This unit introduces an industrial strength programming language (with supporting software technologies and standards) and object-oriented application development in the context of mobile application development for smartphones and tablets. The approach is strictly application driven. Students will learn the syntax and semantics of the chosen language and its supporting technologies and standards and object oriented design and coding techniques by analysing a sequence of carefully graded, finished applications. Students will also design and build their own applications.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week during semester on this unit as follows:
FIT1040 or FIT1002 or equivalent
Stephen Huxford
Consultation hours: TBA Week 1
Stephen Huxford
Consultation hours: TBA Week 1
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This is the third delivery of this unit. The assumed knowledge has changed (yet again) from Java assumed to any text based language assumed to Scribble assumed. This has required half of the unit to be dedicated to learning Java in preparation for Andropid development.
Given this change much of the feedback from the previous 2 deliveries is not relvant.
Students feedback was by-and-large positive with many commenting on the accomplishment they felt in developing actual Android Apps that ran on their Android devices.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Unit Admin + Roadmap to Android, Transition to Java | Lab |
| 2 | Java - IDE, procedural control structures | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 3 | Java - Modularity | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 4 | Java - Classes | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 5 | Additional Java topics required by Android - Inheritance + Interfaces + ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 6 | Additional Java topics required by Android - Event Driven code, Inner Classes + ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 7 | Android, IDE, App - Hello World | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 8 | App - views, layouts, ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 9 | App - lists, dynamic view creation, persistent data, alert dialogues, implicit intents, ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 10 | App - assets, menus, handlers (runnables), simple animation, logcat, generic data structures, ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 11 | App - multiple activities, explicit intents, database interaction, multi-threading, ... | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| 12 | Tidying up, Revision and Exam Preparation | Lab worth 4% (top 10 labs count) |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Laboratory Assessments | Each of 10 laboratories will be worth 4 marks for a total of 40% of your final mark for the unit | Lab work for the week will be marked in that week's lab |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Students will be awarded marks for completing coding tasks according to the principles and styles enumerated in lectures. It is important to understand working code will NOT attract full marks in its own right. Students will be questioned on their code. Marks will only be given for code the student can clearly describe and syntactically and semantically interpret to the satisfaction of the marking tutor.
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Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
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Lab work for each week is marked in the Lab for that same week.
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
The labs will contain all required resources. You can also set up all the required resources on your own personal computer (OSX or Windows based).
All the required software can be downloaded for free (details in Week 1).
Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library.
P. Deitel et al. (2013). Android How to Program. (1st Edition) Pearson (ISBN: 0-13-299054-7).
To save/backup your lab work a removable memory device is recommended.
The following website contains relevant and useful information:
http://developer.android.com
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In addition to the prescribed text the following resources will be used.
The Java tutorials presented at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
The many Android resources (especially documentation of the Android API) at http://developer.android.com/develop/index.html