Details for each assessment will be available via iLearn.

You are encouraged to:

• set your personal deadline earlier than the actual one
• keep backups of all your important files
• seek for assistance in the early stages rather than closer to the due date

Assignment Release

• Workshop Activity tasks will be available for on the Friday before each week begins.
• The UX Report requirements will be released no later than the end of Week 2
• The Mobile App Development requirements will be released no later than the end of Week 3

Late Submission

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

• Quizzes - No, unless Special Consideration is granted
• User Experience Report - YES, standard Late Penalty applies
• Mobile Application Development - YES, standard Late Penalty applies
• Workshop Tasks - No. Note that Special Consideration is not required as alternate options are built into the task

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through https://connect.mq.edu.au.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass you must achieve an aggregate grade of 50 or more when all assesments (with weightings) are considered.

How to succeed in COMP3130

Each week you should:

• Attend lectures, ask questions, practice tasks
• Attend your SGTA/practical and seek feedback from your tutor on your work
• Read/Watch assigned reading material (ideally before the lecture), add to your notes and prepare questions for your lecturer or tutor
• Start working on any assignments immediately after they have been released. 

CLASSES

COMP3130 is taught via lectures and SGTAs (Small Group Teaching Activities)/ Practical Classes. Some online video material will also be provided each week.

Lectures:

• Lectures begin in Week 1.
• Lectures are used to introduce new material, provide motivation and context for your study, guide you in what is important to learn and explain more difficult concepts.
• There are 2 hours of lectures per week.

SGTAs/ Practical Classes:

• Practical classes begin in Week-1
• These small group classes which allow you to interact with your peers and with a tutor who has a sound knowledge of the subject. Activities in these classes will often relate to the major assessment work.
• Each week you will be given tasks to complete, many will involve you updating a Github repository with your work. Marks are assigned to completing the weekly tasks.
• You will need to enrol and attend the class that you've enrolled in. 
• If your class falls on a public holiday, we will make an announcement about arrangements for that week.

METHODS OF COMMUNICATION

We will communicate with you via your university email and through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to the unit convenor via the contact email on iLearn.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Textbook

There are no required textbooks for this unit. However, every week you will be provided with resources to obtain a solid understanding of the concepts being covered.

UNIT WEBPAGE AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST YOUR LEARNING

Websites

The web page for this unit can be found on iLearn. Recordings of lectures will be available through echo360 linked on the unit iLearn page.

Discussion Boards

The unit makes use of discussion boards hosted within iLearn. Please post questions of general interest there (for example, about assessment tasks), they are monitored by the unit staff but students may also provide answers. 

Feedback

You have many opportunities to seek and to receive feedback. During live lectures/consultation, you are encouraged to ask the lecturer questions to clarify anything you might not be sure of. You may also arrange to meet with your teaching assistant or the lecturer or attend the consultation hours of any teaching staff. Each week, you will be given activities and problems to solve in workshops. It is important that you keep up with these problems every week. 

Technology

Flutter, Android Studio, and Figma

This is the second year we have used Flutter for app development.  Based on feedback from last year we have adjusted the presentation of topics through the semester.

We have simplified the assessment from previous years.  We have removed two assignments (Mobile Security Presentation and Peer Review of projects) and added a weekly workshop activity worth 20%.  We have re-structured the project to allow for design, implementation and review elements to be included.  We are aiming to have an 'app store' for you to submit your application and have it reviewed by your student peers.