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COIT20269 - Mobile Web Apps

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, students design and implement a dynamic mobile web application that allows complex user interaction, building on knowledge of responsive web design. Students will examine the viability of web apps versus native apps, with particular attention being paid to cross platform considerations and the availability of wireless networking on mobile devices. The business drivers for mobile portals will also be discussed, as will the social impact of mobile technology. Research skills will be introduced as a means of keeping up to date with the changing mobile development landscape. Note: Students that have studied COIT20231 will not be allowed to study this unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Req: COIT20268 Responsive Web Design

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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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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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. Portfolio 20%
2. Practical Assessment 20%
3. Practical Assessment 30%
4. Written Assessment 30%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 81.82% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 34.38% response rate.

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: Teaching team's reflection
Feedback
The code examples provided in the lecture slides and tutorial materials helped students build their skills.
Recommendation
Continue providing intuitive coding examples in the lecture slides and tutorial materials.
Action Taken
Intuitive examples were added in the previous offering (for example the top basic user interface (Week 4).
Source: Unit Coordinator's reflection
Feedback
The unit lacks coverage on secure coding practices.
Recommendation
Add a weekly topic on secure coding practices and assess this knowledge in one or more assessment tasks.
Action Taken
Week 12 (topic API Security) covers API security and assessment 3 has a task to test code for vulnerabilities.
Source: Unit Coordinator and Teaching Team Reflection
Feedback
jQuery Mobile framework, popularity and usage have declined over the years. Alternative frameworks should be considered.
Recommendation
Explore a transition to a more widely adopted front-end development framework (for example React).
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Teaching Team's Reflection
Feedback
Incorporating intuitive coding examples in lectures proves to be a valuable practice, aiding students in the development of their skills.
Recommendation
Continue providing intuitive coding examples in the lecture slides and tutorial materials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Weekly tutorials should adopt a guided approach, furnishing students with step-by-step instructions for completing the tasks.
Recommendation
Revise and enrich the tutorial with detailed, step-by-step guidance. This update will not only make the material more accessible but also foster a deeper understanding and more effective task execution by the students
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Coordinator and Teaching Team
Feedback
Split the unit into two distinct components: one focusing on front-end development and the other addressing backend and cloud aspects.
Recommendation
Restructure the unit by dividing it into two distinct components. The first component should focus exclusively on front-end development (for mobile web applications) and the second component should then address back-end development and cloud computing aspects.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Design and implement a complex mobile web application.
  2. Analyse the business requirements for the application.
  3. Analyse and evaluate the design alternatives for the application.
  4. Apply software engineering principles and best practice.
  5. Assess the current and future business impact of mobile web apps.
  6. Critically evaluate key research areas in mobile web apps.

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 workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:

Systems Design (DESN), Systems Integration (SINT), Data Analysis (DATN), Database/Repository Design (DBDS), Testing (TEST), Release and Deployment (RELM), Applications Support (ASUP).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Portfolio
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Portfolio
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Written Assessment