Overview
This unit introduces you to the practical issues involved in the design and implementation of mobile portals to enterprise systems. The software development process for mobile platforms will be addressed and particular attention will be paid to the impact that limited computing resources and wireless communication have on the development of secure, reliable and easy to use applications. The business drivers for mobile portals will be discussed, as will the social impact of mobile technology.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: COIT11134 and COIS12036
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit feedback item
Should have more practical assessment than report/exam.
Exam weighting has been reduced for 2019 and existing coursework weighting increased.
- Examine the technical challenges faced by mobile application development and explain how these challenges are being addressed
- Investigate whether a given business problem would benefit from a solution using mobile technology
- Compare and contrast the software development processes for mobile applications and conventional applications
- Explore the opportunities for incorporating socially innovative features in mobile applications
- Design and implement a mobile application.
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
Ergonomic Experience Design (HCEV)
Systems Integration (SINT)
User Experience Evaluation (USEV)
Programming/Software Development (PROG)
Testing (TEST)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 4 - Examination - 35% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 35% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Beginning Android Programming with Android Studio
Edition: 4th edn (2017)
Authors: J.F. DiMarzio
John Wiley and Sons
Indianapolis Indianapolis , IN , USA
ISBN: 978-1-118-70559-9
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
Paper copies are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Android Studio (latest version)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.balsys@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introducing the Mobile Web and Android Application Development.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 1 and 2.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Android Activities, Fragments and Intents.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 3.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Android User Interface.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 4.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
User Interfaces with Views.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 5.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Displaying Pictures and Menus. Data Persistence.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Content Providers.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 8.
Assignment 1 due.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
SMS and email Messaging. Location-based Services.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Networking.
Chapter
DiMarzio, chapter 11.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Developing Android Services. Mobile App Testing.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The App store and selling Apps.
Chapter
Reading 2: Rodgers, Chapter 14, 2012.
Assignment 2 Due.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Introduction to the scientific philosophy of research.
Chapter
Reading 3: Stephan et al., 2012.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revision.
Chapter
Assignment 3 Due.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
You are assigned the task of creating a data logger to capture package location data in a mobile application that stores the data in a local database. The app has fields to record data for each of five species of cattle. If a cow type is selected, a page is shown to record data values for that type. A cow entry consists of a date and log data. When the Save Log Entry button is pressed this data is saved locally in the application in a SQLDatabase. When the Show Log Entries button is pressed a related page (fragment) is shown that list all the date/time and log entries made for that cow.
More details of these pages will be given in the moodle course website. You should also consult the weekly lecture/tutorials on the Moodle website for help and more information on completing the assignment. The tutorials contain step-by-step procedures for working through the assignment as well as some tips and extra help. So make sure you read the lecture/tutorials on the Moodle website.
The specification of this app will be further refined in Assignment 2.
Week 6 Friday (26 Apr 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (10 May 2019)
| Assignment Component | Criteria | Marks |
| MainActivity file | - The onBackPressed() method display the Save dialog - Pressing "OK" in the onBackPressed() method saves the SQLite database and exits - The ArrayList values are initialised from the SQLite database entries on startup |
3 |
| Fragment files | - The time/date is added as required - The spinner works as required - The cow log entries are saved by Add item button - Errors are caught and appropriate messages displayed - The profile page checks that the passwords match, no items are null and returns to the cow fragment - Show items button works and shows all entries for that cow breed and returns to the correct page |
8 |
| res/layout/xml and other files | - Items on fragments are in the correct positions w.r.t. each other - EditText items have the correct hints - Labels are all as given in the specifications - The inventory class exists and is correct - The spinner has the values stored in the strings.xml file | 5 |
| Menu options | - The Profile menu is present and works as specified - The Save entries menu saves the correct values to the database - The Send entries menu option clears the SQLite database and the cow breed ArrayList |
3 |
| SQLite database | - The DBAdapter class is present and works correctly | 2 |
| Hardware/Software & commentary | ||
| Hardware / Software requirements | 1 | |
| Application commentary | 2 | |
| General | ||
| - Feedback given as required - Use appropriate naming conventions - Adequate commenting - Correct grammar - Citation of references, copyright use | 1 |
- Explore the opportunities for incorporating socially innovative features in mobile applications
- Design and implement a mobile application.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
This assignment builds on practical assessment 1. Data captured for each cow also is to include location information. The information contained in the app database is to be incorporated into an email message and sent to the user asynchronously when the send option is used. Consideration is also be documented on app testing, ethical issues and how you might develop a financial case and market the app.
More details will be given in the Moodle unit website. You should also consult the weekly lecture/tutorials on the Moodle website for help and more information on completing the assignment. The tutorials contain step-by-step procedure for working through the assignment as well as some tips and extra help. Make sure you read the lecture/tutorials on the Moodle website.
Week 10 Friday (24 May 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019)
| App development | - TrackGPS class implemented correctly - Cow_fragment uses TrackGPS to obtain and display the latitude and longitude - Cow logger data copied to email - Message sent asynchronously using AsyncTask class - email received |
8 |
| Testing Strategy | - Discuss the selection of mobile models and Android versions for your testing process - Discussion of whether testing is required on actual devices and what part emulators/simulators play your testing plan - Documentation of test plan | 3 |
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| Financial Case & Commentary | - Identification of potential costs - Estimation of technical development costs in hours - Discussion of how you would promote and market your app - Discussion of ethical issues | 8 |
| General | - Feedback given as required - Use appropriate naming conventions -Adequate commenting - Correct grammar - Citation of references, copyright use | 1 |
- Examine the technical challenges faced by mobile application development and explain how these challenges are being addressed
- Investigate whether a given business problem would benefit from a solution using mobile technology
- Design and implement a mobile application.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Written Assessment
You are to write a scholarly essay that critically evaluates findings from one journal publications in one of the following research areas;
· The impact of the cloud on mobile applications
· Mobile application security
· Social implications of mobile applications
You are not to write an essay on one of these topics. You are to critically reflect on the papers and then explain whether the papers did an adequate job of explaining what the purpose of the work was, collected sufficient evidence, and reached the right conclusions based on the evidence. See the moodle course website for more information.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (14 June 2019)
This assignment will be assessed against the following criteria:
Description |
Mark |
Presentation - Structure, grammar, spelling, referencing |
2 |
Introductory arguments - Well defined introduction to what critique is about |
3 |
Critique body - For the journal paper: Research question identified. Methodology described. Analysis of conclusion discussed. Reflections on paper given. Synthesis of work into a critique of research area. |
10 |
Conclusion - Summary well presented. Logical conclusions derived. Interpretation of scholarly work correct. Argument presented within length guideline. |
5 |
- Examine the technical challenges faced by mobile application development and explain how these challenges are being addressed
- Compare and contrast the software development processes for mobile applications and conventional applications
- Explore the opportunities for incorporating socially innovative features in mobile applications
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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