SIT305 - Mobile Application Development
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Shiva Pokhrel |
| Prerequisite: | SIT232 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT321 and SIT708 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit provides a practical introduction to developing applications for mobile devices. Students will spend the unit being introduced to one mobile app development environment. Students will cover the design and the workflow of developing apps in one mobile application platform, a framework for constructing an application, as well as tools for developing, testing, and publishing software for the platform. Students will focus particularly on learning advanced concepts and APIs, and putting those skills into practice to develop a real-world mobile app.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain the core concepts and design considerations associated with building mobile applications for a given platform. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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ULO2 | Design, develop, test and deploy mobile application solutions using modern mobile applications development frameworks, libraries and tools. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Design innovative mobile application solutions to address real-world problems and scenarios, and communicate the solution structure and design decisions with stakeholders. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse and critique the achievements of learning outcomes at the specified level with evidence based on artefacts/tasks produced. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning portfolio | Portfolio consisting of programming code, reports and demonstration associated with development of mobile applications | 100% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SIT305 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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