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2. Aims, Objectives & Graduate Attributes

2.1 Course Aims

This course aims to consolidate existing team project skills acquired in previous studios and augment them with further individual work that extends students' abilities in terms of background research, documentation, and communication of results to a vocationally-oriented audience. In doing so, it aims to: 1. bridge the gap between largely team based studios, to the individual/small team project work in this the final semester; 2. encourage a more rigorous approach to background research, documentation of the design process, and understanding of how the project relates to vocational outcomes; and 3. provide students with the opportunity to resolve a new area of work or resolve work begun in first semester.

2.2 Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

1  relate appropriate background material to the form and content of your project
2  write a commercially viable report for a multimedia/interaction design project
3  identify, catalogue, and apply influential work in the area of the project
4  report on how your project compares to existing work in the area chosen
5  generate, explore, and resolve alternative design solutions for the problem context, and provide justification for decisions made based upon sound reasoning
6  reflect critically on your own and others' design practice
7  validate the success of your project against a set of agreed criteria
8  write a cogent report on your contribution to the project outcomes
9  document and reflect on your design process over the course of the project using a journal

2.3. Graduate Attributes

Successfully completing this course will contribute to the recognition of your attainment of the following UQ (Undergrad Pass) graduate attributes:

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE	LEARNING OBJECTIVES
*A. IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY*
A1. A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge in the field of study.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
A4. An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study.	1, 3, 4
A5. An international perspective on the field of study.	1, 3, 4
*B. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION*
B1. The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
B2. The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome.	4, 6, 8
B3. The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
B4. The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technologies.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
*C. INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVITY*
C1. The ability to work and learn independently.	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
C3. The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to changing environments.	2, 5, 8
C4. The ability to identify problems, create solutions, innovate and improve current practices.	1, 5, 6, 8, 9
*D. CRITICAL JUDGEMENT*
D1. The ability to define and analyse problems.	1, 2, 5, 6, 9
D2. The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through independent thought and informed judgement.	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
D3. The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to reflect critically on the justifications for decisions.	1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
*E. ETHICAL AND SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING*
E1. An understanding of social and civic responsibility.	6, 7
E2. An appreciation of the philosophical and social contexts of a discipline.	1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
E4. A knowledge and respect of ethics and ethical standards in relation to a major area of study.	6, 7
E5. A knowledge of other cultures and times and an appreciation of cultural diversity.

5. Assessment

5.1 Assessment Summary

This is a summary of the assessment in the course. For detailed information on each assessment, see 5.5 Assessment Detail below.

Assessment Task	Due Date	Weighting	Learning Objectives
Project Plan A1: Project Ideas and Strategic Plan	23 Jul 08 09:00 - 6 Aug 08 10:00	15%	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Project Plan A2: Project Plan	6 Aug 08 09:00 - 27 Aug 08 16:00	10%	2, 5, 6, 8, 9
Presentation A3: Presentation of Project Prototype/Progress	20 Aug 08 - 10 Sep 08	10%	1, 4, 5, 7, 9
Project A4: Final Project Presentation	22 Oct 08 09:00 - 22 Oct 08 16:00	35%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Portfolio A5: Portfolio	5 Nov 08 12:00	10%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Report A6: Reflective Report	5 Nov 08 12:00	20%	4, 5, 6, 8, 9

5.2 Course Grading

Grade 1, Fail: Fails to demonstrate most or all of the basic requirements of the course: <20%

Grade 2, Fail: Demonstrates clear deficiencies in understanding and applying fundamental concepts; communicates information or ideas in ways that are frequently incomplete or confusing and give little attention to the conventions of the discipline: 20-44%

Grade 3, Fail: Demonstrates superficial or partial or faulty understanding of the fundamental concepts of the field of study and limited ability to apply these concepts; presents undeveloped or inappropriate or unsupported arguments; communicates information or ideas with lack of clarity and inconsistent adherence to the conventions of the discipline: 45-49%

Grade 4, Pass: Demonstrates adequate understanding and application of the fundamental concepts of the field of study; develops routine arguments or decisions and provides acceptable justification; communicates information and ideas adequately in terms of the conventions of the discipline: 50-64%

Grade 5, Credit: Demonstrates substantial understanding of fundamental concepts of the field of study and ability to apply these concepts in a variety of contexts; develops or adapts convincing arguments and provides coherent justification; communicates information and ideas clearly and fluently in terms of the conventions of the discipline: 65-74%

Grade 6, Distinction: As for 5, with frequent evidence of originality in defining and analysing issues or problems and in creating solutions; uses a level, style and means of communication appropriate to the discipline and the audience: 75-84%

Grade 7, High Distinction: As for 6, with consistent evidence of substantial originality and insight in identifying, generating and communicating competing arguments, perspectives or problem solving approaches; critically evaluates problems, their solutions and implications: 85-100%

5.3 Late Submission

No extensions will be granted except in exceptional personal circumstances (documented medical reason or family emergency). Personal hardware or computer failures are not grounds for extension.

