Technology Innovation Project (INFO90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
AIMS
This subject involves an in-depth innovation investigation under the supervision of a member of the academic staff and in the context of the University's engagement initiatives. Students working in groups will be required to perform research, customer and problem discovery, ideation, concept creation and validation, and technical implementation for a real-world challenge. The subject also provides students with skills and knowledge for improving written and oral communication.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Indicative content includes innovation methodology, customer & problem discovery, customer & problem validation, innovation experiments, and innovation presentations.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to complete a technical innovation project
- Collect and critically analyse a range of data about people and their problems, and create innovation hypotheses from this data
- Validate innovation hypotheses
- Conceptualise, design, and implement an innovative and technology-based solution to the identified problem
- Present technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders in both written and oral forms
Generic skills
- Be able to undertake customer & problem discovering, problem formulation and solution
- Have a capacity for independent critical thought, innovative inquiry and self‐directed learning
- Have a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
- Be able to present work in written form; and
- Be able to present work orally and answer questions about it
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of a minimum of 50 credit points of Graduate level Computing and Information Systems subjects
with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70
The 50 points excludes: COMP90007 Internet Technologies; COMP90038 Algorithms and Complexity; COMP90041 Programming and Software Development; SINF90001/INFO90002 Database Systems and Information Modelling.
If you meet this criteria please complete an Enrolment Variation form. Subject Coordinator approval is NOT required.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90055 | Research Project |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| COMP90082 | Software Project |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project | Not available in 2022 |
12.5 |
| SWEN90013 | Masters Advanced Software Project | Year Long (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
COMP90019 - Distributed Computing Project
COMP90028 - Information Technology Research Project
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A group of four project proposal. Approximately 20 hours per student. Due end of week 1. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 - 5 are assessed as part of the proposal.
| Week 2 | 10% |
A 15 minute group of four presentation. Approximately 10-15 hours of preparation per student. ILOs 3, 4 and 5 are assessed in this presentation.
| Week 7 | 10% |
A group of four project progress report. Approximately 80 hours of work per student. ILOs 1 - 5 are assessed in this report.
| Week 7 | 15% |
A technology innovation solution. Approximately 50 hours of work per student. ILOs 3, 4 and 5 are assessed in this presentation.
| Week 12 | 20% |
A 20 minute group of four presentation. Approximately 15-20 hours of preparation per student. ILOs 3, 4 and 5 are assessed in this presentation.
| Week 12 | 10% |
A final group project report, with an individual reflection for each student. Approximately 150 hours of work per student. ILOs 1 - 5 are assessed in this report.
| During the examination period | 35% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Jenny Waycott Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 2 hour weekly lecture; 1 x 2 hour weekly workshop Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Jenny Waycott
Email: jwaycott@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
400 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Permission required from the subject coordinator
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 31 January 2024