Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 300578

Coordinator Heidi Bjering Opens in new window

Description This is a final year subject that builds on foundation and intermediate computing subjects to prepare students for professional experience. The subject covers the content in three modules as 1) Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct, 2) Project Management, and 3) Legal, Social, Environmental issues, Quality Assurance and IT Compliance. The content covered in these three modules are carefully designed to fill in the gaps in knowledge that is not so far covered in previous subjects in preparing students for the challenging projects subjects and professional working life ahead. This subject is a pre-requisite to the capstone project, covered in Professional Experience Project subject.

School Computer, Data & Math Sciences

Discipline Information Technology, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Equivalent Subjects LGYA 5983 - Professional Preparation and Project Management

Restrictions Successful completion of 140 credit points.

Assumed Knowledge

Understanding of systems analysis and design.

Learning Outcomes

Subject Content

• Cadle, J. & Yeates, D. (2008). Project management for information systems (5th ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
• McDermid, D. (Ed.). (2008). Ethics in ICT: An Australian perspective. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.