Key facts
UNE unit code: COSC591
*You are viewing the 2025 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.
- Trimester 1 - On Campus
- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Fine tune your information technology skillset and give a clear sign to employers that you are a skilled, adaptable professional, with an advanced capacity for critical thinking, analysis, problem solving and communication.
This postgraduate unit offers you an opportunity to apply your IT skills and knowledge to real-world situations and produce industry standard documentation and solutions.
With projects taken from diverse sources, including academic linkages, community organisations and industry, you will need to identify and critically evaluate the needs and constraints of different stakeholders.
Where possible, you will work collaboratively in a team to conduct research and generate solutions for today’s complex computing and software engineering problems.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Trimester 1 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 1 | Online |
Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Where practical, projects will be undertaken by groups of students, as required by the estimated size of the problem. Some projects cannot be undertaken off campus.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility in a group work environment;
- analyse requirements, critically evaluate options, conduct research and present a proposed solution to clients and other stakeholders;
- integrate proposed tools/concepts into systems, conduct research and develop software or technology-based solutions to real-world information technology problems; and
- document information technology solutions to industry standard and present process and outcomes to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 10% | All offerings | Project proposal. No. Words: 1500 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Assignment. Correct problem solution |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Assignment. Installation manual and user manual. |
Assessment 4 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Project diary. |
Assessment 5 | Yes | 10% | All offerings | Final presentation. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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