SIT223 - Professional Practice in Information Technology
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Azadeh Ghari Neiat Trimester 2: Atabak Elmi |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed a minimum of two SIT coded units |
| Corequisite: | STP010 |
| Incompatible with: | SIT301, MIS231 and SIT753 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour seminar per week, weekly meetings. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week, weekly meetings. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
To be successful IT graduates need to understand the use of industry tools and practices, the ways these tools work and connect together, and the underlying professional, ethical, and teamwork knowledge and skills needed to put these into practice in a professional manner. This unit introduces students to IT workflows, agile project management, dev-ops pipelines, version control, and the ways these tools fit together in modern companies. The use of these technologies is underpinned by the behaviours, teamwork, and ethical considerations needed to engage in working in IT in a professional manner. The unit will tackle the big issues facing the IT industry with a focus on gender equity and diversity, helping ensure our future IT leaders are well placed to address this and other challenging issues.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Engage with processes, tools, and practices associated with agile project management across all phases of the dev-ops lifecycle, and use software tools to contribute to real-world projects at each stage in an effective manner. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Observe and reflect upon the impact of different leadership styles, organisational structures, communication practices, and approaches to conflict management for effective professional relationships within IT companies and projects. | GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Evaluate, review, and synthesise real-world scenarios , including indigenous perspectives, to inform discussion and practice of IT, and relate to professional practice, codes of ethics, and principles of intellectual property and its protection. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Reflect upon professional practice to develop career plans and apply for work opportunities, as ways of engaging in continuous professional development of discipline specific and transferable skills. | GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning portfolio | Portfolio | 100% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SIT223 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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