Higher

Colleges of Technology
Computer and Information Science Faculty

Course Coversheet

Course Details:

Course Title: Applied Diploma Course

Course Number: CID 2094
Course Credit Units: 4.00
Total Contact Periods Per Week: 6
Degree Level: Applied Diploma

Additional Information:

Grading Mode: N - Normal Grading Mode

Grade Scale: HCT Grading Scheme
Academic year: 2015-2016
Semester: 201520
College: RKWC
Department: CIS

Course Description:
Provides students with an opportunity to integrate the skills and knowledge acquired throughout the
program. Students work in teams to develop a solution to an industry-based problem, relevant to their
program major. Students apply project management techniques and elements of the System
Development Life Cycle approach.

How the student will be learning:
This course has the characteristics of a project-based course in which students work in teams, to research
and accomplish a project, utilizing skills gained through other courses in their curriculum. The instructor's
role is one of a mentor or facilitator only. 

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 1- Participate effectively in teams to complete an industry-based project.

CLO 2- Develop a suitable plan for the project after conducting a preliminary investigation.

CLO 3- Collect and analyze a users IT-based requirements.

CLO 4- Design, develop, test and implement a solution based on user requirements and
integrating skills acquired during the program.

CLO 5- Effectively communicate project findings to a range of audiences. How the student will
be learning: This course has the characteristics of a project-based course in which students work
in teams, to research and accomplish a project, utilizing skills gained through other courses in
their curriculum. The instructor's role is one of a mentor or facilitator only.

Expectation from the student:
Students will be expected to have the required software on their laptops for use in class at all times
during this semester. This course is very much a hands-on course. As it is project based, the project must
be done by the student with the teacher meeting the students once a week to discuss their progress. The
time allocated to this class should be utilized to gather information and undertake this project.



Delivery Framework:
Week

Topic
Analysis Phase: Setup project teams Discuss
project requirements Groundwork Select
Organization
Analysis Phase: Groundwork Select Project
Scope

Feb 01
Feb 08

Analysis Phase: Groundwork Progress

Assessment (Report and Presentation).

Feb 15

Analysis Phase: Groundwork Design

Questionnaire or Interview Sheet Preliminary
Investigation Meeting the industry
representative Requirements Analysis

Feb 22

Mar 01

Mar 08

Mar 22
Mar 29
Apr 05
Apr 12
Apr 19
Apr 26

Tests

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

1,2

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

Assessment 1 (20%)

2,3

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

Assessment 2 (20%)

Design Phase: Design and develop the progress

(Report and Presentation)

1,2,3

Design Phase: Work on project design

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

Assessment 3 (20%)

3,4

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

Progress meetings with mentor once a week

2,3,4

Assessment 4 (30%)

4,5

Continuous Assessment (10%)

Implementation & Testing Phase: Project

Presentation (demonstration and presentation)
Implementation & Testing Phase:
Demonstrating the project with industry
representative


Maintenance Phase: Final Project Report
Draft
Final Project submission in the form of
presentation
Final Project submission in the form of
presentation

Mar 15

CLO

Assessment Strategy:
Faculty should provide description of each course assessment, date and weight of the assessment.
Date
15/2/15
01/3/15
15/3/15

Weight %
20%
20%
20%

Type of Assessment
Presentation
Report
Project report

19/4/15

30%

Final Presentation

Ongoing

10%

Performance

Description
Groundwork presentation
Project plan and questionnaire
Presentation of report
Presentation of report with other faculty
present
Meetings, attendance and performance

Course Resources:
No E-Text required
IMPORTANT INFORMATIO
Every student is required to read and understand the following sections of the Student Handbook
Graduate Outcomes
Attendance policy
Cheating
Plagiarism
Breaches of academic honesty
Late submission of assessment items
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THESE POLICIES STATING THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM IS
NOT AN ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT ANY OF THESE POLICIES THEN ASK YOUR TEACHER
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. Any violation of academic ethics will be
unacceptable in this class. Students must always submit work that represents his or her original ideas and words.
If any of the ideas or statements are not the students original ones, all relevant sources must be cited. Ideas and
statements that require citation are not only all hardcopy or electronic publications, copyrighted or not, but also
all verbal and visual communication when the source of the cited information/content is clearly identifiable. In
this course academic dishonesty may result in rejecting the students work and giving no credit for that
assignment, or giving a failing grade for the entire course.
To avoid plagiarism, students are required to submit all their assignments to Safe Assign on BB Vista before final
submission. Please remember that HCT has ZERO tolerance policy towards cheating. If you have any questions
related to Safe Assign, please consult with your instructor for clarification.
Deadlines for Assessments and exams
All assessments must be submitted on the deadline at the set time in the appropriate format. Late submissions
will have 5% deducted for each calendar day that they are late. After 7 days, the assignment will not be accepted
and the student will receive zero for that assessment. It is the students responsibility to solve any technical
issues before the due date.
Blackboard Vista and Safe Assign
You need to keep a close eye on Blackboard. Your instructor will regularly upload the discussion
topics/information material on various issues related to your course. You must complete the

discussions/assignments/projects before the allocated date/time. All written assessments must be submitted by
the assigned deadline using Safe Assign.
To avoid, plagiarism it is important for you to apply the Modern Language Association (MLA) standard of in-text
referencing for any written work. If you need to know more about this referencing technique, please refer to:
http://nmasse.com/courses/common/mla/mla.php
The teaching and learning strategy should promote learning by doing, investigative and collaborative learning.
Productivity tools such as time management, word processing, spreadsheets and Web apps should be learned by
viewing online video and text tutorials, and demonstration by the teacher. Practical assignments will be devised
to encourage students to use appropriate programs to create accurate business documents.

Faculty Contact Details:

Shaikha AlQassemi
salqassemi@hct.ac.ae