Implementation of cross-platform applications for mobile platforms such as iOS and Android. Programming languages, development environments, debugging, testing, and application design. Development of applications that: provide an effective graphical interface, access internet resources, permanently store data, access the device’s hardware, and display graphical elements.
Prerequisites:
CSE 278
Required topics (and weeks per topic):
Introduction to Mobile Applications (0.5)
Issues related to mobile applications: limited storage, minimize communication and power consumption, etc.
Portable applications
Tools for Mobile Application Development (2.0)
IDE for application development and simulation
Programming language(s) for mobile development
Debugging mobile applications
Testing GUIs
Design and Implementation of Mobile Applications (5.0)
Controls for user input
Specifying GUIs using code and markup languages
User interfaces for effective navigation
Events and event handlers
Software design patterns for supporting GUI development
Asynchronous processing for responsive interfaces
Using 3rd party software
Permanent storage (2.5)
Preferences
File system
Databases
Connected applications (2.0)
JSON
Using web services
Accessing Device Hardware (1.0)
Devices: accelerometer, GPS, camera
Accessing the devices from an application
Quizzes (1.0)
Learning Outcomes:
Utilize modern techniques to implement cross platform mobile applications
The student can use an IDE to develop, debug, and test mobile applications
The student can develop cross platform applications that provide behavior unique to the runtime platform
The student can use software frameworks for testing GUI applications
The student can compare and contrast the benefits and trade-offs of cross platform development relative to developing native applications
Develop effective and responsive mobile applications
identify the important issues relevant to mobile applications
utilize common graphical elements to acquire user input and display data (e.g., labels, button, list box, etc)
develop mobile applications that support different form factors (e.g., phone or tablet) and orientations (e.g., landscape or portrait)
utilize software design patterns commonly used in mobile application development
describe and utilize common navigation patterns for constraining user input (e.g., tabbed, carousel, hierarchical, etc)
use asynchronous processing to provide a responsive interface
identify the basic security aspects of mobile applications
Implement mobile applications that permanently store data.
store information in a local database
store information in the app’s file system
store information in the app’s preferences
Implement mobile applications that use internet resources
use a webservice to retrieve information from an internet resource
use a standard data interchange format (e.g., JSON) to receive data from an external source
Implement mobile applications that access the device’s hardware (e.g., GPS, accelerometer, camera, etc.)
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
