Mobile Application Development

Undergraduate

Students taking this course will learn how to create a mobile application for the Android platform. The topics covered will include: use of the mobile application development environment, specification of the requirements for a mobile application, design and implementation of the end-user interface, managing data in a mobile application environment, interfacing with data and programs residing on remote servers, creation of object-oriented programs to implement the mobile application, use of libraries and third-party software resources, deployment of a mobile application so that it is available to the public, and documentation, including creation of end-user instructions, and design/program documentation. Students will work individually and will develop a mobile application that has been approved by the instructor of the course. (Prerequisites: COMP-3150, COMP-3220.) (3 lecture hours a week.)