Course

Special Topics in Emerging Technology

Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Course code
CSIS 4280
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course focuses on emerging technologies in web, mobile, and cloud. Students will learn key architecture and design patterns for mobile application development, handling of sensors, Bluetooth, cloud integration, and web/REST (Representational State Transfer) services. Students will also develop, test and debug cross-platform apps and learn to reuse and share code across different platforms. Using a project-based approach, students will get hands-on experience in building native/cross-platform apps ranging in social media, games, education, and location-aware apps.
Course content
  • Android mobile development using Kotlin, React Native, or other new programming language/framework
  • Steps involved in inception, designing, development, stabilization and deployment of mobile applications
  • Adding location awareness to Android apps using location APIs
  • Workshop on Web Development
    • Server configuration
    • Server side application using a web framework
  • Data management using RDBMS and/or NoSQL
  • Building Android apps to connect to the cloud
  • Develop RESTful web services
Learning activities

Lecture, seminars, and hands-on exercises

Means of assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.

Lab activities/assignments

05% - 10%

Project

15% – 25%

Midterm*

30% – 40%

Final Exam*      

35% – 40%    

Total: 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

* 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:

  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the Android platform including: issues and techniques for developing Android web applications, structuring applications for efficiency and reliability, and accessing web services

  • Devise secure mobile work by addressing creation, deployment and execution of secure Android apps

  • Design and develop location-aware Android apps

  • Design and develop Android apps to connect to the cloud

  • Illustrate the use of various tools to develop, reuse and share code across different platforms and to test and debug cross-platform apps

  • Design, develop, and integrate Android apps with web server applications

  • Manage Platform as service (PaaS)

 

Textbook materials

Annuzzi, Joseph Jr. , Darcey, Lauren, Shane, Conder, Advance Android Application Development, Latest edition, Addison Wesley

Or any alternative textbook approved by the Department.

Supplementary materials/references will be provided by the instructor.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Min grade C in CSIS 1280 and CSIS 3175

 

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

 

 

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for CSIS 4280
Athabasca University (AU) AU COMP 4XX (3)
Capilano University (CAPU) CAPU COMP 1XX (4)
College of the Rockies (COTR) COTR COMP 2XX (3)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) KPU INFO 3245 (3)
Northern Lights College (NLC) NLC ITEC 225 (3)
Okanagan College (OC) OC COSC 417 (3)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) SFU IAT 359 (3)
University Canada West (UCW) UCW CPSC 4XX (3)
University of Northern BC (UNBC) UNBC CPSC 2XX (3)
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CIS 4XX (3)

Course Offerings

Fall 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
35
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
35
On waitlist
0
Building
New Westminster - North Bldg.
Room
N6109
Times:
Start Time
12:30
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End Time
15:20