FIT5032 Internet applications development
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5032 Internet applications development is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU). It needs FIT9137 and FIT5136.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Clayton, Suzhou (SEU)
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5032
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After FIT5032
No unit lists FIT5032 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite:
For C6007 students who commended in 2020: None
For students enrolled in E3001, E3002,E3005, E3010, E3011, E3007 completing the Software Engineering specialisation: FIT2099
Overview
This unit provides you with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to develop an application system which uses a web interface to a back-end database. The unit assumes a sound basic knowledge of programming and database concepts and skills as developed in the introductory units in these areas. The emphasis in the unit is on mastery of the key concepts and the basic knowledge and skills required to build this kind of application. The unit will provide you with an awareness of the wide range of technologies which are used to support this kind of application, but will examine only a limited number of these technologies to demonstrate the key concepts and their application.
The unit will take a strongly practical focus in examining the technology issues involved, and highlight the key issues which a developer needs to address in developing applications of this kind for real-world systems.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Term 3 | Suzhou (SEU) | On campus |
Assessment
- Studio assessment tasksPortfolio20%
- In-semester quizzesQuiz / Test30%
- Assignment portfolio and demonstrationProject50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate the impact of the history of web applications development on current web-technology;
- 2
Design, construct and publish web-database applications;
- 3
Analyse and critique the key technological issues confronting developers building web-database applications;
- 4
Test the key features of programming languages which are commonly used for developing web-database application;
- 5
Assess the MVC design pattern and construct a web-database application using the MVC design pattern;
- 6
Apply, analyse and critique a professional approach towards the development of web-database applications, considering data privacy and cybersecurity aspects.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories20 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Lectures30 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
Documentation for technology stack used in this unit is available below:
- VueJS3 :https://vuejs.org/guide/introduction.html
- Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/getting-started/introduction/
- Google Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/docs
Technology resources
All software in this unit is available for free from respective vendors.
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Visual Studio Code
https://code.visualstudio.com/
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Node.js (version 20) and npm (node package manager)
https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager
Where it fits
FIT5032 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr ABM Russel
- Unit Coordinators
- Yujie Wang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5032?
You need FIT9137 and FIT5136 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is FIT5032 offered?
In 2026, FIT5032 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU).
How much work is FIT5032?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5032 have an exam?
No. FIT5032 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FIT5032?
FIT5032 is part of Computational science and Software engineering.