Program Overview

Unit of Study PROG6003 - Programming Mobile and Cloud Systems

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: PG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• Faculty/College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Placement: No
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

Provides students with both theoretical and practical skills to respond to rapidly changing mobile and cloud application developments. Students will be able to design, develop and test a cloud-enabled mobile application, as well as identify the risks of privacy, security and ethical use of personal data.

Unit Content

1. Web programming languages and tools
2. Introduction to cross-platform frameworks
3. Web and mobile app development
4. Cloud technologies, security issues, and APIs
5. Cloud mechanisms and serverless computing
6. Cloud architectures and databases

Availabilities

• Location:
  • Gold Coast: Term 4
  • Melbourne: Term 4
  • Online: Term 4
  • Perth: Term 4
  • Sydney: Term 4
• Domestic and International availability varies by location

Learning Outcomes

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

• design and develop mobile applications using industry-standard development frameworks
• apply cloud computing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to create cloud-based mobile applications
• examine privacy and security issues of cloud systems
• analyse problems with cloud systems to propose and evaluate solution(s)
• collaboratively design, integrate, and evaluate cloud-connected mobile application(s) within a team environment

Prescribed Learning Resources

Term 4

• Prescribed Texts: Information not currently available
• Prescribed Resources/Equipment: Information not currently available Note: Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.