000 - Project Work Requirements

Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Kwai Chung)
Department of Business Administration
Higher Diploma/Diploma in Accounting & Information Systems
21231/2 & 21221/2
Systems Analysis and Design Methods (AIS2409)

Project Work Guidance (15% of whole module)

Rationale/Aims
· to further develop the skills in systems analysis, design, and implementation;
· to further develop the project management skills;
· to allow students to follow up an area of interest;
· to develop the ability of students in literature search.

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
· gain experience in literature search and project proposal;
· demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and manage a comprehensive short-term (within a month) project;
· apply the knowledge and skills to implement a solution of a daily-encountered problem set.

Key Content Area
The unit is centered on a single project, chosen by a student or a group of students, which solves a problem. The unit provides the opportunity for students to link materials from different units in the course and to follow up, in detail, an area of their own interest. A variety of software tools and hardware platforms are available, and the projects tackled essentially reinforce the use of these, in a problem-solving context, as well as further developing the students’ problem solving abilities.

Projects are implementation-oriented and should address a significant business or technical problem. Students are expected to develop a commercially realistic solution of a problem and to conduct some literature search in order to support their work, and to put into practice basic project management techniques.

Teaching & Learning Strategies
The module is delivered through laboratory classes only. It is a practice-oriented module.
Each project can be carried out on an individual basis or by a group of 2 to 4 students, provided the level of complexity warrants it and the group can demonstrate cohesiveness.
Students are expected to carry out their project work in the laboratory classes and their private study time.
Project suggestions are normally developed by students, with the assistance of their lecturer who can also suggest project titles and outline specifications.

Assessment
Presentation of the students will be individually assessed. The written report, including project management skills, will be assessed according to group performance and individual contribution.
Each group has to submit a written statement along with the written report. The statement, which indicates the individual contribution of work of each student in the group in every stage, will be used to determine the weighting given to each student for awarding marks.