Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Michael Johnson
Contact via michael.johnson@mq.edu.au
9WW 383
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
6
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
69cp at 100 level or above including (COMP332 and COMP333 and COMP335)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
COMP430 or COMP434
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this unit students will conduct the first half of an individual research thesis on a topic in the Software Engineering major under the direction of an academic supervisor. The focus of the work will be on the developing the project proposal, conducting the literature review and project planning and design.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Grading and passing requirement for unit
In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).
For further details about grading, please refer to the policies and procedures section below.
Hurdle Requirements
The Preliminary Thesis in this unit is a hurdle requirement. You must get a mark of at least 50% in this task to pass the unit. If you get a mark of at least 40% you will be given a second and final attempt to re-submit this task.
Regular meetings with the thesis supervisor is a hurdle requirement. See details in the assessment task description.
Late submissions and Resubmissions
Late submissions will attract a penalty of 10 marks per day. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal request for special consideration.
Resubmissions of work are not allowed after the due date.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Preliminary Thesis | 70% | Yes | Week 13 |
Management and Engagement | 10% | No | All session |
Meetings with Supervisor | 0% | Yes | Week 13 |
Presentation | 20% | No | TBA |
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 70%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Refer to iLearn for guidelines.
Due: All session
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to actively engage with the project-related activities, and to demonstrate a professional demeanour towards project management and record-keeping. Students are also required to maintain a logbook for this unit, where dated records of day-to-day activities associated with the project are maintained. More guidelines are provided in iLearn.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are expected to meet with their supervisor on a weekly basis after the project commences. Such weekly meetings would generally last at least 15 minutes or more. In order to pass this unit, students must attend at least 5 out of 10 weekly meetings between Week 4 and Week 11. Meetings do not necessarily need to be face-to-face, but may make use of communication technologies such as telephone, video conference, or detailed progress updates through email, at the supervisor's discretion.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%
Refer to iLearn for guidelines and dates.
Unit Delivery
This is a project-based unit and has no scheduled lectures or tutorial sessions. Special lectures may be organised and related announcements will be made via iLearn.
Technology Used and Required
Students are required to discuss with their supervisor the software/hardware resources required for development, analysis, simulation, testing and experiments related to their project. In addition, word processing software (LaTeX, MS Word, etc.) will be required to produce the preliminary thesis and Beamer, MS PowerPoint or equivalent software will be required for presentation slides.
Unit Webpage: Access from the online iLearn System at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Required and Recommended Texts/Materials
There is no set textbook for this unit. Students are required to discuss with their supervisors any required/recommended reading materials as suited to their individual project needs.
Logbook
This unit requires a logbook. Each student must maintain an individual logbook that contains a dated log of day-to-day activities undertaken in relation to the project. The logbook needs to be a bound, hardcopy book. Entries should be made daily, and must be signed and dated, and leave no undue white space. Entries will include records of daily progress, ideas, plans and conceptual developments, as they occur. The logbook is intended to be evidentiary -- it can be used to demonstrate in, for example, a priority dispute, just when a particular idea or development first took place. That is why it needs to be difficult to alter (bound, not loose leaf, hardcopy not electronic, signed and dated each day, and with no space left that could be used for later entries).
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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In this, the second offering of COMP410, a "Management and Engagement" assessment item has been included in line with the other Thesis A Engineering units that have been similarly changed. That item will receive 10% of the mark, and the "Presentation" has correspondingly been reduced from 30% to 20% of the final mark.