ITI5122 Professional practice
Faculty of Information Technology
ITI5122 Professional practice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 25%
- and 4 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITI5122
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ITI5122
1 unit list ITI5122 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
This unit is only available to students enrolled into C6009 Master of Data Science and C6010 Master of Cybersecurity taught at the Indonesia campus.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit provides a practical and theoretical understanding to what it means to be an IT professional today. Students will encounter a range of issues relevant to professional practice in the workplace, including ethical and legal challenges caused by technology use. Students will research established theories and concepts and critically evaluate their practical use (taking into account many international aspects) in organisations today, as well as reviewing and understanding the wider responsibilities that IT professionals are called upon to uphold in society. Topics addressed include - organisational and professional communication; teamwork; the nature of the IT professions; the role of professional associations; problem solving and information use; cross-cultural awareness; personal and professional ethics and codes of practice.
It is highly recommended that students enrol in ITI5122 in conjunction with ITI5120 where possible. Students therefore should take ITI5120 in the last semester of their course.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for ITI5122.
Assessment
- Assessment 1OtherThreshold hurdle30%
- Practical activitiesOtherThreshold hurdle20%
- QuizzesOtherThreshold hurdle10%
- ReportThreshold hurdle15%
- Scheduled final assessment (3 hours and 10 minutes)ExamThreshold hurdle25%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Compare and contrast IT professional roles, assessing the necessity and rationale for constant review and change;
- 2
Identify and analyse the ethical dimensions associated with IT-related decisions, use and quality and their possible impacts on organisations and society;
- 3
Reflect on and analyse the need for IT professional associations and the need for codes of ethics (including the ACS) in IT development and use;
- 4
Research, select and apply strategies, protocols and innovative methods for effective and efficient communications across all stakeholders, evaluating their appropriateness for intercultural communications;
- 5
Appraise and justify various teamwork skills for various situations, demonstrating the ability to apply them by working cooperatively and managing conflict within their team;
- 6
Develop and apply appropriate information gathering, critical evaluation (information and its sources) and problem solving skills;
- 7
Evaluate, assess and communicate both personal and team progress and learning, thus engaging in meaningful reflective practice.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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 activities. 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.
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.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ITI5122?
None, but you must take ITI5120 before or alongside it.
What can I take after ITI5122?
ITI5122 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including ITI5120.
When is ITI5122 offered?
ITI5122 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is ITI5122?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ITI5122 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 25% of the final mark, alongside 4 other tasks.