Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T1 2024
Unit Code MN692
Unit Title Capstone Project
Assessment Type Individual and Group Assessments
Assessment Title All assessment marking guides are attached herewith
Purpose of the
assessment (with
ULO Mapping) At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:
a. Demonstrate the ability to conceptualise, research, design, plan and execute a substantial capstone project.
b. Adapt and apply the knowledge and skills acquired over the core units of the course in planning and executing a capstone project in an area related to Networking.
c. Orally present the research background, design, implementation, results and conclusions to an audience of peers and academic staff.
d. Through written reflective journals and project reports, demonstrate communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret problems, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions.
e. Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability while being part of a team-based working environment.
Weight 100%
Total Marks 100
Word limit N/A
Due Date As per assessments.
Submission
Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE Transactions in Networking referencing style.
Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly in AMS. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:
https://www.mit.edu.au/about-us/governance/institute-rules-policies-frameworks-guidelines-and-plans/policies-procedures-and
Academic
Misconduct Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of thecase, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at:
https://www.mit.edu.au/about-us/governance/institute-rules-policies-frameworks-guidelines-and-plans/policies-procedures-and . For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.

Assessment Specifications
Project Groups:
Students of MN691 group will be continuing in MN692 on the same project.
Assignment Submission and Marks:
• Assignments 1 and 2 are to be submitted as group work.
• Submission of self-evaluation (i.e. reflective journal) and peer-evaluation is individual student responsibility.
• The marks given for Assignments 1 and 2 are calculated as the overall group marks multiplied by individual student marks.
• The individual student marks will be based on their attendance and in class participation, as well as self and peer-evaluation, as indicated in the table below:
In Week 3
(for Weeks 1- 2) Participation and Contribution
/ 4 Marks Self and peer-evaluation Report
/ 2 Marks
In week 11
(for Weeks 3- 10) Participation and Contribution
/ 16 Marks Self and peer-evaluation Report
/ 8 Marks
All assessments will be marked by both the project supervisors and the unit lecturer.
Assessment Task Due Date Weight Learning Outcomes
Assessed
Assignment 1 Group Report: Project Detailed Design* and Individual Report
Week 3 10% a, b, e
Assignment 2 Group Report: Project
Implementation and Evaluation Report* and Individual Report
Demonstration to supervisor every week. Week 11 50% a, b, e
Assignment 3 Individual Report: Reflective Journal on Professional Practice/Exposure
Submission of video recording on 5 min on reflective journal on Moodle. Week 12 30% d, e
Assignment 4 Group Presentation* Week 10 10%
c
TOTAL 100%
*Within a group task, a number of sub-tasks will be assigned to individual students by the project supervisor. This, along with an evaluation of the individual student reflective journal, will be used to assess individual student outcomes.

Individual marks will be calculated for each assignment as follows:
For example:
Group 1 marks for Assignment 1 Group Report = 8/10
Individual marks based on Participation and Contribution, as well as self and peer-evaluation:
Member 1 = 5/6
Member 2 = 6/6
Member 3 = 3/6
Member 4 = 0/6
Total marks for each member for Assignment 1:
Member 1 = 5/6 X 8 = 6.7/10
Member 2 = 6/6 X 8 = 8/10
Member 3 = 3/6 X 8 = 4/10
Member 4 = 0/6 X 8 = 0/10

MN692 Capstone Project Marking Guideline
Assignment 1: Project Detailed Design Marking Guide
Due Date: Week 3
Sections Marks
Introduction to research project. 2
Detailed project design – include block diagram of the implementation, role of each member, weekly plan, installation of software/hardware specifications, and other related design details. 8
Total Marks 10
Assignment 1: Individual Report
Due Date: Week 3
Individual Marks Participation and contribution (Weeks 1-2).
(Participation and contribution marks will be marked by project supervisors). 6
Total Marks 6
Assignment 1 total marks for each member are calculated based on the overall group marks and the individual marks for Weeks 1–2.