5.5 Assessment Detail

A1: Project Ideas and Strategic Plan

Type: Project Plan
Learning Objectives Assessed: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Due Date:
23 Jul 08 09:00 - 6 Aug 08 10:00
Weight: 15%
Task Description: Project pitch based on strategic plan, accompanied by 10 sketches and digital prototype.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.

A2: Project Plan

Type: Project Plan
Learning Objectives Assessed: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
Due Date:
6 Aug 08 09:00 - 27 Aug 08 16:00
Weight: 10%
Task Description: Project plan describing tasks and responsibilities/task allocation.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.
Submission: Report, Presentation.

A3: Presentation of Project Prototype/Progress

Type: Presentation
Learning Objectives Assessed: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9
Due Date:
20 Aug 08 - 10 Sep 08
Weight: 10%
Task Description: Presentation of project prototype/progress for feedback and review with project planning.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.

A4: Final Project Presentation

Type: Project
Learning Objectives Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Due Date:
22 Oct 08 09:00 - 22 Oct 08 16:00
Weight: 35%
Task Description: Presentation of final project pitch, project outcomes and project documentation. This is expected to be done in conjunction with the end of year exhibit.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.

A5: Portfolio

Type: Portfolio
Learning Objectives Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Due Date:
5 Nov 08 12:00
Weight: 10%
Task Description: The final report gathers together and presents the project in it's entirety.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.
Submission: Digital and/or Bound.

A6: Reflective Report

Type: Report
Learning Objectives Assessed: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
Due Date:
5 Nov 08 12:00
Weight: 20%
Task Description: Final reflective report, drawing together reflective exercises from throughout the semester.
Criteria & Marking: Criteria sheet via course website.
Submission: Digital submission.

6. Policies & Guidelines

This section contains the details of and links to the most relevant policies and course guidelines. For further details on University Policies please visit myAdvisor and the University Handbook of Policies and Procedures.

6.1 Assessment Related Policies and Guidelines

University Policies & Guidelines

An overview of the University’s assessment-related policies can be found on myAdvisor (http://www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/index.html?page=2910).

Academic Integrity
It is the University's task to encourage ethical scholarship and to inform students and staff about the institutional standards of academic behaviour expected of them in learning, teaching and research. Students have a responsibility to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity in their work. Students must not cheat in examinations or other forms of assessment and must ensure they do not plagiarise.

Plagiarism
The University has adopted the following definition of plagiarism:

Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as one's own original work the ideas, interpretations, words or creative works of another. These include published and unpublished documents, designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, computer codes and ideas gained through working in a group. These ideas, interpretations, words or works may be found in print and/or electronic media.

Students are encouraged to read the UQ Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25128) which makes a comprehensive statement about the University's approach to plagiarism, including the approved use of plagiarism detection software, the consequences of plagiarism and the principles associated with preventing plagiarism.

Feedback on Assessment
Feedback is essential to effective learning and students can expect to receive appropriate and timely feedback on all assessment. For a detailed explanation of the feedback you are entitled to, you should consult the policy on Student Access to Feedback on Assessment. (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25109)

As a student you have a responsibility to incorporate feedback into your learning; make use of the assessment criteria that you are given; be aware of the rules, policies and other documents related to assessment; and provide teachers with feedback on their assessment practices.

There are certain steps you can take if you feel your result does not reflect your performance. Please refer to the myAdvisor web site. (http://www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/index.html?page=2953)

School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Assessment Guidelines

Misconduct

Further to the statement on academic integrity and plagiarism above, students are required to read and understand the ITEE policy on Student Misconduct (http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/about_ITEE/policies/student-misconduct.html).

Late Arrival or Non-attendance at Examinations

The policy and procedure for late arrival or non-attendance at centrally controlled examinations is set out in the University's Examinations policy (HUPP 3.30.5), sections 8 and 10.2.

The way in which late arrival at a School-controlled examination is dealt with will be at the discretion of the course coordinator, who may be guided by the policy for centrally controlled exams.

In the case that a student requests a special exam for a School-controlled exam, the request will be considered and, if allowed, the timing shall be determined by the course coordinator, in consultation with the School's Chief Examiner where necessary, and in accordance with HUPP 3.30.5. Unless otherwise indicated in the Course Profile, applications must be made in writing to the Head of School no later than one week after the exam. Late applications will not be accepted.

Examination Feedback

In addition to the advice above, students wishing to view examination answer scripts and/or question papers should consult with the School office (Room 217, General Purpose South Building [78], St Lucia; Room 218, Building 1, Ipswich) regarding arrangements. The ITEE policy on exam script viewing is available at http://study.itee.uq.edu.au/current_students/exam_script_viewing.html.

