Unit Outline

An undergraduate student needs to acquire an understanding of the vast and diverse nature of the ICT industry to plan and manage a successful career. Students develop awareness of the skills, attributes, qualities and values required of ICT professionals. Students will explore a gamut of issues that ICT professionals must manage, allowing students to identify and understand current and emerging issues generated by an ever-changing technology. This unit provides a practical and theoretical introduction to what it means to be an ICT professional today: Students will appreciate the roles and responsibilities of ICT professionals in organisations and society, and comprehend relevant work-related behaviours and issues and how professionals should respond; Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the ethical conduct pertinent to an ICT professional from a range of perspectives, professionalism and codes of conduct; Students will understand the Australian and international legislative and regulatory obligations and standards as they relate to ICT environments in organisations and appreciate their impact on the work of the ICT professional; Students will develop an understanding of the entrepreneurial process and its application beyond the inception of new ideas and an appreciation of entrepreneurial opportunities in ICT. Students will appreciate the importance of information privacy and the value of ICT security and comprehend the impact of computer crime and criminals; Students will begin to develop communication and team work skills required of an ICT professional; Students will develop an awareness of what it means to undertake a user-centered approach to ICT and the importance of considering the human factors involved with ICT.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Employ effective communication, collaboration, creative and critical thinking skills to be productive in ICT professional practice
2.	Analyse situations involving ICT cognisant of social, cultural, legal, ethical factors and consequences for individuals, organisations, and society
3.	Apply ICT principles, standards, processes and codes of professional conduct to provide ICT products and services

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Another tutorial has been included at the request of students to facilitate more discussion.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	SFIA Template	Week 6	15 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Test	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Pitch + video	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 4:	Professional Practice Case Studies	Refer to Assessment Description	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: SFIA Template

Task Description:

You will be given an individual Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) skill that they will need to research and fill out the required template. You will also need to research a related ICT career outcome and identify how that SFIA skill and career outcome relate to the BICT.

Task Length:

Template (2 pages)

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Summarise the SFIA skill using the template	LO1, LO3
2	Summarise a career outcome related to the allocated SFIA skill using the template	LO1, LO3
3	Summarise the relationship between a SFIA skill, a career outcome and the BICT	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Test

Task Description:

Four tests will be held regularly throughout semester. The test will assess your ability to apply your knowledge and understanding of the principles, standards, processes and codes of professional conduct discussed in modules 2-5. The test will involve a range of questions involving multi-choice, short answer and case study style questions that require analysing. To be eligible for a test result you must submit the certificates for each micro-credential within the module.

Task Length:

4x30minutes

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify the relevant ICT principles, standards, process or code of professional conduct attribute to apply to a given situation relevant to ICT professional practice	LO2, LO3
2	Identify attributes necessary for the correct application of professional skills	LO1

Assessment Task 3: Pitch + video

Task Description:

As an individual you will prepare a 30-second elevator pitch on an idea to change the world using ICT to be presented in the week 6 tutorial.
Teams will then be formed to continue with some ideas and each team will prepare a more detailed 4-minute video pitch targeted towards investors. These team pitches will be submitted in week 9. Individuals will analyse the team performance using feedback fruits, and this will be submitted in week 10.

Task Length:

30-second tutorial pitch, 4-minute video pitch

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	(Individual) Pitch an ethical and innovative solution to the problem to potential partners	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	(Individual) Include a definition of the problem and solution (the idea)	LO1, LO3
3	(Team) Provide a video pitch that articulates a thorough understanding of the problem the project is attempting to solve including evidence of research to potential investors	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	(Team) Pitch an ethical and innovative solution to the problem, including analysis of other solutions to the problem	LO1, LO2, LO3
5	(Team) Include a definition of the problem and solution (the idea), target audience, and core technologies.	LO1, LO2, LO3
6	(Individual) Analyse individual and team performance	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 4: Professional Practice Case Studies

Task Description:

Tutorials will be held fortnightly throughout the semester, and you will be required to complete a series of tasks to demonstrate attainment of the ILOs based on learning from the modules. Throughout semester you will work as individuals on some tasks and in different groups on other tasks to review real-world scenarios related to ICT and be asked to identify solutions by applying ICT principles, standards, processes and codes of professional conduct.

Task Length:

Series of templates (each 1-2 pages)

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse a given scenario relevant to ICT professional practice to identify the potential issues	LO2
2	Employ professional skills to identify solutions for a case study while collaborating with peers	LO1
3	Apply ICT principles, standards, processes and codes of professional conduct to create solutions	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

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