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COMP5702: IT Research Project A
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The Information Technology Research Project provides an opportunity for students to carry out a defined piece of independent research or design. These skills include the capacity to define a research or design question, show how it relates to existing knowledge and carry out the research or design in a systematic manner. Students will be expected to define an original research project that demonstrates their prior learning in their advanced IT specialist domain (MIT) or the management of IT (MITM) or both technical and IT management domains (MIT/MITM). The results will be presented in a final project presentation and report. It is not expected that the project outcomes from this unit will represent a significant contribution to new knowledge. The unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to carry out a defined piece of independent research work in a setting and manner that fosters the development of IT skills in research.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 12 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. utilise prior domain knowledge to define and develop a research project relevant to an advanced IT specialist domain (MIT) or the management of IT (MITM) or both technical and IT management domains (MIT/MITM) or the computer science domain (MCS)
- LO2. initiate, formulate and plan a two semester-long original IT research project based on research and development, incorporating risk mitigation strategies and following the plan methodically.
- LO3. analyse and synthesise information, draw appropriate conclusions and present those conclusions in context, with due consideration of methods and assumptions involved
- LO4. demonstrate knowledge of recent IT research literature and possess an ability to apply research to own project
- LO5. document, report and present project work undertaken to engage an academic and/or professional audience
- LO6. develop, substantiate and articulate professional positions on issues relevant to the chosen area of practice. Critically reflect on and evaluate the outcomes and process of the project
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Semester 1 2026
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Supervision | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2026
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Supervision | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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