Course Title: Translate business needs into technical requirements
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: COSC5321C
Course Title: Translate business needs into technical requirements
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5194 - Diploma of Information Technology (General)
Course Contact : Nawal Shomali
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5826
Course Contact Email:nawal.shomali@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Course Contact: Nawal Shomali
Phone: +61 3 9925 5826
Email: nawal.shomali@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 20
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Pre-requistes and Co-requisites None
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed holistically along with three other competencies: (PSPPM502B) BUSM 7779C Manage Complex Projects; (ICAP5039A) COSC 5322C Match IT needs with the Strategic Directions of the Enterprise; (ICAS5202A) COSC 5323C Ensure Privacy for Users.
Course Description
This unit defines the competency required to identify the needs of a business or business process and quantify those needs into technical requirements that will enable the business or process to meet expectation
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICAA5158A Translate business needs into technical requirements |
Element: |
1. Compile business needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Clarify the business problem and confirm information with stakeholders |
Element: |
2. Determine technical requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Review and assess business problems, opportunities and objectives |
Element: |
3. Secure sign off for technical requirements and solutions |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Forward technical requirements and solution overview to appropriate person for feedback |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Theory sessions, practical lab sessions, tutorial sessions, assignments and homework.
Teaching Schedule
The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course will include all planned activities. This may incorporate face-to-face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; wherever possible workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning. The total scheduled hours includes the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.
All elements for this competency are covered every week (Elements 1-4)
| Week | Week commencing | Topic/Learning Activities | Assessment Tasks | National Codes |
| 1 | 04/07/2011 | Introduction to PM & Process groups | Teacher handouts in-class exercises | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
2 |
11/07/2011 | Problem solving and Systems Development Life Cycle. Meeting Program Needs |
Class exercises | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 3 | 18/07/2011 | Project Management Knowledge Areas |
Project Requirements Handed out | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 4 | 25/07/2011 | Project Management Knowledge Areas | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 5 | 01/08/2011 | Project Management Knowledge Areas Form project teams |
Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 6 | 08/08/2011 | Teamwork & Project Planning | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 7 | 15/08/2011 | Project planning contd. & commence Project Implementation |
Project Part A due | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 8 | 22/08/2011 | Project Work - PM | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| VACATION: Mid-semester break: 29th Aug – 2nd Sep | ||||
| 9 | 05/09/2011 | Project Work - PM | Project Part B due | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 10 | 12/09/2011 | Project Work - PM | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 11 | 19/09/2011 | Project Work - PM | Project Part C due |
ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 12 | 26/09/2011 | Project Work - PM | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 13 | 3/10/2011 | Project Work - PM | Work on class exercises and project | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 14 | 10/10/2011 | Project Closure | Project Part D due | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
| 15 | 17/10/2011 | In Class Final Assessment | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
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| 16 | 24/10/2011 | Feedback on Competency | ICAS5202A ICAP5039A PSPPM502B ICAA5158A |
Students who have been granted special consideration or are required to resubmit, will be able to submit/sit their assessment by arrangement with the class teacher in weeks 17 or 18.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Schwalbe, K. 2011, Information Technology Project Management, 6th ed. Revised Thomson Course Technology, Boston, Mass. |
9781111221751 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will include an integrated group project work, a portfolio and a presentation.
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. You will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check your progress.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1. Class exercises CA / NYC - 10%
Assessment 2. Project Part A - Client Interview & Team contract CA / NYC – 10%
Project Part B - Project investigation CA / NYC – 10%
Project Part C - Project reports CA / NYC -- 20%
Project Part D - Project management portfolio
& Presentation CA / NYC – 30%
Assessment 3. In Class Assessment 20%
Assessment Matrix
|
PSPPM502B - Manage Complex Projects |
Assessment 1 (CA / NYC) (10%) |
Assessment 2 (CA / NYC) (70%) |
Assessment 3 (CA / NYC) (20%) |
|
Element 1: Manage start-up activities |
V | V | V |
|
Element 2: Manage project implementation |
V | V | V |
|
Element 3: Manage project integration |
V | V | V |
|
Element 4: Coordinate project follow-up activities |
V | V | V |
Other Information
Competency and grading requirements
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of each competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CA (Competency Achieved) awad.
Each assessment task will also carry a numerical weighting to be used for grading purposes. The grade applied to this weighting will only be awarded if a CA has been achieved in all compulsory assessment tasks.
If a student has been marked NYC (Not Yet Competent) in any of the assessment tasks, the weighting will carry no value until the student has obtained CA.
If a CA is achieved on re-assessment then a maximum mark of 50% of the original weighting will be granted for that assessment.
Reassessments will only be granted to students who were either unsuccessful in the first attempt or have an approved special consideration application.
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