SIT328 - Communicating Information Technology Projects
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Elicia Lanham |
| Prerequisite: | One of MIS201, SIT216 |
| Corequisite: | SIT223 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week. |
| 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
Information Technology is helping to drive innovation across many industries. To effectively develop and take advantage of these innovations, industry needs IT professionals who have good technical understanding and the skills to help facilitate communication across both technical and non-technical stakeholders. In this unit you will review technical and non-technical communication with a focus on the development and communication of innovations.
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 | Clearly communicate critical details of IT projects and solutions with both technical and non-technical audiences in both written and oral forms. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use appropriate tools to create visualisations aimed at communicating IT project related plans and solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Use communication and collaboration platforms to work effectively as a member of a team in preparing and producing project documentation. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Discuss and use appropriate tools to create or generate a range of technical documentation relating to IT project communication. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Technical and non-technical reports | Two written reports | 50% (2 x 25%) | Weeks 6 and 8 |
| Assessment 2 Oral presentation (Group) | Team oral presentation | 30% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 Portfolio and reflection | Written reflection and portfolio | 20% | 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.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SIT328 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.
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