The IT Research Project 1 unit is designed for marking the pinnacle of IT students' programming and research expertise, encompassing diverse IT techniques like computer vision, natural language processing, blockchain, cyber security, data mining, database design, etc. Whenever possible, projects are sourced from industry partners, establishing a vital link between academic learning and real-world IT challenges. Its primary objectives are to establish a robust foundation for students to address specific research challenges, enhance their skills in theoretical application, problem-solving, and communication, and fortify other essential professional capabilities for their career advancement.
Situated within the structured framework of a two-part unit (NIT6001 and NIT6002), students taking IT Research Project 1 focus on planning, literature review, methodology designing, data collection, preliminary data analysis and experiments, which are essential components for a successful IT project completion. By the unit's conclusion, students are expected to submit a comprehensive report encompassing a literature review, research problem formulation, establishment of research methods, data collection and preliminary analysis, and preliminary studies and verification of the proposed methods. The report of this unit will feed into the report of NIT6002.
Upon successful completion of NIT6001, students smoothly transition to IT Research Project 2 (NIT6002), where they conduct comprehensive study of the research problems and deliver the final outcomes.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
IT Research Project 1 is typically the first of a two-unit research project. On the completion of the second unit IT Research Project 2, students receive the final grade which includes work and assessment conducted during this unit. Total weighting for the assessment conducted in this unit is as follows:
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):