FIT3144 is not in the 2027 Handbook - Monash may have renumbered or withdrawn it. This is what the 2026 Handbook published; check the 2027 Handbook or your faculty before planning next year.
Faculty notice: this unit is changing
No longer offered
BCSAdv Hons
Replace with FIT3230 and FIT3231 from 2027 (S1 and S2)
From: Re-enrolment and unit changes - Information Technology (undergraduate) · Last checked: 7 Oct 2026 UTC
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Units / FIT3144
FIT3144 · Advanced computer science research project
2026 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 3Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
This unit is intended to provide practical experience in designing, developing and testing a non-trivial computer science project. Projects are generally software-based, although sometimes they may involve hardware development or investigation of theory. Projects cover the whole process of software (or hardware) development, from analysis through design to implementation and testing. Comprehensive written documentation on the project is required. You are assigned in groups to a project supervisor. There are no lectures in this unit, although you will be expected to attend regular meetings with your project supervisor. The application problem will normally be drawn from your field of specialisation.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Full year | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assessment Contract | Project | 100% | — |
Projects are assessed by individual project supervisors.
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prohibition
Learning outcomes
- write a project proposal;
- evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to a particular project;
- search, access, and analyse research literature as part of the process of developing solutions to problems;
- communicate the deliverables of the project in written and oral form;
- write a moderately detailed report explaining methodology, outlining their contributions and the contributions of others, documenting the developed project from developer and user perspectives.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week. You will be expected to hold regular meetings with supervisor(s) over the course of the semester.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workshops | 12 hours |
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