BA 4762 - Cross-Platform Mobile Application Development

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
Cross-platform mobile applications are programs that are written once and can be run on several types of mobile devices, without any code changes. In this course we will use a JavaScript library called Titanium to develop, test, simulate and deploy mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, iPod and Android devices. Students do not need a mobile device, but may wish to use their own devices in the course. Included in this course are lessons on how to write good, object-oriented JavaScript programs. (prereq: BA 4760)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to design, develop and implement mobile applications that run on today’s most popular mobile platforms, such as Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating systems
Master the use of development tools necessary to create, test and deploy mobile applications on multiple mobile platforms, such as Axway Appcelerator Studio, the Android System Development Kit (SDK) and Apple Xcode
Demonstrate proficiency in using standard programming languages for mobile application development such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and RESTful Web Services

Prerequisites by Topic

JavaScript, O-OP and SQL

Course Topics

Overview of course and brief summary of computer software used in the course
User interface fundamentals & deep dives
Local data sources on mobile devices
Remote data sources on mobile devices
Media and related Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Location services
Notification services
Integrating mobile and web content
Debugging and profiling tools and techniques
Distributing your mobile application via app stores

Coordinator
Dr. Jeff Blessing

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BA 4762 - Cross-Platform Mobile Application Development