FIT3215 Industry-based learning
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT3215 Industry-based learning is a level 3, 24-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2027. It needs FIT1045, FIT1053, FIT1048, FIT1051 or ENG1003.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2027
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
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Requisites
Before FIT3215
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT3215
No unit lists FIT3215 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Available to students in all undergraduate degrees of the Faculty of IT and the Software Engineering specialisation of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Clayton campus who have been accepted into the Industry Based Learning program with at least 72 credit points including 60 FIT or MAT credit points. **Permission required to enrol.
In addition, prerequisite units for C2001 BCS and C2000 BInfoTech students: FIT1049 or equivalent.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Students engage in a full time industry placement at an established partner of the Faculty of IT industry based learning program including major global companies, leading Australian companies and worldwide consultancies. Students on placement apply the knowledge, skills and practices developed in their academic studies and, with the guidance of mentors and colleagues, build further IT expertise and professional awareness. Throughout the placement, you reflect on their experiences to optimise their professional development.
Offerings in 2027
The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for FIT3215.
Assessment
- IBL Student PortfolioWork integrated15%
- Mid-placement evaluationWork integrated20%
- End-placement evaluationWork integrated30%
- Final IBL presentationPresentation20%
- Final IBL reportWritten15%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Set achievable and measurable goals;
- 2
Identify useful theoretical knowledge that has been covered in prior coursework and knowledge that has not yet been covered;
- 3
Develop and practice professional skills and attitudes including: initiative, communication, time-management and teamwork skills in a business environment;
- 4
Develop solutions to business problems using information technology and other techniques;
- 5
Prepare documentation and written reports of a professional standard;
- 6
Address performance improvement opportunities identified by industry supervisors and self-assess opportunities for personal development;
- 7
Develop information technology skills (such as business process modelling, performance enhancement of installed software, updating current software and developing new software) in a complex, corporate business environment.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
Students on placement are deployed full-time (36 hours per week) for 20 weeks with the industry partners of the Faculty of IT work professional placement program in a role within the company.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Stephen Huxford
Common questions
More details
- Credit points
- 24
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.500
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2027