Course Title: Web/Internet Project 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Web/Internet Project 1

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COSC1137	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006
COSC2392	City Campus	Undergraduate	140H Computer Science & Information Technology	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013

Course Coordinator: Dr. Andy Song

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 9761

Course Coordinator Email: e20561@ems.rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Web Programming
Database Concepts
Web Servers and Web Technology

Course Description

This course represents the first half of a full year web/internet project that aims to provide you with the opportunity to undertake a substantial web based software development project.

This course gives you experience in the development lifecycle of an Internet application for a client. This will involve scoping, specifying, designing, developing, testing, documenting, and delivering a real-world Internet application.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the following capabilities:
- Critical analysis: Analyse and model requirements and constraints for the purpose of designing and implementing real-world Internet applications.
- Problem solving: Design and implement a real-world Internet application that accommodates specified requirements and constraints, based on modeling or requirements specification.
- Communication: Motivate and explain Internet application development concepts, relevant alternatives and decision recommendations to IT specialists, via technical reports of professional standard, and technical presentations.

On completion of this course you should be able to:
- carry out the development lifecycle of an Internet application
- develop a real-world Internet application
- write reports on the results of such projects
- prepare and deliver an oral presentation on an industry project development

Overview of Learning Activities

You will work either individually or in a team on a project approved by the course coordinator. This project must meet requirements as agreed with an industry client and approved by the course coordinator. You will participate in the development lifecycle of an Internet application, and report on your work via both written and oral presentations.

Overview of Learning Resources

You will make extensive use of computer laboratories and relevant software provided by the School.
Lists of relevant textbooks, reference texts, resources in the Library and relevant internet sites will be provided.

Overview of Assessment

The assessment for this course comprises practical/project  work.

See Assessment Tasks (part B course guide for this Teaching Period) for assessment details, including deadlines, weightings, and hurdle requirements. For standard assessment information relating to Computer Science and IT courses see: http://www.rmit.edu.au/compsci/cgi