1. Unit 6
Application Design

2. U6 Application Design 1 2 3 4 Course Outline Unit 6 Outline
Our Schedule 4
Week by Week

3. U6 Application Design 1 2 3 4 Course Outline Unit 6 Outline
Our Schedule 4
Week by Week

4. Cambridge Technicals in IT
29/06/2016
Type of qualification
Vocationally focused level 3 qualification - involvement with employers
What you will learn:
Technical skills relevant to the IT sector
Transferrable skills in IT industry
Future Opportunities
HE courses
Apprenticeship
Employment
Mrs Chambers & Mr McNulty

5. Cambridge Technicals in IT
29/06/2016
Structure
2 EXAM Units 50% 1/4 25%
3 Portfolio Units 50% 1/ %
Pathway: Application Developer
Grades are awarded: Pass, Merit, Distinction
Mrs Chambers & Mr McNulty

6. Cambridge Technicals in IT
29/06/2016
Units
Introductory Diploma in IT (360glh)
(AS) Certificate in IT (180glh)
Unit 1
EXAM
Fundamentals of IT
Unit 2
Global Information
Unit 6
Portfolio Application Design
Unit 15
Portfolio Games Design & Prototyping
Unit 21
Portfolio
Web Design & Prototyping
Unit 1:
Fundamentals of IT
1.5 hour exam – multiple choice questions, short answer and extended response questions
Provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of hardware, networks, software, the ethical use of computers and how business uses IT.
Unit 2:
Global Information
1.5 hour exam – Case Study – Section A based on case study and Section B short answer and extended response questions
Demonstrate the uses of information in the public domain, globally, in the cloud and across the internet, by individuals and organisations.
Provide you with a greater understanding of how organisations use information sources both internally and externally and the types of information you will encounter.
Unit 6:
Portfolio – Assignment – Application Design
You will develop a designs for an application and how users will interact with it.
You will have the opportunity to present your ideas, prototype them, and gain feedback before refining your design.
Unit 15:
Portfolio – Assignment – Application Design & Prototyping
Develop skills in designing and developing a prototype for a simple game. It will enable you to consider the logic of the programming structures required, as well as the interface design. You will then build a prototype in order to demonstrate an element of your game.
Unit 21:
Portfolio – Assignment – Web Design &Prototyping
Research, design and produce an interactive, responsive website that is specific to a client’s needs, culminating in presenting the concept of the website using the prototype to the client.
Mrs Chambers & Mr McNulty

7. U6 Application Design 1 2 3 4 Course Outline Unit 6 Outline
Our Schedule 4
Week by Week

8. Unit 6 Outline 2
This unit is mandatory to the application developer specialist pathway.
Unit supports the development of skills, knowledge and understanding appropriate to a wide range of job roles requiring the development of applications in mobile technology, business software, graphics, game and web design.

9. Unit 6 Outline 2
In this unit you will explore potential ideas for a new application and develop the fundamental design for it.
You will then develop the designs for an application and how users will interact with it.
The application that you design can be for any sector and for any purpose.
You will have the opportunity to present your ideas, prototype them, and gain feedback before refining your design.

10. Unit 6 Learning Outcomes2
Understand how applications are designed
Be able to investigate potential solutions for application developments
Be able to generate designs for application solutions
Be able to present application solutions to meet client and user requirements

11. U6 Application Design 1 2 3 4 Course Outline Unit 6 Outline
Our Schedule 4
Week by Week

12. Cambridge Technicals in IT
29/06/2016 1
Theory EXAM 6
App Portfolio
Schedule 15
Games Portfolio 4 21
Web Portfolio 2
Theory EXAM
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Mrs Chambers & Mr McNulty

13. U6 Application Design 1 2 3 4 Course Outline Unit 6 Outline
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15. Unit 6
Application Design

16. 1. Understand how applications are designed
Definition
Investigation & Analysis
Design
Implementation
Testing
Installation
Documentation
Evaluation
Maintenance
SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE
The SLC is a process of stages which occur during the development of a new ICT system.
The stages can vary dependent on the Model.
Application development models divide the process of development into distinct phases.
Development processes vary depending on the model but all include, in some form stages, i.e.:
• requirements analysis
• design
• implementation/coding
• testing
• deployment
• maintenance

17. Practice Assignment Part A – Training
Part B – Designing the application
Part C – Client brief

18. Part C - Brief
The client is Mrs Kay and Mr Reid who wants to meet the needs of year 7 pupils who find it difficult to find their way around school. They want something that could help pupils get around school and finding the correct rooms for their lessons. The client wants and application to help users to be able to navigate from one room to another in the school.

19. Part B – Designing the application
You will be required to:
gather and document the client’s requirements;
identify possible solutions and produce a feasibility study for the client;
prepare their designs and present them to the client;
negotiate and document any adaptations agreed with the client;
develop a prototype;
test the prototype and gather feedback from the client/user;
analyse the feedback and implement any changes required.

20. gather and document the client’s requirements;
client and user interviews e.g.
closed and open questions
leading questions
observation of tasks
analysis of existing documents and systems