This unit introduces students to the use of Information Technology (IT) in modern engineering practice. Students will learn an object-oriented approach to both computer systems and software engineering for solving engineering problems.
Students will work in small teams to develop a mobile application that meets a contemporary need in engineering. The fundamental stages in the software development lifecycle will be introduced, including requirements analysis, design, implementing and testing. Students will use IT tools to support the engineering process.
2 hours lectures, 3 hours of laboratory/workshop activities and 7 hours of private study per week.
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Stephen Huxford
Marc Cheong
Deepti Mishra
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pre-reading for week 1. Complete Belbin survey. See http://eng1003.eng.monash.edu/ | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 2. 2-hour Workshop: Unit motivation, admin, and overview, HTML + CSS + JavaScript + DOM = Web App | Quiz. Lab. |
| 2 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class Pre-reading for week 3. 2-hour Workshop: Mobile Web Apps, Variables, data types, operations, coding environments, debuggers and debugging | Quiz. Lab. |
| 3 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class Pre-reading for week 4. 2-hour Workshop: Control structures - selection and iteration, processing arrays and objects | Quiz. Lab. |
| 4 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class Pre-reading for week 5. 2-hour Workshop: Functions, variable scope and lifetime, script execution order, timers, event handlers, manipulating the DOM | Quiz. Lab. |
| 5 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 6. 2-hour Workshop: Object Orientation, OO and JavaScript | Quiz. Lab. |
| 6 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 7. 2-hour Workshop: Selected additional JavaScript topics (e.g. local storage, HTML5 canvas, etc) | Quiz. Lab. Assignment 1 due. |
| 7 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 8. 2-hour Workshop: Software and software engineering | Quiz. Lab. Assignment 1 presentation (in lab time) |
| 8 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 9. 2-hour Workshop: Software engineering processes, software testing | Quiz. Lab. |
| 9 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 10. 2-hour Workshop: Algorithms and data structures | Quiz. Lab. |
| 10 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 11. 2-hour Workshop: Systems, Networks | Quiz. Lab. |
| 11 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. Pre-reading for week 12. 2-hour Workshop: Networks, User interfaces. | Quiz. Lab. Assignment 2 due. |
| 12 | Quiz. 3-hour lab class. 2-hour Workshop: Further issues in engineering mobile apps | Quiz. Lab. "Client" team presentation (in lab time). |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken during SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Continuous assessment: 60%
Examination (3 hours): 40%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly pre-lecture quizzes | 10% | Weekly, before delivery of the first Workshop (lecture) each week. |
| Assignment 1: Coding of a Mobile Web App | 10% | End of week 6. Team presentation during week 7 lab class. |
| Assignment 2: Development of a Mobile Web App | 16% | End of week 11. |
| Lab work assessments | 20% | The end of each lab |
| Group "Client" Presentation | 4% | Week 12 Lab |
| Examination 1 | 40% | To be advised |
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Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.
You and your team member will receive a combined mark, except:
You and your team member will receive a combined mark, except:
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Engineers Australia Accreditation Policy of Professional Engineering Programs requires that programs demonstrate how engineering graduates are prepared for entry to the profession and achieve Stage 1 competencies. The following information describes how this unit contributes to your development of these competencies. (Note: not all competencies may be emphasised in this unit).
| Stage 1 competency | How the compency is developed in this unit |
| 1. Knowledge and Skills base | |
| 1.1. Comprehension, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. | This unit gives an introduction to the theory underpinning programming and software engineering. Several of the lab exercise are designed to reinforce aspects of the theory. |
| 1.2. Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences, which underpin the engineering discipline. | This unit describes the computer science and mathematics underpinning computer hardware architecture, computation and basic algorithm analysis. Students will complete lab exercises exploring these topics. |
| 1.3. In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. | Not covered in this unit—the unit only introduces specialist concepts at a high level. |
| 1.4. Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. | Not covered in this unit. |
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1.5. Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. |
The unit introduces students to various software engineering practices, including requirements analysis, software design, communication, project management, risk management, and software testing. Students utilise this knowledge in labs and assignment work. |
| 1.6. Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. | Not covered in this unit. |
| 2. Engineering application ability | |
| 2.1. Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. | The unit presents software engineering process models and practices for effective software engineering. It also discusses the appropriateness of varous computer science approaches for different tasks, though only at a high level. |
| 2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. | This unit teaches systematic software engineering techniques and tools, specifically those for version control and configuration management, debugging, and team communication. |
| 2.3. Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. | The unit presents key aspects of the software design process and has students participate in high-level software architectural design through lab exercises. |
| 2.4. Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. | This unit teaches systematic software engineering processes for the effective conduct and management of software development projects, especially related to project management, risk management and communication. |
| 3. Professional and personal attributes | |
| 3.1. Ethical conduct and professional accountability. | Not covered in this unit. |
| 3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. | Students work in small teams for much of the lab and assignment work, requiring substantial communication. They give two assessed oral presentation, the second beign a mock client presentation. |
| 3.3. Creative, innovative and proactive demeanour. | Not covered in this unit. |
| 3.4. Professional use and management of information. | Students are reuired to manage information during the assignements and submit these documents as part of the assessment. Information to be used: software code, design documents, team communications, user manuals, issue and task lists. |
| 3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. | This is covered by the various teamwork focused activities in the lab classes and assignments. |
| 3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership. | Team roles are examined, reflected upon and used for team allocation. All assignemnts and a portion of the lab work is performed in teams. |
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