Overview
Assessment Guidance
Portfolio of evidence
Aim
Be able to create mobile apps.
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Unit Learning Outcomes
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Design Specification
- Mobile games on apps
- Interface
- Operating device
Requirements for the app:
- Capability of the device
- Input and output requirements – touch screen, voice, video, audio, vibration
- Audience Requirements
Design Specification:
- Target platform
- Screen layout and navigation
- Control structures
- Algorithms
- Data Validation
- Device capabilities
- Alternative solutions
- Constraints
- Legal and Ethical consideration
Assessment Criteria
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1.1
Produce a design specification including;
- proposed solution that matches user requirements
- resources
- constraints
- legal and ethical considerations.
- Programming constructs eg – constants, operators, input and output commands, variables, assignment, sequence, selection, iterations
- Data types eg char, integer, real, Boolean
- Object and classes
- Event handling eg forms, screen components, actions
- Device compatibilities eg APIs, Andrios, iOS
- Executable for target device
Assessment Criteria
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2.1
Prepare content and file formats to meet design specification.
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2.2
Produce a mobile app to meet the design specification using appropriate programming language tools.
- Produce a test plan/table
- Test functionality
- Usability
- User interaction
- Completeness
- Accuracy
- Design specification
- User experience
- User testing
Assessment Criteria
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3.1
Carry out testing using a test plan to test functionality of the mobile app.