48481 ICT Design

Requisite(s): 48471 ICT Analysis

This subject organises students into large groups (typically 15 to 20 students per group) which undertake to develop Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) projects previously specified and analysed in the subject 48471 ICT Analysis.

The emphasis of this subject is one of commitment and self-management. Students will choose the subdivision, structure and overall project management of their group; commit to a project plan that is self-actuated; track and control artefacts of their project development using a configuration management system; and objectively assess project outcomes in a presentation and demonstration to an audience that often consists of academic and industry luminaries.

Students will develop a project within the subject's duration, using ICT engineering/project processes and methodologies, including time and budget management. The project is then used for group assessment once completed. The group will decide on all development methodologies and processes for the project; identify several design solutions, which meet project requirements; and assess the value of each on the basis of functionality, performance and cost to implement.

Students will learn to write clear, concise documentation and learn to be effective group members through understanding the essentials of team organisation and how to be productive within a group project. Students will constantly examine what they do, in self-critical exercises, and are invited to review existing development artefacts, making decisions about their value to their ICT project development by reviewing their impact on the established architecture and high-level design, making changes as necessary in a series of supplementary design documents.

The final component is the presentation and demonstration of the developed project.

The subject is facilitated by an academic team whose responsibilities include formal lectures as required, tutorials, laboratories, workshops and seminars, and provide conflict resolution for any difficulties that may arise from the group activities.

Assessment: This subject is usually assessed by a series of assignments and an exit interview for each student or group, at the discretion of the subject coordinator.