You engage in a full time industry placement at an established partner of the Faculty of IT industry based learning program including major global companies, leading Australian companies and worldwide consultancies. Students on placement apply the knowledge, skills and practices developed in their academic studies and, with the guidance of mentors and colleagues, build further IT expertise and professional awareness. Throughout the placement, you reflect on their experiences to optimise their professional development. This unit combined with one of its prerequisites (FIT3201 or FIT3202) form an uninterrupted 20 or 16 week industry placement respectively.
Students on placement are deployed full-time for 12 weeks with the industry partners of the Faculty of IT industry-based learning program in a graduate level role within the company.
Identify useful theoretical knowledge that has been covered in prior coursework and knowledge that has not yet been covered;
Prepare documentation and written reports of a professional standard;
Set achievable and measurable goals;
Develop information technology skills (such as business process modelling, performance enhancement of installed software, updating current software and developing new software) in a complex, corporate business environment.
Develop solutions to business problems using information technology and other techniques;
Address performance improvement opportunities identified by industry supervisors and self-assess opportunities for personal development;
Develop and practice professional skills and attitudes including: initiative, communication, time-management and teamwork skills in a business environment;
