ICT Inquiry Project
Overview
This unit of study is a project-based unit in which students work in teams and aims to provide you with the skills to enquire and solve challenges oriented around information and communication technologies. You will also be provided with the skills to select and utilise appropriate ICT tools and techniques to address these challenges. An Academic 'facilitator' will guide your learning towards achieving these outcomes.
Requisites
01-June-2025
08-June-2025
08-February-2026
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply technical skills from the discipline
- Apply project planning skills to set goals, manage time, and write project management plans
- Identify and adapt environmental sustainability related to technology
- Identify and apply suitable ICT tools and techniques to solve an organisation's problems
- Develop an ICT solution that addresses organization's problem and complies with ethical standards
- Apply team frameworks and communicate within teams and with stakeholders using appropriate verbal, written, and technological approaches
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Online Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weejs | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual/Group | 60 - 80% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Portfolio | Individual | 20 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) complete the project to an acceptable standard. A rubric will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard. The rubric is available on Canvas; andStudents who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (i) and (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Agile Project Management
- Project planning
- Finding information and professional referencing
- Professional communication
- Ethical guidelines in the context of ICT
- Teamwork framework and stakeholder engagement
- Environmental sustainability
- Introduction to Professional Purpose
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.