FIT5122 Professional practice
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5122 Professional practice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5122
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT5122
No unit lists FIT5122 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite:
Full-time students must enrol in FIT5122 in conjunction with FIT5120 in their final semester. Part-time students must complete FIT5122 prior to enrolling in FIT5120, in their final semester.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The Professional Practice unit enables students to build and improve on the professional skills needed to succeed as an IT Professional. Students will explore a range of theoretical and practical skills including complex communication, conflict resolution, team work, and cross cultural skills as well as skills to navigate ethical challenges related to technology. It looks at the role and importance of professional associations. Through a combination of enquiry based self-research, facilitated discussion and practical assignments, students will gain an understanding of the underlying theories and strategies to help them more effectively apply these skills to situations faced in the workplace. As part of this journey, students will have the opportunity to reflect on and improve their existing professional skills by exploring how they do things, reflecting on whether best practices are being applied and evaluating how they could continue to improve. They will create a portfolio to facilitate and record these reflections for their future career.
Study in FIT5122 supports study in FIT5120, therefore students enrolled in FIT5120 should enrol in FIT5122 in conjunction with FIT5120 where possible.
Students enrolled in the research stream should take FIT5122 with their research units.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | Evening |
Assessment
- Assignment 1 Unit Portfolio and Reflection ( individual and with a peer- throughout unit)Other40%
- Assignment 2 Team-based hands-on activities (in teams)Other30%
- Assignment 3 Resolution of a complex professional problem Issue.Other30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Research, critically evaluate and apply appropriate strategies and innovative methods for effective and efficient communications across all stakeholders, evaluating their appropriateness for intercultural communications.
- 2
Assess and apply various teamwork and conflict resolution strategies and justify how these skills could be applied in the context of an effective cross-cultural team.
- 3
Justify why an understanding of personal responsibility and professional ethics is important for IT professionals using relevant ethical and legal frameworks (e.g., the ACS Code of Ethics) so that consequences associated with IT related decisions and possible impacts on organisations and society can be identified.
- 4
Evaluate and communicate both personal and team progress and learning in order to engage in meaningful reflective practice
- 5
Create possible solutions and apply strategies, including quality and security measures, to meet the obligations and challenges of being an Information Technology Professional, who amongst other things, is responsible for maintaining the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of digital assets.
- 6
Compare and contrast IT professional roles, assessing the necessity and rationale for constant review and change;
- 7
Apply appropriate information gathering and problem-solving skills as well as demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate information and its sources
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions12 hours
- Applied sessions24 hours
- Workshops12 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachRole play
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Teaching activities include team meeting time per week. Additional applied class for team collaboration 12 hr (no room allocated)
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
Students must use the online facilities available through the unit Moodle website. Information regarding references, schedules, assessment tasks and so on will be available there.
Students will also be expected to access and use the discussion forums as well as Library resources to support their assignment and tutorial work.
Students are required to word process their assignments for submission. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Nadiah Mohamad Sofian
- Peter Brown
- Mrs Pooneh Zarbafian
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Gail Bourne
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5122?
None, but you must take FIT5120 or FIT5127 before or alongside it.
When is FIT5122 offered?
In 2024, FIT5122 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia.
How much work is FIT5122?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5122 have an exam?
No. FIT5122 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.