ASSESSMENT RECORD SHEET

Programme

BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate

in IT

Learner name

Assignment title

A1: Understanding Mobile Apps

Assessor name

Michael Oliver

Unit no. & title

Unit 08: Mobile App Development

Targeted learning
aims

Learning aim A: Understand the

characteristics and uses of mobile apps

Issue date

27th April 2016

Submission
deadline

4th May 2016

First submission
Date submitted
Criteria
Targeted achieved
Assessment comments
criteria
?
(Yes / No)
1A.1
2A.P1
2A.M1
2A.D1
General comments
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improvement (tick)

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Learner name:
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Assessor name: Michael Oliver

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Programme: Level 2 Extended Certificate in ICT

Unit: 8 Mobile App Development
Assignment reference and title: A1: Understanding Mobile Apps

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A1: Understanding Mobile Apps

Michael Oliver

Qualification covered
Units covered

BTEC Level 2 extended Certificate in ICT

Unit 8: Mobile App Development
Learning aim A: Understand the characteristics and uses
of mobile apps

Leigh Fuller

Date:

Wednesday 27th April 2016

Wednesday 4th May 2016
7 days

Learning aims covered

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I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly
referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a
form of malpractice.
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Scenario

Date:
You are an apprentice programmer working for a software
development company called Ace Development. As part of training
you have been given a contract by your boss to develop a mobile app
for Tech-IT.
Tech-IT a technology repair centre for Basingstoke college is finding
that more people are accessing their website through a mobile device.
The managers of Tech-IT have carried out their own research and feel
that it would be beneficial to them that if they had a mobile app that
would be installed on their customers devices. The contract that has
been given to you by Ace Development requires you to investigate,
design, build, test and review a mobile app for Tech-IT.

Task 1

Picking any two apps of your choice create a video (with audio),
A written report, or A presentation that explains the use of two
different mobile apps. You will need to explain the following:
A. Basic use: explain who is the target audience of the app
B. Purpose: explain what the app does
C. Platform: What type of phones does it run on?
D. Hardware: What hardware does it need for it to work?
E. Interface: explain the features such as:
House style or branding
Screen layout
Navigation
Buttons
Graphics
Photos
Animations

 Sound
Video
F. Interactivity: explain how user make things happen,
such as:
Gestures
Entering text or numbers
Voice or sounds.
G. Integration: Explain if the app uses standard phone
features, such as:
Text messaging
Using GPS location
Camera or microphone
Sharing via email or social media
These apps can be any apps of your choice, but they must be
different categories be available to download on the Apple App
store or on Google Play.
Task 2
Carrying on from Task 1 above, review how the features of the
apps affect the usability and intended use by the target
audience. You should cover:
Intended use: pick one key feature of the app and
explain how it helps the app achieve its intended use, or
not. Illustrate your points with screenshots.
Usability: Pick a different key feature of the app and say
how it helps make the app user friendly, or not. Again use
suitable screenshots.
Appeal to the audience: pick a third key feature of the
app and say how it helps the app appeal to a specific age
group, or not. Again, use screenshots.
You should also discuss the strengths of and weaknesses of both
the apps that you have selected:
Strengths: Pick two key features from both apps and
give detailed reasons why the features are good.
Weakness: Pick two key features from both of the apps and give
detailed reasons why the feature are poor.
Digital Portfolio Please upload all evidence of your assignment work on to your
digital portfolio
Evidence you
A video (With audio), A written report or A pentation that:
must produce for
Explanation of two different mobile apps.
this task
Reviews of the features, usability and use by the target
(tick each item,
audience.
when completed)
Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the apps.
Criteria covered by this task:
To achieve the criteria you must show that you
Criterion
Unit
are able to:
reference
Explain the uses and features of two different apps
8
2A.P1
Review how the features of the apps affect the usability
8
2A.M1
and intended use by the audience.
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the apps
8
2A.D1
If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to

determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met.

To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able
Unit
to:
Identify the use and features of two different apps
8

Criterion reference
1A.1

App 1: Marvel Comics

Basic Use
The app is targeted towards fans of Marvel comics, but probably the older side of the fan base as the app includes a store to buy
and read comics on your phone, a section to read about certain story arcs and there is also a part of the app dedicated to all the
writers and artists that have worked on a comic for Marvel. This may not interest the younger audience.

Purpose
The purpose of the app is to read comics, there is a store that allows you to buy almost any comic from Marvel and read it on any
device that has the app installed including PCs, tablets and smartphones. The app also has a lot of information about writers and
artists, such as what they worked on and general information about them.

Platform
The app runs on any smartphone and tablet.

Hardware
Hardware wise it does not need much at all but it does require Android 2.2 and up or iOS 8 or later if you are using an iPhone, iPad
or iPod touch.

Interface
The app is really easy to navigate as it has a simple menu that allows you get anywhere in the app in just a couple taps, there is
also a search bar at the top of the screen where you can enter a writer, comic series and much more then it will take you to a page
with what you are looking for. When you are reading a comic the book page will take up the whole screen then you just swipe left or
right to go back and forward through the book. Last of all when you use the search bar there is a microphone option allowing you to
say the name of the artist, superhero or comic series you are looking for and it will show what you searched. Interactivity The app is
very basic as all you do is tap on what you want and swipe left and right to navigate the app and the comics within it. You can also
use the microphone to search for what you need in the search bar.

Integration
The app does not require you to use your GPS location, social media account or anything like that, all it needs is a device to run on.
You can use your microphone to search for stuff, but you dont need to.

Intended use
One feature of the app is how it allows you to store up to 12 comics onto the device to read offline, this means you can use the app
for its intended purpose (which is to read comics) while both online and off.

Usability
The app allows you to log into your Marvel account on any device, meaning you can read your comics on your Android smartphone
and iPad at the same time. This feature makes the app really user friendly.

Appeal to the audience

One feature on the app is that any physical comics you own have a code you can enter on the app to get a digital version of it. This
means older people that have collected comics over the years can have a digital copy of their books to take on the go, rather than
carry around hundreds of comics with them.

App 2: Facebook Messenger

Basic Use
The app is targeted towards people that want to talk to their friends, family, work colleges and pretty much anybody that allows them
to.

Purpose
The purpose of the app is to message people for either just a chat, to work on a joint project, get help with something and much
more. As long as both you and the other person / people you are talking to have an internet connection you can talk in real time
from anywhere.

Platform

The app runs on any smartphone, tablet, mac and PC.

Hardware
Hardware wise it does not need much at all, just an internet connection. But it does require iOS 7.0 and above.

Interface
The screen layout is really simplistic but thats not a bad thing, it doesnt need to be anything special. There are very few buttons on
the app meaning you can get to what you want with ease, when you want to message someone you can find them by either
searching for their name or if you have messaged them before they will appear on the front page. Every person on messenger has
there Facebook profile picture as there display picture on messenger, meaning you will always know who you are talking to by
looking at the name and picture.

Integration
Facebook messenger can use your camera and microphone to do video messages and calls with other people.

Intended use
One feature on the app is the ability to send documents to other people, this allows users to use messenger to work on joint work.

Usability
The app allows you to log into your account on multiple devices at once meaning you can be messaging somebody on your PC
then carry on the conversation on your phone once you have moved away from the computer.

Appeal to the audience

One feature of the app is the video messaging, this helps it appeal to friends and family that live a long distance from one another
and dont get to see each other a whole lot.