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Academic Overview

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will:

  • understand various issues pertaining to enterprise software architecture on the web;
  • acquire techniques to develop enterprise applications using the Java programming language;
  • discover various advanced Java technologies used to build web applications for the enterprise;
  • learn to competently use the advanced Java libraries to build a medium-size web application for the enterprise.

Graduate Attributes

Monash prepares its graduates to be:
  1. responsible and effective global citizens who:
    1. engage in an internationalised world
    2. exhibit cross-cultural competence
    3. demonstrate ethical values
  2. critical and creative scholars who:
    1. produce innovative solutions to problems
    2. apply research skills to a range of challenges
    3. communicate perceptively and effectively

Assessment Summary

Examination (3 hours): 50%, In-semester assessment: 50%

Assessment Task Value Due Date
Unit Test 1 10% Week 5, Monday 22 August 2011
Unit Test 2 10% Week 9, Monday 9 September 2011
Enterprise Application Assignment 30% Week 12, Friday 21 October, 2011
Examination 1 50% To be advised

Teaching Approach

Feedback

Our feedback to You

Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
  • Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
  • Graded assignments with comments
  • Interviews
  • Test results and feedback

Your feedback to Us

Monash is committed to excellence in education and regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through SETU, Student Evaluation of Teacher and Unit. The University's student evaluation policy requires that every unit is evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys. The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.

For more information on Monash's educational strategy, and on student evaluations, see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/about/monash-directions/directions.html
http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/quality/student-evaluation-policy.html

Previous Student Evaluations of this unit

If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

Required Resources

You will need access to (The details of these resources will be specified in the weekly study guides):

  • Java SE 6
  • NetBeans IDE with Java EE support and Glassfish application server

This software is freely available online to download.

These will also be available in University computer labs. 

Recommended Resources

 (1)   The Java EE 6 Tutorial

This is the official Java EE 6 tutorial from Oracle. We will use a number of chapters and example codes from the Tutorial. It is available at:

http://download.oracle.com/javaee/6/tutorial/doc/

(2) The Java Tutorial available at http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

Unit Schedule

Week Activities Assessment
0   No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0
1 Introduction, Java Revision, GUI NOTE: Tutorial labs commence in WEEK 1 of semester
2 Network Programming  
3 Database programming and JDBC  
4 Client-side Java  
5 Enterprise Computing Unit Test 1 - During the 1st hour of the normal lecture period on Monday 22 August 2011
6 Introduction to Java EE  
7 Persistence  
8 Web Tier 1  
9 Web Tier 2 Unit Test 2 - During the 1st hour of the normal lecture period on Monday 9 September 2011
10 Session Beans  
11 Message Driven Beans, JMS  
12 Bringing it all together to develop enterprise applications Enterprise Application Assignment due Friday 21 October, 2011
  SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC.
  Examination period LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/assessment/
assessment-in-coursework-policy.html

*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Policy

To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:

  • 40% or more in the unit's examination, and
  • 40% or more in the unit's total non-examination assessment, and
  • an overall unit mark of 50% or more.

If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit

Assessment Tasks

Participation

  • Assessment task 1
    Title:
    Unit Test 1
    Description:
    A written multiple choice test on the coding, principles and technologies introduced up to and including Week 4 of the semester.

    This assessment is due during the 1st hour of the normal lecture period.
    No alternative arrangements will be allowed.

    To apply for special consideration refer to the link provided under 'Extensions and penalties' at the end of this section
    Weighting:
    10%
    Criteria for assessment:
    • Correct answers to questions demonstrates understanding of learning material.
    • Further detailed information will be available in the week preceding the unit test.
    Due date:
    Week 5, Monday 22 August 2011
  • Assessment task 2
    Title:
    Unit Test 2
    Description:
    A written multiple choice test on the coding, principles and technologies introduced up to and including Week 8 of the semester.

    This assessment is due during the 1st hour of the normal lecture period.
    No alternative arrangements will be allowed.

    To apply for special consideration refer to the link provided under 'Extensions and penalties' at the end of this section
    Weighting:
    10%
    Criteria for assessment:
    • Correct answers to questions demonstrates understanding of learning material.
    • Further detailed information will be available in the week preceding the unit test.
    Due date:
    Week 9, Monday 9 September 2011
  • Assessment task 3
    Title:
    Enterprise Application Assignment
    Description:
    In this assignment, you will develop a substantial enterprise application based on what you have learned in the entire unit. More details will be made available in the assignment specification.
    Weighting:
    30%
    Criteria for assessment:

    This is an individual assignment and is to be entirely your own work.

    Submission will be via Moodle.

    25% - This component of the assignment will be marked against criteria of correctness and clarity. Assessment of the submitted program, code and functionality will be by interview. Interview times will be arranged in the tutorial labs immediately preceding the submission deadline. It is your responsibility to attend the lab and obtain an interview time. Students who do not attend an interview will receive 0 marks for the assignment. 

    5% - Each student will be required to record entries documenting their progress, design decisions and reflection on their development of the assignment in a personal Assignment Wiki that will be made available in Moodle.

    Further detailed assessment criteria will be available with the assignment specification

    Due date:
    Week 12, Friday 21 October, 2011

Examinations

  • Examination 1
    Weighting:
    50%
    Length:
    3 hours
    Type (open/closed book):
    Closed book
    Electronic devices allowed in the exam:
    None

Assignment submission

It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

Other Information

Policies

Student services

The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you need advice and see the range of services available at www.monash.edu.au/students The Monash University Library provides a range of services and resources that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit to discuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on a regular basis

Reading List

(1) Goncalves Antonio, Beginning Java EE 6 platform with GlassFish 3 : from novice to professional, second edition , 2nd ed., Apress, 2010.

The full text is available online through the Monash library site at:  http://library.monash.edu.au/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=3084&recCount=20&recPointer=5&bibId=2977712

(2) Wutka, M. Special Edition: Using Java 2: Enterprise Edition, QUE, Indianapolis, 2001.

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