Mobile Application Development

Catalog description

This course surveys the specificities of the development of native applications for different mobile platforms including phones and tablets. The software engineering of application development including user-centered design, testing and quality assurance will be emphasized. Students will learn how to design and develop applications for the Android platform. The following topics will be covered user interface, events processing, services management, location based facilities, accelerometer and other sensors, networks/web access, and sound and multimedia. The parallel with iPhone development will be presented. The distribution of mobile applications and business models for monetization will be covered. A significant project is integrated in the course.