Unit of Study PROG2005 Programming Mobile Systems (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the development of applications for mobile devices building on introductory programming, design and data communications units. Techniques for the design and development of client applications on mobile devices will be explored and applied. Modern middleware for interacting with server, peer-to-peer and cloud based data will also be examined and used in practical applications.

Unit content

1. Mobile device structure and security and privacy

2. TypeScript

3. Angular (basics and pages)

4. Angular forms and REST

5. Ionic basics

6. Cordova and Ionic native and storage

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
China - Guangxi UST	N/A	Term1
Gold Coast	Term1,5	Term1,5
Melbourne	N/A	Term1,5
Online	Term1,5	Term1
Perth	N/A	Term1,5
Sydney	N/A	Term1,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

contrast mobile device architectures, interfaces, operating systems, and common middleware technology

apply user-centred techniques to create application interfaces

apply modern development frameworks to create stand-alone and web-based mobile applications in a team

analyse and explain privacy and security requirements specific to mobile applications

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%
Project	40%

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