Web Technology Project
Overview
This project-based unit focuses on developing your skills to build web applications using web technologies. You'll work individually and in teams to tackle real-world web development challenges, building proficiency in selecting and applying suitable tools and techniques. The unit also covers essential aspects of security, ethics, accessibility, and professional communication within web development. Guidance from an academic facilitator will support you in mastering both technical skills and collaborative project management techniques to achieve these objectives.
Requisites
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify web technologies' core components and functions to establish a foundational understanding.
- Implement a project plan using project management strategies to organise, prioritise, and monitor tasks effectively in a web development context.
- Apply team frameworks, communicate and work effectively within teams using suitable verbal and technological methods.
- Utilise database query techniques to create, retrieve, update, and delete data according to specific project needs.
- Demonstrate the use of web development technologies to develop functional web applications, incorporating professional ethics, project management skills, and security practices.
- Explain fundamental security principles in web development and demonstrate their implementation in basic applications.
- Assess ethical considerations and security practices in web development, including accessibility and user privacy.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | Individual | 5-15% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Applied Web Project Part 1 | Individual/Group | 30-50% | 1,2,3,5,6,7 |
| Applied Web Project Part 2 | Individual/Group | 30- 50% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Hurdle
To pass this unit, you must:
(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and
(ii) complete the project to an acceptable standard.
A rubric will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard.
The rubric is available on Canvas; Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (i) and (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Core Front-End and Back-End Development
- Project-Based Learning and Version Control
- Project Planning and Project Management
- Web Security, Ethics, and Accessibility
- Database Query Techniques
- Professional Communication and Presentation
- Teamwork Framework
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.