COS60011 Technology Design Project Semester 2 2023Java

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Technology Design Project

Semester 2 2023

PART A:        Unit Summary

Unit Code(s)		COS60011
Unit Title		Technology Design Project
Duration		One semester or equivalent
Total Contact Hours		48 hours
Requisites:
	Pre-requisites	Nil
	Co-requisites	Nil
	Concurrent pre-requisites	Nil
	Anti-requisites	Nil
	Assumed knowledge	Nil
Credit Points		12.5 credit points
Campus/Location		Hawthorn
Mode of Delivery		Face to Face
Assessment Summary		Design Concept (Group) 20% Project (Group) 30% Project Report (Individual) 40%     Research Report (Individual) 10%

Aims

This is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to design a solution to an industry driven challenge. The project will have a substantial emphasis on design. Teams of students will have a staff member as a ‘facilitator’ whilst working on this project. Student teams will be allowed to select a project from a range of industry oriented design projects aligned to their chosen specialisation. This unit forms part of the student specialisation selection if their course undertaken has a choice of specialisation.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to:

1    Apply a systematic approach to technology design

2    Apply knowledge of design fundamentals to technology challenges

3    Find, organise, and evaluate information on a range of topics related to technology design

4    Use technology to develop and present design solutions

5    Demonstrate reflective practice, and use self and peer evaluation

6    Demonstrate awareness of social and cultural perspectives that impact on learning and working in a team

Graduate Attributes

This unit may contribute to the development of the following Swinburne Graduate Attributes:

    Communication skills

    Teamwork skills

    Digital literacies

Content

      Technical content in the selected specialisation

      Technology design

       Design thinking for technology solutions

      Computer-aided design (CAD) software

      Virtual design technology

      Social and cultural technology design perspectives

      Team dynamics

      Technology project management

       Professional technical writing

PART B:       Your Unit in more detail

Unit Improvements

Feedback provided by previous students through the Student Survey has resulted in improvements that have been made to this unit. Recent improvements include:

•     Detailed Seminars

•     Feedback on time for questions related to the unit

Week by Week Schedule

Week	Teaching and Learning Activity	Student Task or Assessment
1	Introduction to the Unit and formation of student teams	Student Tasks Seminar: Team Dynamics Facilitator meeting. Assessment None.
2	Introduction to the Project and identification of project learning issues	Student Tasks Seminar: Technical Topic 1 Facilitator meeting. Assessment None.
3	Research of project learning issues	Student Tasks Seminar: Technical Topic 2 Facilitator meeting Individual research task. Assessment None.
4	Research of project learning issues	Student Tasks Seminar: Technical Topic 3 Facilitator meeting Individual research task. Assessment Individual Research Report.

Assessment

a)     Assessment Overview

Tasks and Details	Individual or Group	Weighting	Unit Learning Outcomes that this assessment task relates to	Assessment Due Date
Individual Research Report	Individual	10%	3	Week 5
Team Design Concept	Team	20%	1, 2	Week 7
Team Project Demonstration/Presentat ion	Team	30%	4, 6	Week 12
Individual Project Report	Individual	40%	4, 5	Week 14

b)   Minimum requirements to pass this Unit

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

• An aggregate mark of 50% or more

c)    Submission Requirements

Assignments and other assessments are generally submitted online through the Canvas assessment submission system which integrates with the Turnitin plagiarism checking service.

All Portfolio tasks are to be completed and managed within Canvas. Canvas contains information on assessment of the Portfolio components. Deadlines for individual Portfolio Components  are  managed  within  Canvas.  Assessment  tasks  forming  parts  of  your Portfolio work is submitted based on automated collection of your work, coupled with discussion with your Project Facilitator. Deadlines for these assessment tasks will be provided by the Project Facilitator.

Please ensure you keep a copy of all assessments that are submitted.

d)    Extensions and Late Submission

Late Submissions - Unless an extension has been approved, late submissions will result in a penalty. You will be penalised 10% of your achieved mark for each working day the  task is late, up to a maximum of 5 working days. After 5 working days, a zero result will   be recorded.

e)    Referencing

To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work. Further details regarding plagiarism are available in Section C of this document.

Referencing conventions required for this unit are the IEEE Citation Policy, more information at:

http://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf

Helpful information on referencing can be found at

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/referencing/

f)    Groupwork Guidelines

A group assignment is the collective responsibility of the entire group, and if one member is temporarily unable to contribute, the group should be able to reallocate responsibilities to keep to schedule. In the event of longer-term illness or other serious problems involving a member of group, it is the responsibility of the other members to  notify immediately the Unit Convenor or relevant tutor.

Group submissions must be submitted with an Assignment Cover Sheet, signed by all members of the group.

All group members must be satisfied that the work has been correctly submitted. Any penalties for late submission will generally apply to all group members, not just the person who submitted