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Hobart, Launceston, ECA Melbourne

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Introduction

A student needs to acquire an understanding of the vast and diverse nature of the ICT industry to plan and manage a successful career. Students develop awareness of the skills, attributes, qualitiesand values required of ICT professionals. Students will explore a gamut of issues that ICT professionals must manage, allowing students to identify and understand current and emerging issues generated by an ever-changing technology.

This unit provides a practical and theoretical introduction to what it means to be an ICT professional today:

  • Students will appreciate the roles and responsibilities of ICT professionals in organisations and society, and comprehend relevant work-related behaviours and issues and how professionals should respond;
  • Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the ethical conduct pertinent to an ICT professional from a range of perspectives, professionalism and codes of conduct;
  • Students will understand the Australian and international legislative and regulatory obligations and standards as they relate to ICT environments in organisations and appreciate their impact on the work of the ICT professional;
  • Students will develop an understanding of the entrepreneurial process and its application beyond the inception of new ideas and an appreciation of entrepreneurial opportunities in ICT;
  • Students will appreciate the importance of information privacy and the value of ICT security and comprehend the impact of computer crime and criminals;
  • Students will begin to develop communication and team work skills required of an ICT professional;

This unit also provides both a theoretical and practical overview of project management as it relates to technology-oriented projects. Specifically, this unit will introduce project management principles, techniques and tools that are can be used to guide traditional business-oriented ICT projects. A set of project outputs that are based on best-practice and industry standards will be developed by students, as a training tool in preparation for undertaking real ICT-oriented projects.

Summary 2024

Unit name ICT Professional Practices and Project Management
Unit code KIT503
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Sciences and Engineering
School of Information and Communication Technology
Discipline Information & Communication Technology
Coordinator

Matthew Springer
Teaching staff

Level Postgraduate
Available as student elective? Yes
Breadth Unit? No

Availability

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Learning Outcomes

1

Work individually and in teams to understand and apply the best practice principles of a range of project management methodologies and frameworks to meet the needs of stakeholders.

2

Engage in creative entrepreneurial processes to design innovative ICT solutions.

3

Work individually and in teams to select and apply appropriate tools and techniques for managing ICT projects with the aim of having projects meet time, cost, quality and scope requirements.

4

Work individually and in teams to evaluate economic, social, legal, and ethical consequences of ICT for individuals, organisations and society when meeting the needs of stakeholders.

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Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

  • KXX231, KIT203, KIT105, KXI762

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Online Recorded Lectures: 1 hour per week (Weeks 1 - 13)

Online Theory Modules: 2 hours per week (Weeks 1 - 13)

Face to Face Tutorials: 2 hours per week (Weeks 2 - 12)

Students who have been impacted by the Covid 19 Australian Government Travel Ban will be able to participate in the tutorial tasks through MyLO Web Conferencing and virtual teams. More details will be provided to students via email and in the unit's MyLO site.

Assessment

AT1  - Entrepreneurship/Design Thinking Task (20%)

AT2  - Project Change Control Task (20%)

AT3  - Project Initiation Documentation (PID) (30%)

AT4  - Project Management Recommendations (30%)

AT5 -  Online quizzes (0%)

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