ICT Innovation Project
48 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Overview
This unit of study is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to innovate a solution to an industry-driven challenge. Having an overall focus on innovation and security in ICT, you will be focusing on the research and development stages of the semester-long project. You will be able to select a project from a range of industry-oriented projects aligned to your chosen ICT major. An academic 'facilitator' will guide your learning towards achieving these outcomes.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply a systematic approach to ICT innovation
- Apply comprehensive knowledge of techniques, privacy, and ethics to cybersecurity challenges
- Find, organise, and make decisions on a range of topics related to ICT innovation
- Use technology to develop and present innovation solutions
- Demonstrate reflective practice, and use self and peer evaluation
- Communicate within teams and stakeholders using appropriate verbal, written and technological approaches
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Workshop | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Learning activities | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project: Refinement and Synthesis of Research, Project Brief and Project Plan | Individual | 10 - 30% | 1,2,3,6 |
| Project: Concept Design | Group | 15 - 35% | 2,3,4,6 |
| Project Demonstration/Presentation | Group | 15 - 35% | 1,4,5,6 |
| Project | Group | 20 - 40% | 3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Secured applications on ICT systems
- Computational cyber security for new challenges
- Advanced software security and testing
- Security analytics and intelligence
- ICT ethics and privacy
- Teamwork and professional communications
- Project development and management
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.