3. Design, plan, implement, test and evaluate solutions in their field of study and practice through applying at least one of the major theories and principles gained from ALL previously studied subjects within the internetworking  major.

4. Write a project report in appropriate format and style, including literature review, design, implementation, results, reflection and conclusions.

5. Conduct critical self and peer assessments

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes

(CILOs):

Socially Responsible: FEIT graduates identify, engage, interpret and analysestakeholder needs and cultural

perspectives, establish priorities and goals, and identify constraints, uncertainties and risks (social, ethical, cultural, legislative, environmental, economics etc.) to define the system requirements. (B.1)

Design Oriented: FEIT graduates apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to develop components, systems and processes to meet specified requirements. (C.1)

Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams,    communicating effectively and operating within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)

Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the broader community and society. (F.1)

Teaching and learning strategies

This is a project-based subject that requires students (typically working as groups) to undertake significant independent work with self-directed learning in their own time under the supervision of an academic staff member to     demonstrate their readiness to graduate. The project will typically involve either delivering an industry-standard system or solution using knowledge and skills covered in the internetworking and applications major, or will involve academic research in the field. In either case, students will be required to review existing literature in their chosen topic area.

There are normally no classes. Students should arrange weekly or fortnightly meetings with their supervisor to discuss their progress, and to receive feedback.

Being a group-work based subject, students are required to form a group of up to six (6) members and to finalise the selection of their project with their nominated supervisor by the end of Week 2. Students will be required to stay and  work in the same nominated group throughout the project. Students who are unable to find a supervisor or group by  census date must withdraw from the subject to avoid a fail grade.

Group members are expected to meet for at least 1.5 hours per week for project discussions, and spend an additional   7-9 hours each week in self-directed work towards their share of the project. Also, each group as a whole is required to meet with their supervisor (face-to-face) at least four (4) times throughout the semester to discuss and monitor the

progress of their project. The following are suggested guidelines for these meetings:

1st Meeting (before Week 1): Initial discussion about the project topic

2nd Meeting (by Week 3): Learning contract and project plans

3rd Meeting (by Week 6): Mid-project review

4th Meeting (by Week 8): Final discussion before submission

All members in the group are expected to attend these meetings, and a logbook is required to record every meeting with group members and the supervisor. This logbook must be maintained by one member of the group.

Deliverables or drafts should be provided to the supervisor before attending the meetings in Weeks 3, 6 and 8 (as

above), and feedback will be provided by the supervisor during the meetings. It is the group members'responsibility to record this feedback in their logbook.

Program

Week/Session Dates Description

Orientation

31 Jul

1.  Students are to login to Canvas, access the subject, and explore the subject documents, especially the Subject Outline, provided there;

2.  Students are to contact their supervisor for their first meeting;

3.  Individual group meetings, and

4.  Commence the logbook

Students who have not found their supervisor and/or topic should use the ProjectMatch (https://projectmatch.uts.edu.au) to:

1.  Make contact to potential supervisors and search for interesting topics, 2.  Meet potential supervisors and choose project topics.

5                           4 Sep       1. Individual group meetings

2. Update the logbook

12

30 Oct

1. Assessment Task 6: Presentation and Demonstration

Notes:

1.  The students as groups are to orally present their project and demonstrate their project deliverables in front of their supervisor and assessor, and answer questions raised during the presentation.

2.  Students are to contact and negotiate with the supervisor for the detailed time and venue for the presentation and demonstration.

Notes:

1.  The 'Dates' in the Program indicate the starting dates (i.e., Monday) of each week.

2.  For the exact dates and time (and venue) of weekly group meetings, students need to negotiate among their group members to set a time that is most suitable.

3.  For the meetings with supervisors, it is the students'responsibility to contact their supervisor and negotiate a meeting time that is suitable to both.

Additional information

1.  This is a project-based subject. It requires you as students to undertake significant independent work in your own time, under the supervision of an academic staff member. There are normally no classes – you should arrange

weekly or fortnightly meetings with your supervisor to discuss your progress towards your agreed end-of-semester deliverables.

2.  All projects require the students as groups to deliver a presention and demonstration to the supervisor/assessor. The presentation and demonstration generally occurs in Week 12 (the exact date is to be negotiated with your     supervisor).

3.  During the presentation and demonstration, a set of project-specific as well as general knowledge questions will be asked, and each group member is expected to answer questions individually. Members failing to answer these

questions satisfactorily may end up with lower marks than others in the s