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Industry Based IT Experience Project (ISYS90082)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Aims
This elective subject will be delivered in collaboration with industry partners. This subject will provide students with the opportunity to engage in practical workplace based learning. Specifically, students will be placed within an ‘internship’ which provides the opportunity to engage in industry focused course work and apply academic learning theory in a practical workplace setting.
ISYS90082 Industry Based IT Experience Project is of year-long duration, students may commence in either Semester 1 or Semester 2 and continue their enrolment in the consecutive semester. Students completing this subject will receive 25 points credit in total.
Indicative Content
The subject will also allow students to work under the guidance and mentorship of experienced ICT professionals. Students will be introduced to the Australian workplace culture and be offered the opportunity to strengthen their graduate employability skills.
This subject is designed to establish a platform for lifelong graduate ICT employability skills.
Intended learning outcomes
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Understand how to operate within the Australian workplace culture (through the preparatory lectures, webinars and internship experience)
- Understand how to apply their knowledge from their academic courses (though the project work and internship experience)
- Have enhanced their own employability skills (through the internship experience)
- understand how to work effectively as an individual and within a team in the Australian workplace (work based project report)
- Have developed an E-portfolio demonstrating and outlining their own specific graduate capabilities. The E-portfolio is part of a personal digital learning environment that challenges each student to think about the IT skills for the workplace and their own competencies. (Individual Eportfolio)
- Be able to demonstrate short to medium term ICT career planning (Individual Eportfolio)
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject you should have developed the following generic skills:
- Apply academic skills within a IT/IS Industry workplace context
- Apply theory to practice within the IT/IS internship environment
- Prepare a written report based on their IT/IS internship experience
- Achieve strong learning outcomes within a collaborative team environment
- Formulate and articulate short to medium term career plans
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the Master of Information Technology or Master of Information Systems, with completion of 100 points at graduate level
Students must have the approval of the course cordinator or subject cordinator to enrol in this subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ENGR90033 | Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
ISYS90080 | IT Industry Placement | Not available in 2024 |
25 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Melbourne Business Practicum |
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
This assessment statement is written for the entirety of the project duration. Students enrol in the subject in two consecutive semesters. The total assessment described is spread over both semesters. At the end of the first semester of enrolment, students who make satisfactory progress will receive a mark of CNT (Continuing) that will be replaced with a grade upon completion of the second semester of study. Students who do not achieve satisfactory progress in the first semester, because they have not met the hurdle requirements, will have a failing grade awarded at the conclusion of the first semester of study, and consequently will have to recommence their enrolment.
- Individual E-Portfolio (1500 words), due in week 24 (15%), requiring approximately 15-20 hours of work. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 3, 5 and 6 are addressed in the individual e-portfolio.
- Work Based Project Proposal (1500 words), due in week 12 (15%), requiring approximately 15-20 hours of work. ILO 2 is addressed in the project proposal.
- Work Based Project Proposal Presentation (equivalent 1000 words), due in week 12 (10%), requiring approximately 13-15 hours of work. ILO 2 is addressed in the project proposal presentation.
- Work Based Project Report (4000 words), due in week 24 (30%), requiring approximately 40-45 hours of work. ILOs 1 to 4 are addressed in the project report.
- Work Based Project Report Presentation (equivalent 2000 words), due in week 24 (20%), requiring approximately 25-30 hours of work. ILOs 1 to 4 are addressed in the project report presentation.
- Participation in Weekly Online Discussion and Lectures (10%), requiring approximately 13-15 hours of work. ILO 2 is addressed in online discussion and lectures.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Shanton Chang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 225 hours, including five 3 hour lectures, eighteen 1 hour mentor meetings, 192 hours of internship (16 hours per week in 2nd semester of enrolment) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 13 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2017 Assessment period ends 25 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Shanton Chang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 225 hours, including five 3 hour lectures, eighteen 1 hour mentor meetings, 192 hours of internship (16 hours per week in 2nd semester of enrolment) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Shanton Chang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 225 hours, including five 3 hour lectures, eighteen 1 hour mentor meetings, 192 hours of internship (16 hours per week in 2nd semester of enrolment) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Assoc Prof Shanton Chang
Email: shanton.chang@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
200 hours per semester Students undertaking this subject must enrol into ISYS90082 in two consecutive semesters in order to successfully complete the subject. Students completing this subject will receive 25 points credit in total.
Additional delivery details
Students undertaking this subject must enrol into ISYS90082 in two consecutive semesters in order to successfully complete the subject. Students completing this subject will receive 25 points credit in total.
Students commence the subject in Semester one or Semester two only. In some cases, students may be able complete the second half of the subject in Summer semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Collis, J., & Hussey, R., 2009, Business Research: A Practical Guide for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, (3rd edition), Palgrave Macmillan, London
Davey, B & Tatnall, A, 2009, Aspects of Professionalism, Ethics and Lifelong Learning for Australian ICT Professionals, Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, 4(3) 27 - 42
Northcutt, S., 2004, IT Ethics Handbook: Rights and Wrongs for IT Professionals, Syngress Publishing, Rockland, MA
Note: Further readings will be selected dependent on the subject matter and focus of the internship project.
- Subject notes
Learning and Teaching Methods
The subject will be taught in three parts:
- Internship Preparation – completed during the first six weeks of a semester. This content will be taught through a combination of traditional face to face lectures and online tutorials/seminars
- Planning Work Based Internship & Provision. This will be completed in weeks 7–12 of a semester. This will involve student selection of area of interest and matching with an industry mentor and host organization. During this time students will prepare an internship Project Proposal and update their eportfolio under the guidance of the mentor.
- Work Based Project Delivery and Reporting – completed over a 12–16 week timeframe scheduled with a host organization. It will involve weekly meetings with the Mentor, project investigation, e-portfolio updates and drafting the project delivery report.
The subject is supported by the University’s Learning Management System, which provides the repository for lecture and reading resources and facilitation of group assignment collaboration.
Indicative Key Learning Resources
Key learning resources include academic articles, human resource development articles, papers from the IT industry and internet resources (including professional body websites).
Careers/Industry Links
Much of this subject will involve industry placement with an IT unit within an organisation, or an IT company. There will be extensive discussion and engagement with IT Professional bodies and students will be expected to attend IT Professional Development seminars.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Information Systems Course Master of Information Technology Course Master of Information Systems Course Master of Information Systems Specialisation (formal) Health Major MIT Health Specialisation Major MIT Computing Specialisation Specialisation (formal) Spatial Major MIS Professional Specialisation Major MIT Spatial Specialisation Major MIT Distributed Computing Specialisation Specialisation (formal) Computing Specialisation (formal) Distributed Computing - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022