Mobile Applications Development

• • Introduction, overview, history and perspectives of mobile application development
  • Small device vs. PC programming: differences and limitations
  • Mobile application life cycle
  • Application development Platforms and their architectures including Google Android and Apple iOS
  • Android application development
  • iOS (iPhone and iPad) application development

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

MUR-ICT159-Foundations of Programming ;

Others

Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in this area, eg from studying related Level 1 and 2 subjects.

Special requirements

No special requirements

This unit focuses on mobile application development using mobile development techniques and environments. Topics covered include app life cycle; small device programming; platform architecture including Google Android, Apple iOS, and Microsoft Windows Phone; web applications for mobile; cross platform development.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

10% of the marks will be allocated to the demonstration of solutions to practical exercises. External students will submit electronically and receive feedback through email. 15% of the marks will be allocated to an assignment which will require the use of the materials covered, research and some self-directed study to produce a report. 35% of the marks will be based on a project where the students, through self-directed study, make use of most of the materials covered in the unit. Feedback will be provided for the assignment and project through the LMS. Finally, 40% of the marks will be the allocated to final examination.

• Assignment (15%)
• Practical Solutions Exercise (10%)
• Project (35%)
• Open book timed online exam (40%)