Undergraduate of Information Technology and Computer Science Project (Semester 2 2024)

RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jayme Liu
Jayme Liu He / Him
Industry Engagement Coordinator
(16)
5
Timeline
  • July 21, 2024
    Experience start
  • October 25, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
8/10 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
It & computing

Experience scope

Categories
Website development Mobile app development Information technology Software development
Skills
presentations data collection professionalism web application development research reports project management computer science programming tools information technology writing
Learner goals and capabilities

Students complete hands-on, practical experience developing software and/or delivering IT solutions in a project environment. They will work in teams and complete projects from inception to implementation. Preferred projects are web application development, testing, CMS configuration etc


Project requirements:

  • Self-sustained independent projects preferred (not BAU work)
  • Semester 1 starts on 17th July and finishes on 15th October
  • Project description to be reviewed and approved by the academic coordinator
  • The team will be formed based on student interest and skillset
  • Team sizes are 3 -5
  • Projects are supervised by academics with industry experience
  • Team outcomes will be finalised by the week of 31st July approximately
  • Each student is expected to work 120hrs during the semester on the project
  • Project sponsors are expected to meet with the team regularly (at least 1 hr/week)


Please note that your request will not be accepted on Riipen until a student group has been allocated. Students are given the opportunity to submit preferences from July 17th, with partners to be notified if they've secured a group by July 31st.


You can submit your project for approval via this form

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/edbfbb5b2d5941719d497fe9aa83c75f


Once submitted, a follow-up meeting will be scheduled with you to answer any questions.


Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
100 learners
Project
120 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The students learning outcomes are listed below.

  1. Apply knowledge of the key principles of project management to a significant IT project, choose a suitable development methodology, design and deliver industry standard software and documentation.
  2. Analyse and solve a problem requiring an IT solution, propose and evaluate alternative approaches by conducting experiments, collecting data, identifying and evaluating the appropriate development tools and frameworks.
  3. Work collaboratively and effectively in a team environment to plan and implement project requirements, participating as a team member and/or team leader and demonstrating understanding of the team dynamic that is critical to your project’s success.
  4. Negotiate the project deliverables and milestones and assume responsibility for a successful outcome.
  5. Communicate with clients in a professional manner, delivering presentations and writing technical research reports using the appropriate language of the field.
Project timeline
  • July 21, 2024
    Experience start
  • October 25, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Project examples include, but are not limited to:


  • Website Development/Updates
  • Basic Testing
  • CMS configuration (e.g WordPress development)
  • API implementation
  • CRM building

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Have you submitted your project via the following smartsheet link? https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a819896a051943428b67ad624a41da26

Do you acknowledge that the outcome of this project will need to be submitted by students to a course coordinator for marking?