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ITI5126 · Masters thesis part 1
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
This unit is a research unit common to FIT Masters degrees. Due to the nature of IT, a wide range of Masters project types can be offered to students. Some project components are of a practical nature and may involve software development and/or experimentation, while other components are of a more theoretical nature.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Monash Indonesia term 2 | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
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 | Literature review and interim presentation | Artefact | 15% | — |
| 2 | Final presentation | Presentation | 5% | — |
| 3 | Thesis | Written | 80% | — |
This unit forms part of the sequence of units comprising the Masters Thesis in the Faculty of Information Technology. The exit point is ITI5128 'Masters thesis final'.
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
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prerequisite
Prerequisite: Admission to an FIT Masters program. You must have successfully completed at least 24 credit points of level 5 ITI-coded units; and have an overall average of at least 80% across all Level 5 units; and must have have achieved at least a distinction (75%) in ITI5125 IT research methods; and achieved an overall course WAM of 70%. This unit is only available to students enrolled in C6009 Master of Data Science and C6010 Master of Cybersecurity taught at the Indonesia campus.
ITI5125Learning outcomes
- Design a rigorous Masters level research project and develop project proposal;
- Critically review research literature, research design and reported findings;
- Evaluate and select research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs, projects and disciplines;
- Conduct ethical research;
- Communicate research findings in written and oral form in research and industry settings.
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.
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