COMP 2161 - Mobile Application Development 1

Course Description

Students will learn how to develop applications for mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. Course topics include current mobile platforms, mobile application development environments, mobile device input methods, as well as developing applications for the Android platform. In a laboratory setting students will iteratively design and build a variety of Apps to reinforce learning and develop real world competency in Mobile Application development. Through critical thinking and investigation, students will design and create Apps that solve real world problems.

Learning outcomes

• Describe the capabilities and limitations of mobile devices.
• Demonstrate the fundamental concepts of native mobile application development.
• Identify a real-world problem that can be addressed through the design of a novel app by investigating a topic or issue.
• Use current mobile development platforms to design and develop apps for Android devices.
• Test and debug Android Apps using Virtual and Real Android devices in an iterative fashion by applying instructor and small group feedback.
• Publish their app by making it available to users.
• Reflect on and apply informed conclusions to build on knowledge gained from earlier applications and to build more complex applications as the course progresses.

Course topics

• Module 1: Mobile Devices and Network Technologies
• Module 2: Getting Started With Android Application Development
• Module 3: Android Application Frameworks
• Module 4: Building a Simple User Interface
• Module 5: Activities and Fragments
• Module 6: Concurrency and Services in Android
• Module 7: Broadcast Receivers and Data Persistence
• Module 8: Internet Resources and API Integration
• Module 9: App Publishing and Business Models

Required text and materials

There are no textbooks required for this course.

Additional requirements

Optional materials

Assessments

To complete this course successfully, you must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the mandatory Final Project.

If you are taking this course as part of a program, please confirm the program’s grade requirements.

The following table shows how your final grade will be determined for this course.

Recommended requisite(s)

• COMP 1230 with a score of C or better
• COMP 1231 with a score of C or better

Exclusions

• COMP 2160