FIT5210 Masters thesis
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5210 Masters thesis is a level 5, 18-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 18
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 36 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5210
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT5210
No unit lists FIT5210 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Admission to a FIT Masters program. Students must have successfully completed 24 points of level five non-foundation units and have achieved an overall average of at least 80% across four non-foundation units. Foundation units are FIT9123, FIT9130, FIT9131, FIT9132, FIT9133, FIT9134, FIT9135, FIT9136 and FIT9137
For students enrolled in C6001, C6002, C6003, C6004, C6007:
- Prerequisite: FIT5125.
For students enrolled in C4006:
- Corequisite: FIT5125.
Overview
This unit is a research unit for students in the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Research. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of project types can be offered to students. Some project components are of a practical nature and may involve software development and/or experimentation, while other components are of a more theoretical nature.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Literature reviewOther15%
- Final presentationPresentation5%
- Thesis80%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
design a rigorous Masters 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 36 hours per week. Students will be expected to hold regular meetings with their supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Tian Goh
- Dr Reuben Kirkham
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5210?
FIT5210 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT5210 offered?
In 2022, FIT5210 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is FIT5210?
The handbook expects about 36 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5210 have an exam?
No. FIT5210 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.