UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 2024. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Other periods
Indonesia
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 ITI5122

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

Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credit points towards your FIT Masters degree.

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.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Monash Indonesia term 2IndonesiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Assignment 1 Unit Portfolio and ReflectionOther
    40%
  • Assignment 2 Team-based hands-on activitiesOther
    30%
  • Assignment 3 Resolution of a complex professional problem Issue.OtherThreshold hurdle
    30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Compare and contrast IT professional roles, assessing the necessity and rationale for constant review and change;

  2. 2

    Identify and analyse the ethical dimensions associated with IT-related decisions, use and quality and their possible impacts on organisations and society;

  3. 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. 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. 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. 6

    Develop and apply appropriate information gathering, critical evaluation (information and its sources) and problem solving skills;

  7. 7

    Evaluate, assess and communicate both personal and team progress and learning, thus engaging in meaningful reflective practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours
  • Studio activities24 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.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Michael Wybrow

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ITI5122?

ITI5122 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

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 2024 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?

No. ITI5122 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027