FIT4444 Honours thesis final
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT4444 Honours thesis final is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT4444
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After FIT4444
No unit lists FIT4444 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: CPE4000, CSE4000, IMS4000, FIT4126, FIT4186, FIT4246, FIT4606, FZA4444
Prerequisite: Admission to an FIT Honours program.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
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.
Two exit points exist for the Honours thesis, FIT4444 (24 pts) and FIT4448 (18 pts).
The 24 credit point exit point is applicable to:
- Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Computer Science Advanced (Honours)
- Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Honours)
The 18 credit point exit point is applicable to:
Honours stream in the Bachelor of Software Engineering.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Literature Review + Interim PresentationOther15%
- Final PresentationPresentation5%
- Thesis80%
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
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. Students will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
Where it fits
FIT4444 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Anuja Dharmaratne
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Reuben Kirkham
- Professor Patrick Olivier
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT4444?
None, but you must take FIT4443 before or alongside it.
When is FIT4444 offered?
In 2020, FIT4444 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia.
How much work is FIT4444?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT4444 have an exam?
No. FIT4444 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FIT4444?
FIT4444 is part of Computational science.