CITS3200: Professional Computing 3200

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	PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING (CITS3200)

This unit is unlike most others you have undertaken. The project work is much more open-ended than usual. There are teams of about 6 people for the projects - set by a variety of academic staff in CSSE. So most teams will be working on their own project, not the same as everybody else. Projects will be marked as a whole, not as individual contributions. Team work is essential. There is some individual assessment of how you perform in the team, but the project itself is marked as a whole.

There are no set labs, lab sheets or tutorials. There are fewer lectures and you are required to attend them. You will write an essay on Ethics.

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Unit Co-ordinator:	A/Prof Michael Wise
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Aims

The unit has the following aims (developed from Clear et al 2001)

To develop awareness of the ethical and social responsibilities of computing professionals
To develop experience using professional practices in a teamwork setting
To provide a "programming in the large" experience as far as practical
To allow for the integration of and reflection on previous computer science knowledge
To develop student capability, confidence and maturity
To model industrial practice regarding commercial software development, and effective client relationships

Assessment

The assessment scheme is:

a team project worth 62%, consisting of Deliverables A, B, C and D
individual attendance at your three team mentoring meetings, worth 3%
an individual summary report worth 10%
an essay worth 25%

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You must obtain at least 40% in each of the essay and individual summary report

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Full participation in the project is considered essential for satisfactory progress in this unit. You must attend weekly project meetings with your team. Absences, other than sickness or emergencies, must be notified to the Lecturer in advance and meetings should be free from disruptive behaviour, see UWA Guidelines for Conduct in the Workplace.

School of Computer Science & Software Engineering
The University of Western Australia

Last modified: June 2008
Created by Richard Thomas
Modified By: Michael Wise