CSC73010 – Programming Mobile Systems – Session 1 2020
Assignment 1

Assignment 1: Creating client-end apps

Due Date: 20 April 2020 at 11.00 pm
Submission Method: Blackboard
Weight: 25% of Overall Grade
Type: Individual

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Submission: You need to submit your source code as a ZIP archive for all parts of the assignment to
assignment 1 submission link in the unit site (this is the preferred way). If the file size is too large to
upload to submission link, please send the ZIP file via e-mail or via a method specified by your tutor.
Note that marks will be deducted for poorly structured or uncommented code. All source code files
submitted must include title comments that at least identify the author and the assignment part. The
separate parts of the assignment are to be submitted in separate subdirectories (e.g. Part 1, Part 2) –
submissions that ignore this instruction and leave all assignment files in one directory will be
penalised.
Do not leave this assignment to the last minute – you can start on it while concepts are fresh in your
mind. You may start Part 1 before you have studied all of the required materials. If you require an
extension you must apply to your tutor before the due date to be considered. Unless an extension is
approved there is a penalty (see Unit Information Guide).

Assignment Overview: This assignment requires you to develop an application using Typescript for
Part 1, and Angular for Part 2, to demonstrate your knowledge of the Typescript language and Angular
framework. Your apps should will be stand-alone apps without server contact for data. The app will
not save data after the browser window is closed but you will need to maintain a JavaScript object so
that changes made remain while the browser window is open.
Part 2 can be an expansion of Part 1 though you can start again from scratch if you wish. It is
recommended that you save your Part 1 before you start modifying it for Part 2.

Part 1 – Basic TypeScript App (12 marks)
The aim is to develop a simple one-page TypeScript app to maintain a small database of ‘movie’
information while the browser window is open. You can initialise your app with hard coded data, or
you can start with an empty data structure. Types are important in your code and you are expected
to declare types for example, for variables, function parameters, and function return values. Marks
may be deducted for too few type definitions, i.e. writing JavaScript instead of Typescript.
The movie data has the following fields:
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Name
Director
Year (i.e., release year)
Genre (Comedy, Horror, Action, Drama, Thriller, Romantic)
Notes (one line of comments that user can enter)

The movie data has the following requirements (1 mark):
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Each record must have a value for all fields, only the Notes field can be blank. There must be
at least 10 records.
The Genre must be one of the options shown above.
A Name can only be entered and saved once (it must be unique for each movie).

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Your database would probably be a Typescript array of JavaScript objects, each of which has properties
corresponding to the above fields. You can use another data structure if you wish but types will be
necessary to ensure integrity of the data (1 mark).
Your app should implement:
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A way to edit the movie data (2 marks). Remember you do not have to permanently save the
data between browser sessions, but you do have to save it while the app is active. HTML form
widgets are the easiest here.
A way to add a new movie data (2 marks). Consider re-using the edit form above, it will require
careful thought so as not to confuse the user.
A way to delete individual movie with a warning message saying “Do you really want to…” to
reduce accidental deletions (2 marks).
A way to search any movie by the Name field (2 marks). This will probably done with a HTML
list but you may use other techniques (e.g. implement a search text field).

Your app should also:
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Provide an interface equally viewable by narrow and wider mobile screens (it will be tested).
Note that this is just a request to keep your app simple and displayable on narrow screen as
well as possibly wider screens. You can put links in a long page to navigate your app on narrow
screens. This will be important when we get to mobile device apps later in the unit (1 mark).
Use interactive features (e.g. use innerHTML assignments) to improve user experience (not
alert() calls!). You are expected to add error messages where necessary (1 mark).

Part 2 – Expand the App (13 marks)
Modify the app from Part 1 to become a multipage Angular app. For example, place the add record
on a separate page to the search facility. You can use as many pages as you like but don’t forget to use
an error page (for malformed URLs), an Information page e.g., about the app and have your name as
app developer. A Help page showing how to use the app would be nice as well.
Marks are allocated as follows:
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Having a working Angular app with appropriate Angular coding (3 marks). Minimally the app
will have one component and one module, but to implement the following requirements you
will need more components.
Using Angular forms (3 marks). This is separate to the multipage facility. If you just add Angular
code to the one-page Typescript app from Part 1, you have not used Angular forms.
The multipage facility using the Angular router (3 marks). This includes the navigation between
pages, error indicators and no broken links.
Add at least one help button on each page that shows appropriate help messages. You should
make interaction with the help facility as easy as possible. Also add helpful information,
including error messages, when data entry is incorrect (3 marks).
Use of CSS styles (1 mark). Just use them, there are no marks for artistic design. We are looking
for the ability to use styles. Feel free to use styles you find in the Angular documentation or

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other on-line sources (a reference to the original designer should be made in your code if
appropriate).

WARNING! Plagiarism is an academic misconduct and would be reported to the misconduct
committee in this unit. Your program must be developed by yourself and should be original (not copied
from web or friend). Please find details on plagiarism and other academic misconducts in this link:
https://www.scu.edu.au/media/scueduau/staff/teaching-and-learning/ctl-document-downloads/asacademic-integrity-guides/Student-Academic-Misconduct-an-Introduction.pdf.