Mobile Application Development I

Catalog description

This course extends the material covered in the Foundations of Mobile Design course and provides students with individual and team-based experience of creating interesting native applications for small-size form factor mobile devices such as smartphones using one of the major platforms. These devices are exceptionally portable, have unique sets of hardware and communications capabilities, incorporate novel interfaces, are location aware, and provide persistent connectivity. Students are encouraged to make creative use of these unique device characteristics and operating properties to develop innovative applications including inter-device communications. Programming projects are required.