Course

Introduction to Mobile Application Development

Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Course code
CSIS 3175
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Seminar
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
In this course, students will learn to develop mobile applications to solve business problems. Topics covered include different software platforms, tools for development, user interface, and database handling for mobile applications.
Course content
  • Introduction to Layouts
  • Views
  • Intents on Android
  • Menus
  • Dialogs
  • Introduction to Data Persistence
  • SQLite and its applications
  • Navigation Drawer
Learning activities

Lecture, seminar, demonstration, and hands-on exercises 

Means of assessment

 

Labs

0-5%

Project(s)

15-25%

Midterm Examination

30-40%

Final Examination*

30-40%

Total

100%

Some of these assessments may involve group work.

* Practical hands-on computer programming exam

In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).

Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

  • Install and use appropriate tools for mobile application development;
  • Explain mobile platform architecture;
  • Build user interfaces for mobile devices using Java;
  • Use mobile database systems;
  • Use built-in widgets and components on mobile devices;
  • Create applications that make use of the mobile environment.
Textbook materials

Corinne Hoisington. Android Boot Camp For Developers Using Java, latest edition, Course Technology or other textbooks as approved by the department