DGTL12008 - Mobile Application Development

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will teach you how to develop application software (apps) for mobile devices, building on your knowledge of programming, user experience design and web technologies. You will learn about key features of the mobile industry, mobile technologies, mobile devices and mobile platforms. Through a combination of theory and practice, you will learn how to develop and optimise content for mobile devices, and how to create user interfaces and navigation controls. You will design, implement, test and debug mobile applications using industry-standard software tools and cross-platform application programming interfaces (APIs).

Details

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

Prerequisite: (DGTL11006 Coding Fundamentals AND DGTL11005 Web Design) OR MMST11002 Web Design

Students who have completed DGTL13002 Mobile Application Development may not enrol in this unit

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

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 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. Written Assessment 40%
2. Practical Assessment 60%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 58.33% 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: SUTE Term 2, 2022
Feedback
Incorporate more examples of previous student applications.
Recommendation
Provide examples of mobile applications developed by previous students of DGTL12008 Mobile Application Development.
Action Taken
The 2023 Term 2 offering of DGTL12008 Mobile Application Development incorporated examples of mobile applications developed by former students enrolled in the unit.
Source: SUTE Term 2, 2022
Feedback
The weekly tutorial assets should be available for students to download and follow the tutorial presented for that week.
Recommendation
Provide more resources (tutorial assets) to support the weekly tutorial lessons.
Action Taken
The 2023 Term 2 offering of DGTL12008 Mobile Application Development integrated tutorial assets into weekly tutorial sessions.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some stakeholders recommended expanding the number of assignments from 2 to 3 to balance the workload across the term.
Recommendation
The number of assignments in the unit will be reviewed.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. explain key features of the mobile industry, mobile technologies, mobile devices and mobile platforms
  2. develop and optimise content for mobile devices
  3. create user interfaces and navigation controls for mobile applications
  4. design, implement, test and debug mobile applications.

Not applicable

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment