Students must read the newsgroup rmit.cs.531 on a regular basis. Postings in this newsgroup must be seen as part of the subject materials. Students are also advised to browse the newsgroup rmit.cs.general in order to be informed of all relevant notices. Tutorials will discuss the transition from concepts to the implementation required in the laboratory. Lab classes will be conducted in a computer laboratory, and will consist of applying the issues and concepts discussed during lectures and tutorials to the writing of simple database applications.
All work is to be performed individually by students.
The subject aims at learning design and development techniques applicable to most Visual Deveopment Environments, rather than concentrating just on product-specific features. The second half of the subject is centered around Oracle server. A medical certificate will be required to justify an extension. Students areresponsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarised by another student.