  • Artificial intelligence (AI) and data ethics (AIDE)
  • Requirements definition and management (REQM)
  • Programming/software development (PROG)
  • Software design (SWDN)
  • Database design (DBDS)
  • Data modelling and design (DTAN)
  • Systems integration and build (SINT)
  • Configuration management (CFMG)
  • Testing (TEST)
  • Research (RSCH)
  • User experience evaluation (USEV)
  • Application support (ASUP)
  • System installation and removal (HSIN)
  • Systems and software life cycle engineering (SLEN)
  • Information security (SCTY)

 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Project (applied) • • •
4 - Presentation • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • • • •
2 - Communication • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
4 - Research • • •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
7 - Leadership • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8