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Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| 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). |
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| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 4. Examination | 35% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Unit Coordinator and Student Feedback
Students face difficulty in resolving dependencies when working with Android Studio.
Update the tutorials to ensure compatibility with the latest versions of Android Studio and minimise issues with dependencies.
Updated all tutorials to align with the latest Android Studio version, ensuring smoother setup and dependency management.
Source: Unit Coordinator and Student Feedback
Some students encountered assignment difficulties, especially in managing dependencies, due to insufficient details.
To improve the assignment experience, providing clearer instructions on managing dependencies is recommended.
Enhanced assignment instructions with clearer guidance on handling dependencies to improve student experience.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Increased use of AI-assisted tools improved student efficiency in completing assessments but may have reduced opportunities to demonstrate authentic conceptual understanding.
Embed brief, verifiable reasoning components within assessments, such as short in-class demonstrations and annotated reflections.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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)
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