This unit was developed as part of the restructure of the BITS carried out as part of the IT faculty review in 2010. It is a core unit in the Applications Development major of the BITS.

18/03/2015 - Update Objectives to Learning Outcome for AQF compliance. Effective Sem 1, 2015.

As the first core unit in the Applications Development major, the unit aims to introduce students to key concepts and skills required for the process of development of IT-based systems. It uses the development of a small web-based application as a platform for teaching students the basic elements of the development process. This will include consideration of the knowledge and skills required across a variety of aspects of development, including technology, design techniques and development process.

The unit combines elements of several units which were offered in several of the majors in the previous version of the BITS. In particular it combines elements of the coverage of web technology, web design and development process contained in FIT1011 and FIT2053.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

On successful completion of this units students should be able to:

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This unit is the first core unit in the Applications Development major, which aims to teach students the technical and development process skills required for the development of IT-based application systems. The unit aims to provide a broad introduction to the process and tasks of applications development by giving students practical experience in the development of a small application system. The unit uses the world-wide web as a development platform for this application.

The unit will introduce students to the key web technologies, and examine the way in which their features and characteristics affect the development processes required to build application systems. It will introduce students to a number of key techniques required in systems development, and the knowledge and skills required to apply them effectively. This examination of the specific features of the web as a development environment will be used to highlight the broader needs and issues in the systems development process which will be addressed in subsequent units in the major.

The emphasis throughout the unit will be on providing a broad overview of a range of topics, rather than examining specific topics in great depth. There will be a strong emphasis on practical demonstration of the concepts being studied, and their use to highlight key aspects of development theory.

On-campus

Examination (3 hours): 50%; in-semester assessment: 50%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

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