ITI5120 Social impact project
Faculty of Information Technology
ITI5120 Social impact project is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs ITI5122.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 192 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITI5120
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ITI5120
No unit lists ITI5120 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of 72 credit points towards your FIT Masters degree.
This unit is only available to students enrolled in C6009 Master of Data Science and C6010 Master of Cybersecurity taught at the Indonesia campus.
Overview
This unit is designed to enable students to apply their core program skills to a real-world problem, harnessing the power of data for social impact. Students will work in teams, drawing from publicly available data to address a specific challenge faced by society, business, or government. Each team will present the final results of their project to an expert panel of assessors. The unit will develop thinkers who combine evidence-based solutions with persuasive communication and visualization. Students will meet before the term commences to draft their project proposals and identify data sources.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 3 | Indonesia | On campus |
Assessment
- Group research reportReport35%
- Group presentationPresentation15%
- WorkbookOther10%
- Project concept noteOther20%
- Op-ed articleOther20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyze a current real-world problem affecting society, business, or government;
- 2
identify, synthesize and critically appraise evidence and data to develop solutions to real-word problems;
- 3
communicate effectively with diverse audiences across a variety of formats;
- 4
apply project management and teamwork skills in an interdisciplinary environment;
- 5
develop IT-based projects as a proof of concept to demonstrate how the solution can solve real-world problems
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials27 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 192 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include completing project work individually and with team members, client meetings and review work. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Gail Bourne
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ITI5120?
You need ITI5122 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ITI5120 offered?
ITI5120 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is ITI5120?
The handbook expects about 192 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ITI5120 have an exam?
No. ITI5120 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.