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300578 Professional Development (PD)

Week 14 - Overview and Exam Preparation

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Outline • What  we  covered,  Module  by  Module

• Module  1  –  Ethics  and  Professional  Code  of  Conduct • Module  2  –  Project  Management • Module  3  –  Legal,  Social,  Environmental  Issues  and  Quality   Assurance/IT  Compliance

• Exam  Discussion

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Module  1  –  Ethics  and  Professional  Code  of  Conduct • Legal  Aspects  of  ICT

•  copyright,  privacy,  freedom  of  informaSon,  intellectual  property,  ‘white  collar’   crime,  property  damage,  fraud,  theV,  bad  advice,  incompetence,  law  of  contract,   trade  pracSces

•  ICT  Professional  Code  of  Ethics  and  Code  of  PracSce  with  special   reference  to  the  Australian  Computer  Society’s  professional  code

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Module  2  –  Project  Management • Types  of  ICT  applicaSons,  their  impact  on  society  and   relevance  of  ethics  in  ICT

• Role  of  a  project  manager,  skills  required  to  manage  a   project  and  the  importance  of  communicaSons  in  all   its  forms

• Preparing  a  project  proposal,  making  a  business  case   and  managing  stakeholders

• CreaSng  a  work  breakdown  structure,  esSmaSng  Sme   and  costs,  preparing  schedules

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Module  2  –  Project  Management  (cont’d): • Personal  project  management • Managing  a  project  (CPM,  BudgeSng,  etc.) • Managing  quality,  risks  and  conSnuous  process   improvement

• Teamwork  and  leadership • WriSng  and  presenSng  reports

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Module  3 • Social  Issues  and  ConsideraSons  in  ICT • Legal  Issues  and  IT  Regulatory  Compliance  (Intellectual   Property,  copyright,  patents,  trade  secrets,   trademarks,  designs)  

• Usability  and  Quality  Assurance  of  IT  ApplicaSons

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On-­‐demand  Skills  for  ICT  Graduates

•  Communication Skills •  Problem Solving Skills •  Team Working Skills •  Innovation Skills

ACDICT  Learning  and  Teaching  Academy  (ALTA)  Forum    

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Feedback • What  didn’t  you  like? • What  did  you  like? • What  changes  or  recommendaSons   would  you  have  for  future  sessions  of   Professional  Development?

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Reminder

•  In  addi-on  to  the  feedback  just  communicated  please   provide  

•  Student  Feedback  on  Unit/Teaching  (online  forms)      

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Final Exam

• Major individual assessment • Covers information across all modules • Worth 40% of overall mark • Must score at least 50% (i.e. 20 marks or more out of 40) for the exam to pass the unit

Exam Date: Wednesday 17th June 2020* Start Time: 9:30am* Duration: 2 hours* *You MUST check your own individual exam timetable for YOUR exam’s date/time/duration

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Final Exam – cont.

• Be on time! •  No extra time will be given if you start late (just like an in-person

exam) •  You may be able to continue answering questions for 2 hours after

you started, however no question saved after the finish time (11:30am) will be counted toward your mark.

•  If you are on an AIP with time extension, ensure you send me an email with your AIP details so nothing gets missed.

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Exam  Structure General  Instruc;ons:  

•  Write  your  name  and  student  number  on  the  top  of  the  exam  paper  and  on  all   answer  booklets  used.      

•  All  exams  include  reading  -me,  which  allows  you  to  spend  some  -me  at  the  start  of   the  examina-on  composing  yourself,  reading  the  exam  paper,  and  planning  which   ques-ons  to  answer,  and  how.  We  advise  you  to  read  the  instruc-ons  and  ques-ons   carefully,  before  you  begin  wri-ng.    However,  you  are  allowed  to  begin  wri;ng   straight  away  if  you  wish  

•  This  is  a  CLOSED  book  exam.  You  are  not  allowed  to  use  any  informa-on  resources   (digital  or  hardcopy)  

•  Use  black  or  blue  pen  to  provide  your  answers;  do  not  use  pencil   •  Return  the  ques-on  paper  with  your  answer  booklet(s)  

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Exam  Structure

• Specific  Instruc;ons:   •  Dura-on  of  this  exam  is  2  hours     •  The  ques-ons  in  this  exam  are  in  three  parts,  Part  A,  B  and   C  

•  Part  A:  Mul-ple  Choice  (10  Qs  |  1  mark  each)   •  Answer  in  exam  paper  by  filling  in  a  table  at  the  end  of  the  MC   ques-ons  

•  Part  B:  Short  Answer  (5  Qs  |  2-­‐4  marks  each)   •  Answer  in  Examina-on  Answer  Booklet  

•  Part  C:  Long  Answer  (2  Qs  |  5-­‐10  marks  each)   •  Answer  in  Examina-on  Answer  Booklet  

• NOTE:  write  your  answers  neatly   •  If  we  can’t  read  your  wri-ng,  we  cannot  award  you  any   marks  for  that  sec-on  

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Exam  Structure

• Dura-on  of  this  exam  is  2  hours     • The  ques-ons  will  consist  of  a  variety  of  

•  Mul-ple  choice   •  True/False   •  Fill  in  the  blank   •  Short  /extended  answers   •  Possibly  other  varia-ons  

• There  will  be  no  need  to  upload  pictures  of  working   outs/drawings  of  diagrams  etc.    

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Mul;ple  Choice  (MC)  

Example  ques-on:   Ques-on  #:  The  colour  of  the  sky   is:   A.  Red   B.  Blue   C.  Green  

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Sample  QuesSons  (MC)

•   C.  What  is  CPM  in  project  management?   •  A.  Cri-cal  Process  Method   •  B.  Custom  Procedure  Management   •  C.  Cri-cal  Performance  Measurement   •  D.  Cri-cal  Path  Method    

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Sample  QuesSon

• Explain  what  intellectual  property  is,  and  list  4  (four)  types  of   intellectual  property  protec-on.    

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Sample  QuesSon

•   Why  might  there  be  a  need  to  shorten  a  project  schedule?  If  you  are   a  project  manager  and  want  to  shorten  a  project  schedule,  what   strategies  would  you  employ  to  do  so?  Answer  this  ques-on  in  the   context  of  your  project  brief  given  to  you  in  your  group  assignment.  

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 To  pass  this  unit  you  must:   • Make  a  full  acempt  of  all  the  mandatory  assessment  components   (see  below),  and  submit  these  when  they  are  due  

• Contribute  equally  to  the  group  project  AND  submit  a  peer  review   form  based  on  your  fellow  group  members  

• Achieve  at  least  50%  in  the  final  exam   • Achieve  a  total  mark  for  the  unit  of  at  least  50/100  

• The  mandatory  assessment  components  of  this  unit  are:    a.  Module  1  and  2  Tutorial  Submissions    b.  Group  project  (including  the  peer  assessment  forms)    c.  Final  exam  

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Group  Assignment  (Project  Proposal) • Submit  your  Group  Assignment  Part  2   AND  your  confidenSal  individual  peer   review  form

• Due  11:59pm  Friday  5th  June

• Ensure  ALL  group  members  have  read   the  final  document  to  be  submifed

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• QuesSons?