This unit focuses theoretical concepts, applications and research issues of mobile software. Students will learn techniques to design and develop mobile applications. A number of different toolkits/development environments will be discussed and used for the practical component of the unit. Interaction between mobile applications and other systems such as sensor networks or web systems will also be explored.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
See also Unit timetable information
Elliott Wilson
Mike Yeates
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Unit Introduction - IoT and Mobile Architecture | |
| 2 | iOS Basics - Objective C and Swift | |
| 3 | Model-View-Controller and Mobile Interfaces | |
| 4 | Mobile Data Management | |
| 5 | On-Board Sensors | iOS Application due Friday |
| 6 | Web Networking | |
| 7 | Embedded Computing 1 | |
| 8 | Embedded Computing 2 | Embedded Systems Application due Friday |
| 9 | IoT Web Servers | Final Project Proposal due Friday |
| 10 | Embedded Web Networking | |
| 11 | Guest Lecture TBA | |
| 12 | Guest Lecture TBA | Final Project submission Friday Week 14. Project Demo and Interviews during week 15 |
| 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 |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
In-semester assessment: 100%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| A1: iOS Application | 30% | Friday of Week 5 |
| A2: Embedded System Application | 20% | Friday of Week 8 |
| A3a: Final Project Proposal | 10% | Friday of Week 9 |
| A3b: Final Project Demonstration | 40% | Code Submission: Friday of week 14. Demos and Interviews during week 15 |
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Students will be interviewed and required to explain their application. A formal marking guide will be released before the submission date.
Students will be interviewed and required to explain their application. A formal marking guide will be released before the submission date.
Proposals will be marked according to a marking guide that will be made available before submission.
Students will be individually interviewed in week 15 to determine their contibution to the project. A marking critera will be released before submission.
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Students will also be making use of the iOS University Developers Program. This requires a free AppleID. Students can sign up here: https://appleid.apple.com/
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