Overview
This capstone unit in the Business Analysis Major of the Bachelor of Information Technology course is designed so that you can demonstrate your learning across the whole course of study before making the transition to the next stage of your career. You are required to demonstrate and apply the skills you have developed in earlier business analysis specialisation units by undertaking an authentic task group project or an industry project. Through conceptual thinking and innovative analysis to troubleshoot a complex problem, you will use and document typical project management processes, demonstrate business analysis domain knowledge, and in the process, develop several documents that can be included in a work portfolio to assist future employment. Skills will be demonstrated through conducting a computing group project in which you will produce relevant analysis and process modelling artefacts and generate a project report based on established principles. Working collaboratively within a team, you will identify the needs of diverse stakeholders, produce typical project management artefacts associated with a commercial systems development project, communicate regularly, participate in technical progress meetings, and far better manage change.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: (COIS13064 and COIT12203) or (COIT12208 and COIT12203) Corequisites: COIS13013 and COIT13231 Antirequisites: If you have completed any of these units - COIT13230, COIT13236 or COIT13239, then you cannot enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Moodle Student Evaluation & Self-Reflection
Assessment feedback is well received
Continue to provide constructive feedback to the students in a timely manner.
Feedback from Moodle Student Evaluation
Assessment requirements should be more detailed
Extended descriptions of assessment requirements should be provided for the upcoming sessions.
Feedback from Moodle Student Evaluation
Learning resources should be more transparent to the students
Clear expectations on capstone projects will be provided to students by respective teaching staff and online meetings with the unit coordinator. This also includes the expected readings and research.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a project team environment and implement business solutions to a complex problem using a range of tools, techniques and methods
- Create the project management artefacts required in a typical business analysis project
- Manage a small business analysis project
- Identify change management issues that may arise owing to changing business practices
- Produce a report recommending improvements to current business practices
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
- Analytics (INAN)
- Specialist advice (TECH)
- Research (RSCH)
- Project Management (PRMG)
- Business Analysis (BUAN)
- Systems Design (DESN)
- Requirements Definition and Management (REQM),
- Business Modelling (BSMO)
- Relationship Management (RLMT)
- Change Management (CHMG)
- Problem Management (PBMG).
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 70% | ||||||
2 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||||
3 - Presentation - 10% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 - Communication | ||||||
2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
5 - Team Work | ||||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 70% | ||||||||||
2 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||||||||
3 - Presentation - 10% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Modelling software such as Microsoft Visio
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.chugh@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Workshop
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Form project groups: please see Moodle unit website. Please note that the Australian Computer Society (ACS) advises that there should no less than three members in each group.
Attend introduction to the unit by the project facilitator, read the "Guide to Undertaking a Capstone Project" on the unit website.
Please note that the capstone project will be different for each group, and therefore there won't be any firm guidelines. You need to discuss the procedure with your campus project facilitator.
Arrange an appointment time with your project facilitator during the workshop hours to discuss your project options.
Module/Topic
Workshop
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
Submit Project Proposal and Plan via Moodle.
Due Date: Friday 26th March 2021 6pm
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
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Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Have a good break!
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
Submit Progress Report via Moodle.
Due Date: Friday 23rd April 2021 6pm
Module/Topic
Workshop
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
Submit Draft Project Report via Moodle.
Due Date: Friday 30th April 2021 6pm
Module/Topic
Workshop
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Presentation of the DRAFT Project Report (including the feedback on your report submitted in Week 7).
Presentations to be held during workshop class time via Zoom, or as per arrangements made with your campus project facilitator.
The feedback from this assessment will enable you to improve the final version of your report to be submitted in Week 13.
Module/Topic
Workshop
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
Submit ePortfolio via Portfolium/Moodle.
Due Date: Friday 28th May 2021 6pm
Module/Topic
Workshop
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project facilitator.
Complete the Unit evaluation, which is accessible from this Unit's Moodle site.
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Final Project Report, Project Working Documentation, and Self and Peer Assessment.
Due Date: Friday 11th June 2021 6pm
Unit Coordinator’s Contact Details
Dr Ritesh Chugh
Address: 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Email: r.chugh@cqu.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9616 0535
1 Practical and Written Assessment
This is the major assessment for your project and comprises six parts: project proposal and plan, progress report, draft project report, final project report, project working documentation (team meeting agenda, minutes, action sheet and project working papers), and the Self and Peer Assessment (SPA).
In this major assessment, you are required to form a group (up to four members but no less than three and subject to class size) and demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have developed in earlier information systems specialisation units and apply these skills and knowledge to an industry project or a case-based project. Projects are subject to the approval of the project facilitator who may be the unit coordinator or the campus lecturer. As noted in the Weekly Schedule, each team should have three to four members.
You are strongly recommended to source your own project instead of using a case study. With the permission of your employer, your project can be based on your workplace.
Your project should be of sufficient complexity so that you can demonstrate your knowledge, but still be small enough to complete it within the term. If you are in doubt, please contact the unit coordinator or your campus lecturer.
