CS 3180 : Mobile Application Development

CS 3180: Mobile Application Development

Semester Hours:    3.0
Contact Hours:   3
Coordinator:    Abbas Heydarnoori
Text:    Mobile App Development with Android and Jetpack Compose
Author(s):    Frank McCown
Year:   2024

SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

Catalog Description

An introduction to the fundamentals of mobile application design and development, including a focused study on Android Development. Topics covered range from mobile user interface/experience design, navigation, data sharing, data access, and the use of various tools and libraries. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in CS 2020.

Course type: SELECTED ELECTIVE

SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS

• I can explain the fundamentals of mobile application development
• I can understand the fundamental terminology and tools used in mobile application development
• I can create, debug, and test mobile applications
• I can implement solutions that use external, internal, and persistent data
• I can design and implement a basic user interface for a mobile application
• I can demonstrate technical skills required by mobile application developers

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

• Fundamentals of Mobile Application Development
  • General paradigm
  • Unique requirements & design
  • Programming languages & Platforms (Android, iOS, Cross-Platform)
• Layouts, UI/UX
• Views and Pages
  • Specialized views
• Navigation
• Data Sharing
  • Sharing data between views/pages
  • Sharing data between applications
• Data Access
  • Database Access
  • API Access
  • Data Persistence
  • Data models
  • Data binding
• Tools & Libraries
  • IDEs
  • Testing
  • Package Management