Overview
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Offerings
KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-2023-2023
KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-2024-2024
KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-2023-2023
MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2022-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING
Enrolment rules
Enrolment in a graduate-level IT course or permission of the Academic Chair.
Other learning activities
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Learning activities
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Learning outcomes
1.
Describe the requirements of a profession and argue for/against ICT as a profession
2.
Analyse professional behaviours and develop a framework for an ICT code of ethical practice in line with such behaviours
3.
Demonstrate professional communication practices including:
i. applicable modes of communication
ii. technical writing appropriate to different professional situations
iii. Presentations
4.
Address legal responsibilities and ethical issues described in scenarios including:
i. Privacy Law
ii. Intellectual Property (IP)
iii. Employment Laws
and determine the validity of the stance taken
5.
Discuss ICT in a global context
6.
Develop ICT policy based on frameworks of good practice.
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:The broad aim of this unit is to empower the student to develop an understanding of what it is to be an ICT professional. Emphasis is placed on:
o analysis of both ethical and legal issues related to the ICT profession
o application of professional standards
o written and oral communication skills
o analysis of commonly accepted professional practice in order to develop a sense of professionalism in graduates of the Discipline of ICT.