Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Apple Platform Project
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Tuck Wah Leong
Course Coordinator Phone: contact via email
Course Coordinator Email: tuck.wah.leong@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: City campus
Course Coordinator Availability: Contact via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Recommended Prior Study
You should have satisfactorily completed or received credit for the following course/s before you commence this course:
- COSC3099 UI and UX for Apple Platform (Course ID: 056543) AND
- COSC3100 Getting Started with iOS App Development (Course ID: 056544) AND
- COSC3101 Human-Centred Development with Apple Platform (Course ID: 056545).
If you have completed prior studies at RMIT or another institution that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible to apply for credit transfer.
Alternatively, if you have prior relevant work experience that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Please follow the link for further information on how to apply for credit for prior study or experience.
Course Description
The Apple Platform Project allows you to practice the full cycle of user research, design ideation, prototyping and development with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary teamwork. You will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained from the previous three courses in this minor to liaise with an industry partner to design and develop a digital solution that can help solve one or more of their pain points or problems.
In doing so, you will gain practical understanding of how to develop a solution that has great UI and UX, as well as ensure that the solution is Accessible, supports Privacy, is secured and ethically sound.
Upon completion of the course, you will have gained generic problem-solving skills, basic project management skills, and strong pitching and presentation skills. You will also gain deeper understanding of the core knowledge areas of human-centred design and development for Apple platform, and familiarity with some processes and tools for designing and developing for the Apple platform.
This course includes a work integrated learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to your experience. You will undertake an industry engaged project in a studio-based workshop environment. You will be assessed by RMIT staff.
You will demonstrate the culmination of your learning experience of this Minor through presentation of your project to industry experts.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Work with an industry client to develop a sound understanding of their context and challenges;
- Pitch and present a prototype solution that meets an agreed upon need/problem/pain point to an industry client;
- Apply the knowledge to design an ethical solution with sound UI/UX considerations;
- Apply knowledge to design a solution that adheres to Apple’s Accessibility, Privacy and Secuity frameworks;
- Work in a self-directed manner across diverse, cross-disciplinary teams, with accountability for your own learning and professional future;
- Present your Apple Platform app prototype design to a diverse audience and receive feedback from industry and/or community.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course uses the challenge-based learning (CBL) framework where learning takes place in a studio-based workshop environment where you will be learning both Design and Technical (coding). This means that most of the learning takes place in a collaborative setting where you will work in collaborative teams to actively learn to solve real-life problems together with support by mentor staff.
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Report and Presentation
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Assessment Task 2: Development of Solution
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs: 1, 3, 4 and 5.
Assessment Task 3: Report and Presentation
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs: 3, 4 and 6.
Assessment Task 4: Individual Reflection
Weighting: 10%
This assessment task supports: CLO: 5.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.