Mobile Application Development for Business Purposes | Assignment Preparation Guidelines

On successful completion of this module students will be able to

1.Building a mobile application for business purposes using the android platform.

2.Apply understanding of mobile user experience UX and implementation of accessibility features.

3.Identify properties and capabilities of modern mobile devices and the specific issues relating to software development for them.

4.Demonstrate cross platform choices and mobile application implementation techniques.

Assignment Preparation Guidelines 

·All components of the assignment (text, diagrams. code etc.) must be submitted in ….one-word file (hand-written text or hand drawn diagrams are not acceptable), any other accompanied materials such as simulation file, code, etc. should be attached in appendices. 

·Standard and commonly used fonts such as Arial or Calibri should be used, font size must be within the range of 10 to 15 points including the headings, body text and any texts within diagrams, 

·Spacing should not be less than 1.5 

·Pay attention to the Assessment criteria / Marking scheme, the work is to be concise and technical. Try to analyse, compare and evaluate rather than simply describe.  

·All figures, screenshots, graphs and tables must be numbered and labelled. 

·Material from external sources must be properly referenced and cited within the text using the Harvard referencing system,  

·The assignment should be logically structured, the core of the report may start by defining the problem / requirements, followed by the proposed solution including a detailed discussion, analysis and evaluation, leading to implementation and testing stage, finally a conclusion and/or personal reflection on learning. 

·Screenshots without description / discussion does not constitute understanding and maybe assumed irrelevant. 

·Please access your Turnitin Test Page via Dashboard or My modules to learn more about Turnitin and to make a test submission and to check your similarity score before uploading your final version  

·You will have opportunity to submit as many times to your module pages as you want up until the deadline. 

·Make sure to make backup of your work to avoid distress for loss or damage of your original work, use multiple storage media (memory stick, cloud and personal computer). 

·Students will have access to formative feedback on each task set in workshops, thereby helping them to refine their approach to the summative tasks that have been set. 

Plagiarism and Collusion 

·Academic Integrity is a matter that is taken very seriously at the university and student should endeavour to enforce it to all their assignments. In other words, plagiarism, collusion (working and copying from another student) and ghost writing will not be tolerated and will result in sanctions eg: capped resit, suspension and/or withdrawal. Correct referencing demonstrates your academic and professional skill. It also reflects your academic honesty and thus to some degree protects you from cases of plagiarism. 

·Plagiarism: occurs when you present somebody else’s work as your own, whether that work is an idea, graphs, figure, illustration or a pure text. Be it available in web, textbooks, reports or otherwise. 

·Plagiarism will be dealt with firmly and can lead to serious consequences and disciplinary procedures.  

·You must write your assignment in your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the subject.  

·Collusion: occurs when copying another student’s report (Text, Figures, Illustration etc..) and submitting it as your own. 

·Wholesale use of text and diagrams from websites is considered as plagiarism when not acknowledged. 

·You are required to follow the Roehampton Harvard referencing System. Please refer to Moodle for the latest version of the Roehampton Harvard referencing System or ask the library. 

·An accompanying list of references (on a separate page and in alphabetical order) must also be provided as part of your work. 

Submission and Late submission 

·Students must ensure that their work is satisfactory and fit for purpose, both academically and free from any plagiarism. 

·Students must use an appropriate coversheet, which must include the subject, assignment title, student ID and date-time. 

·Tutors, lecturers and module convenors do not have the authority to extend the submission deadlines nor the exam time/date. In case of any mitigating circumstances, students should fill in the relevant mitigating circumstances form(s) available at ------ Student Services ----- 

·The marking of the assignment will be capped to 40 if the assignment is submitted within first seven (7) days after the deadline, any submission late than 7 days will be ignored. 

·The Submission File should be appropriate to the topic/title of the assignment and contain the Student ID, (Student ID-Assignment title) 

·All coursework related material must be attached as an appendix in the final coursework/assignment document, including any computer generated document, software/ code, simulation file etc..