As a group, you are required to write a comprehensive report on your project. You are expected to demonstrate knowledge, innovative thinking, and analytical skills through the conduct of your group project addressing the production of a project plan, project working documentation, together with appropriate project artefacts such as design documentation and an implementation plan, as part of your project report. In your project report, you need to evaluate and analyse current business information systems, processes and applications, and propose improvements (including a prototype solution for an identified problem or opportunity based on your project requirement). The project will have a designated customer, and you will be required to produce the typical project management artefacts associated with your chosen industry or case-based project.
Note: Please contact the unit coordinator if you have a genuine problem and are unable to participate in a group.
You are encouraged to use innovative ideas and imagination to produce a high-level project outcome, and demonstrate your learning and integration and incorporation of knowledge from prior units undertaken in your study course. This assessment is as an excellent opportunity to link theoretical knowledge with a practical chosen industry (or a case) project to help you to be more competitive in the real-world environment.
Please refer to the Moodle unit website for more detailed information in relation to this assessment.
As per weekly schedule and day and time as shown on the Moodle assignment submission page.
Final Report, Working Documentation and SPA on the day of Certification of Grades. All other items within two weeks of submission.
Reports and proposals are to be uploaded as Microsoft Word documents. You may also upload Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel documents to support your work. No other type of upload will be accepted, with the exception of a ZIP file for Project Working Documentation.
The project documentation will be assessed on the quality of content. The assessment criteria for each part of this assessment, as described under Task Description is as follows:
Project Proposal and Plan - 10%
The proposal and plan will include sections for the project description, project scope, objectives and constraints, statement of work, work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, risk assessment, quality plan, team structure, roles and responsibilities matrix, and project schedule.
Progress Report - 5%
A progress report is to be submitted halfway through the term.
Draft Project Report 10%
This assessment is designed to give you feedback on your project report prior to your presentation in Week 10. The report is to consist of the following content, up to and including project analysis as follows:
• Project title page
• Executive summary
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Project management overview
• Team structure
• Project analysis (including but not limited to strategic alignment, stakeholder analysis and management plan)
• Conclusion and recommendations
Final Project Report - 35%
The report is to consist of at least the following content:
• Project title page
• Executive summary
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Project management overview
• Team structure
• Project analysis (including but not limited to strategic alignment, stakeholder analysis and management, requirements elicitation methodology, requirements statement, change management solution and risk analysis)
• Discussions (of candidate solution evaluation, proposed improvement or solutions including process models, and prototype design)
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• References
• Appendix (optional)
Project Working Documentation - 5%
The team's project working documentation includes team meeting agenda, minutes arising from the various meetings, action sheet items and project working papers.
Self and Peer Assessment - 5%
Each team will be required to evaluate the other team members and the team's performance, both from a personal viewpoint and as a team member.
Please see the Moodle unit website for more specific marking criteria.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a project team environment and implement business solutions to a complex problem using a range of tools, techniques and methods
- Create the project management artefacts required in a typical business analysis project
- Manage a small business analysis project
- Identify change management issues that may arise owing to changing business practices
- Produce a report recommending improvements to current business practices
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
2 Portfolio
This is an individual assessment.
An e-portfolio is a learning tool that enables students to accumulate evidence of learning achievement. In this unit, you will use Portfolium as a learning tool to record your portfolio entries. As part of the reflective component of this unit, you are required to develop a Project Portfolio with ten entries on a weekly basis starting from Week 2 of the term until Week 11. The ePortfolio is to be a record of every activity undertaken by you in developing the project. The entries will be a weekly discussion and reflection of your learning based on the project tasks you undertake and an identification of any gaps in your knowledge and strategies to correct these gaps.
Please refer to the Moodle unit website for more details of this assessment and detailed instructions on how to use Portfolium.
As per weekly schedule and day and time as shown on the Moodle assignment submission page.
Within two weeks of submission.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Create the project management artefacts required in a typical business analysis project
- Identify change management issues that may arise owing to changing business practices
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
3 Presentation
This assessment requires you to present your findings based on your Draft Project Report.
Presentation of Draft Project Report: Each group will be required to deliver an oral presentation based on their Draft Project Report to their peers and staff for feedback in Week 10. Each group will have until Week 13 (due date for Final Project Report) to improve the final report based on the feedback received at the time of the presentation.
Presentations will need to be delivered via Zoom.
As per weekly schedule and day and time as shown on the Moodle assignment submission page.
Within two weeks of submission.
Presentations are to be uploaded as Microsoft PowerPoint slides. No other type of upload will be accepted.
Each group will be allocated a time in Week 10 to present their draft project report. Each presentation will be assessed on the following criteria:
Group marks will be based on:
- Preparation and consistency of presentation;
- Set up and use of visual aids;
- Timing of presentation including Q&A;
- Continuity and flow from one presenter to the next;
- Presentation content is relevant to the topic;
- Content is clear, concise and relevant.
Individual marks for presentation will be based on:
- Professional attire;
- Presentation skills;
- Content is explained well;
- Response to questions during Q&A.
Please see the Moodle unit website for more specific marking criteria.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a project team environment and implement business solutions to a complex problem using a range of tools, techniques and methods
- Manage a small business analysis project
- Produce a report recommending improvements to current business practices
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
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