Supplementary Assessment

If you fail this course you may be eligible for supplementary assessment - see the general award rules and/or your program rules for details. You should note that even though you may be eligible for supplementary assessment under these rules, in some circumstances there may be no practical assessment that can be offered to allow you to meet the minimum passing requirements. These circumstances may include failure based on:

group or team based assessment;
attendance or class participation requirements;
laboratory-based assessment, where laboratories can't practically be made available after classes have finished;
project or thesis-based assessment, where a significant period of time would be required to undertake supplementary assessment;
progressive assessment, where subsequent assessment items build on earlier assessment items; or
multiple assessment items, where it is impractical to offer multiple supplementary assessment items.

If the course coordinator determines that there is no practical supplementary assessment that can be offered to allow you to improve your grade, then you will not be offered supplementary assessment and your grade will remain unchanged.

6.2 Other Policies and Guidelines

University Policies and Guidelines

Placement Courses
Students on a placement course – also known as a work placement, internship, industry study, industry experience, clinical practice, clinical placement, practical work, practicum, fieldwork, teaching practice – should refer to the University policy, Placement Courses (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25120) for detailed information.

Working with Children
Students whose studies include a professional/work placement, internship, clinical practice, teaching practice or other similar activity which involves them in regular contact with children should refer to the University policy, Working with Children Check - "blue card" (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25004) to find out how to apply for a ‘blue card’.

Students with a Disability
Any student with a disability who may require alternative academic arrangements, including assessment, in the course/program is encouraged to seek advice at the commencement of the semester from a Disability Adviser at Student Support Services. Refer to the University policy, Students with a Disability (Disability Action Plan) (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25122) and to the policy on Special Arrangements for Examinations for Students with a Disability (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25111

Where an adjustment is made to an accredited program, it is the responsibility of the relevant Faculty to liaise with professional and registration bodies regarding the acceptability of the change/s.

Occupational Health and Safety
Undergraduate Students (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25055) and Postgraduate Students (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25057) should be familiar with the University policies on occupational health and safety in the laboratory.

Other School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Guidelines

Ethical Clearance

If your course involves assignment or project work involving human subjects or human-related materials, you must investigate the need for ethical clearance and obtain it when required. Information on ethical clearance can be found at http://www.uq.edu.au/research/orps/index.html?page=5064&pid=5256.

Other Course Guidelines

Workshop Access (Room 78-210)

Students will be required to participate in the Workshop Induction session, in addition to the existing ITEE OHS requirements, in order to be granted swipe card access to the Workshop.

Referencing

The recommended referencing style is AGPS. More information about this style can be found on the UQ library website - http://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/citation/agps.html

Referencing must be applied to written work and multimedia work. A reference section must be created in multimedia projects if the work contains multimedia elements not independently created by the student. Please consider the Academic Merit, Plagiarism, Proper Referencing, Collusion and Other Misconduct section above in relation unacknowledged sources.

Copyright

Information sheets about Australian copyright laws are available from the Australian Copyright Council at http://www.copyright.org.au/. The sheets are informative and it is in your interest and your responsibility to be familiar with copyright laws in relation to the work you are producing at university.

Another helpful reference in relation to copyright can be found on the UQ library website - http://www.library.uq.edu.au/iad/copyright/rescopying.html

Learning Summary

Below is a table showing the relationship between the learning objectives for this course and the broader graduate attributes developed, the learning activities used to develop each objective and the assessment task used to assess each objective.

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment & Learning Activities

	Learning Objectives
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Learning Activities
Week 1: Introduction (Workshop)
Week 2: Strategic planning (Lecture)
Week 3: Intellectual Property (Lecture)
Week 4: EKKA show day holiday (Self Directed Learning)
Week 5: Planning (Lecture)
Week 6: Reflection (Lecture)
Week 7: Scenarios and presenting prototypes (Lecture)
Week 8: set up for presentations (Critique)
Week 9: Documentation (Lecture)
Week 10: Selling to Customers (Lecture)
Week 11: Selling yourself (Lecture)
Week 12: Feedback and Q&A (Discussion)
Week 13: Final Project Presentations (Presentation)
Assessment Tasks
A1: Project Ideas and Strategic Plan
A2: Project Plan
A3: Presentation of Project Prototype/Progress
A4: Final Project Presentation
A5: Portfolio
A6: Reflective Report

Graduate Attributes

Successfully completing this course will contribute to the recognition of your attainment of the following UQ (Undergrad Pass) graduate attributes:

	Learning Objectives
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Graduate Attributes
*A IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY*
A1. A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge in the field of study.
A4. An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study.
A5. An international perspective on the field of study.
*B EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION*
B1. The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms.
B2. The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome.
B3. The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication.
B4. The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technologies.
*C INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVITY*
C1. The ability to work and learn independently.

IENV3500 - Sem 2 2008 - St Lucia - Internal

1. General Course Information

1.1 Course Details

1.2 Course Introduction

1.3 Course Staff

1.4 Timetable