ITI5126 Masters thesis part 1
Faculty of Information Technology
ITI5126 Masters thesis part 1 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITI5126
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After ITI5126
2 units list ITI5126 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Admission to an FIT Masters program. You must have successfully completed at least 24 credit points of level 5 ITI-coded units; and have an overall average of at least 80% across all Level 5 units; and must have have achieved at least a distinction (75%) in ITI5125 IT research methods; and achieved an overall course WAM of 70%.
This unit is only available to students enrolled in 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 is a research unit common to FIT Masters degrees. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of Masters 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 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 1 | Indonesia | Flexible |
Assessment
- Literature review and interim presentationArtefact15%
- Final presentationPresentation5%
- ThesisWritten80%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
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
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. You will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Gasevic
- Unit Coordinators
- Bayu Anggorojati
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ITI5126?
None, but you must take ITI5125 before or alongside it.
What can I take after ITI5126?
ITI5126 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ITI5127 and ITI5128.
When is ITI5126 offered?
ITI5126 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is ITI5126?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ITI5126 have an exam?
No. ITI5126 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.