Mobile Application Development (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Purpose:
After completing this course you will know and understand the possibilities of different mobile technologies to implement applications that work on mobile devices using a web technologies. You will be able to start working as a developer of mobile applications built with web technologies.

EUR-ACE Competences:
EUR-ACE Engineering practice
EUR-ACE Knowledge and Understanding

Learning outcomes:
You will recognize the different types of web-based mobile applications, their special features and use cases. You know how to design and develop mobile applications using modern web technologies.

Content

Thinking from an idea to a mobile application
Presentation of different mobile technologies
Setting up a programming environment
Implementation of mobile applications using modern web technologies:
- hybrid applications
- native applications implemented with web technologies
- progressive web applications (PWA)
Publishing applications

Materials

Course material in GitLab / LabraNet service

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, research assignment. Can be studied virtually.

Completion alternatives

Recognition of prior learning

Student workload

Lectures 25h, exercises 80h, research assignment 30h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1:
You know and understand the programming possibilities for different mobile technologies; however, to produce an application with the technology causes difficulties. You have only completed the part of the course exercises. Your research task topic is restricted. You are able to plan and create a small-scale mobile application based to modern web technologies. You have participated in the compilation of the research assignment documentation and the seminar presentation.

Satisfactory 2:
You know and understand the programming possibilities of different mobile technologies and can apply your knowledge to solutions for practical tasks. You have done the most important exercises of the course. Your research task topic is restricted. You can apply your skills in the field of the chosen technology and implement a mobile application with modern web technologies. The documentation is partly disordered and insufficient. You have kept a seminar presentation.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
You know and understand well the programming possibilities of different mobile technologies and you know how to apply your knowledge to solutions for practical tasks. You have done most of the exercises in the course. The subject area of your chosen research assignment is conventional. You can analyze the possibilities of the chosen technology and create a mobile application with multiple views using modern web technologies. Your documentation attached to the research assignment describes the implementation, configuration, structure and implementation of the technology used. You can analyze your choices in a seminar presentation.

Very good 4:
You demonstrate broader knowledge and understanding of the programming possibilities of different mobile technologies and know how to apply your knowledge to solutions for practical tasks. You have completed almost all the tasks of the course. The topic area of your chosen research assignment is demanding. You know how to evaluate and justify the possibilities of your chosen technology and you know how to create a mobile application with modern web technologies that is error-free and attractive. The documentation attached to your research assignment comprehensively describes the implementation, configuration, structure, implementation and publication of the technology used. You can evaluate and justify your own solutions in a seminar presentation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of the programming possibilities of different mobile technologies and you know how to apply your knowledge to solutions of practical tasks in an exemplary manner. You have completed all the assignments of the course. The subject area of your chosen research assignment is challenging and broad. You know how to critically evaluate the possibilities of the chosen technology and create a mobile application with modern web technologies that is dynamic and attractive. The documentation attached to your research assignment is comprehensively and flawlessly describes the implementation, configuration, structure, application implementation, publishing and testing of the technology used. You can critically evaluate and justify your own solutions in a seminar presentation.

Qualifications

Basic IT skills, JavaScript programming