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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

FIT5554 Minor Thesis Final - disestablished (30 Nov 2017, 2:54pm) [MINOR THESIS FIN (09 Feb 2011, 3:04pm)]

Reasons for Introduction

Reasons for Introduction (12 Feb 2011, 11:48pm)

FIT5554 is a unit introduced for administrative purposes to create flexible enrolment for the Minor Thesis which is a core unit of the Minor Thesis degrees in the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) for 2011. This unit will have an enrolled value of 6CP and 24CP achievable. Achievable credit points will be allocated due to successful completion of FIT5551/FIT5552/FIT5553/FIT5554.

Reasons for Change (30 Nov 2017, 2:54pm)

27/01/2015 - Objectives changed to learning outcomes for AQF compliance and Semester 1, 2015 implementation.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

Role, Relationship and Relevance of Unit (12 Feb 2011, 11:49pm)

This research unit is a compulsory unit for all FIT Minor Thesis degrees. The unit builds on the knowledge gained in FIT4005 Research methods or FIT5185 IT research methods and provides students with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge of a selected area in IT and develop research skills needed to undertake a higher degree.

Objectives

Objectives (21 Jan 2015, 10:38pm)

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  • design a rigorous Masters level research project and develop project proposal;
  • critically review research literature, research design and reported findings;
  • evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs, projects and disciplines;
  • conduct ethical research;
  • communicate research findings in written and oral form in research and industry settings.
  • Unit Content

    ASCED Discipline Group Classification (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    029999

    Synopsis (09 Feb 2011, 3:07pm)

    This unit is a research/thesis unit for FIT Masters (Honours) degrees, taken in the final stage of the Masters (Honours) course.

    Before enrolling in the unit, students need to have reached agreement with a potential supervisor about a research area/feasible research topic for their Minor Thesis project.

    Prescribed Reading (for new units) (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    Teaching Methods

    Mode (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    On-campus

    Special teaching arrangements (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    Assessment

    Assessment Summary (14 Feb 2011, 11:33am)

    This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Minor Thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology.

    The exit point for the Minor Thesis is FIT5554 (24cpts) and is applicable to:

    Master of Information Technology (Honours), Master of Information Technology Professional, Master of Business Information Systems (Honours).

    At the completion of the requirements for the thesis the following components of assessment will be completed:

    Research Proposal: 5%; Literature Review: 10%; Interim Presentation: hurdle; Final Presentation: 5%; Thesis (normally 10,000 - 20,000 words): 80%

    These assessment tasks will be completed over the course of several units in the Minor Thesis program but the overall grade for the thesis will only be finalised on completion of FIT5554 (24cpts).

    Workloads

    Credit Points (12 Feb 2011, 11:51pm)

    24 Achievable / 6 Enrolled

    Workload Requirements (22 Jan 2014, 09:59am)

    Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. Students will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.

    Additional/Special Timetabling Requirements (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    Resource Requirements

    Software Requirements (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    FIT

    Interfaculty Involvement (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Units (12 Feb 2011, 11:52pm)

    Students must be enrolled in a Faculty of IT Masters (Honours), Masters Professional or Masters (Minor Thesis) course or the Master of Information Technology degree; FIT5554 is to be taken in the final stage of the course.

    In undertaking the Minor Thesis students must have: (1) their course leader's approval to enrol in the unit; and (2) completed/enrolled concurrently in FIT4005 IT research methods or FIT5185 IT research methods.

    In addition, the following rules apply: in the Masters Professional and Master of Information Technology courses, students must have completed at least 24 points of level 5 units in their degree and attained a Distinction average on their Masters coursework; and in the Master of Information Technology (Honours) degree students must have completed at least 24 points of level 5 units in their degree.

    Corequisites (09 Feb 2011, 3:08pm)

    FIT4005 or FIT5185

    Prohibitions (09 Feb 2011, 3:09pm)

    FIT5014, FIT5016, FIT5017, FIT5018

    Research Interest (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    The unit focuses on developing research understanding and skills.

    Proposed year of Introduction (for new units) (09 Feb 2011, 3:09pm)

    Semester 1 2011

    Location of Offering (09 Feb 2011, 12:36pm)

    All campuses where FIT coursework masters programs are delivered.

    Faculty Information

    Proposer

    David Sole

    Approvals

    School: 29 Jan 2015 (Jeanette Niehus)
    Faculty Education Committee: 29 Jan 2015 (Jeanette Niehus)
    Faculty Board: 29 Jan 2015 (Jeanette Niehus)
    ADT:
    Faculty Manager:
    Dean's Advisory Council:
    Other:

    Version History

    09 Feb 2011 FIT Admin Data from FIT5014 copied into this unit
    09 Feb 2011 Jared Mansfield modified UnitName
    09 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan This unit replaces an existing Minor Thesis unit and is intended to facilitate administrative tracking of student enrollment and progress through the thesis component of the Minor Thesis program. It will also clarify the sequence of units to be undertaken by Minor Thesis students.
    09 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan Chief Examiner approval.
    10 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan FIT5554 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    12 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan Modified credit points information, clarified assessment information and update research methods information to include the research methods unit specified in the handbook.
    12 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan FIT5554 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    14 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan Changed assessment tasks to align them with assessment of the Honours Thesis.
    14 Feb 2011 Michael Morgan FIT5554 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    14 Feb 2011 Kendall Williamson FEC Approval
    14 Feb 2011 Kendall Williamson FacultyBoard Approval - Executively Approved by Chair FEC: to be noted by FB 1/2011
    22 Jan 2014 Damien Moore modified Workload/ContactHours (bulk upload from CUPID extract)
    21 Jan 2015 David Albrecht modified UnitObjectives/Objectives
    21 Jan 2015 David Albrecht modified UnitObjectives/Objectives
    23 Jan 2015 David Albrecht
    27 Jan 2015 Jeanette Niehus Admin - Added ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    29 Jan 2015 Jeanette Niehus FIT5554 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    29 Jan 2015 Jeanette Niehus FEC Approval
    29 Jan 2015 Jeanette Niehus FacultyBoard Approval - ADE/FEC executive approval granted 28/1/15
    30 Nov 2017 Christy Pearson modified UnitName; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange

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