FIT4441 Honours thesis part 1
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT4441 Honours thesis part 1 is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 3 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT4441
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FIT4441
1 unit list FIT4441 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: For all students OTHER than C3001: FIT4005
Prerequisite: Admission to an FIT Honours program.
Students in C3001 must have competed 144 credit points towards their degree including FIT2083.
Overview
This unit is a research unit and a requirement for the FIT Honours degrees. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of Honours project types can be offered to students. Some project components are of a practical nature and may involve some software development and/or experimentation, while other components are of a more theoretical nature.
This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Honours thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology.
The exit point for the Honours thesis is FIT4444 (24 credit points).
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Literature Review + Interim PresentationDemonstration15%
- ThesisWritten80%
- Final PresentationArtefact5%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design a rigorous Bachelor Honours level research project and develop project proposal;
- 2
Critically review research literature, research design and reported findings;
- 3
Evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs, projects and disciplines;
- 4
Conduct ethical research;
- 5
Communicate research findings in written and oral form in research and industry settings.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. You will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
Where it fits
FIT4441 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Dragan Gasevic
- Dr Muhammad Fermi Pasha
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Buser Say
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT4441?
FIT4441 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after FIT4441?
FIT4441 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including FIT4442. Those lead on to 3 units in all.
When is FIT4441 offered?
In 2025, FIT4441 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia.
How much work is FIT4441?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT4441 have an exam?
No. FIT4441 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FIT4441?
FIT4441 is part of Computational science.