Creating Data Driven Mobile Applications

Unit Code:HIT8329

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 semester or equivalent	36 Hours	Hawthorn	HIT8328 Software Development for Mobile Devices or 65% in one of HIT6037 Software Development in Java or HIT6302 Object-Oriented Programming or HIT7037 Programming in Java or HIT8303 Data Structures and Patterns or HIT8119 Enterprise Java	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 semester or equivalent

36 Hours

Hawthorn

HIT8328 Software Development for Mobile Devices or 65% in one of HIT6037 Software Development in Java or HIT6302 Object-Oriented Programming or HIT7037 Programming in Java or HIT8303 Data Structures and Patterns or HIT8119 Enterprise Java

Nil

Related Course/s:

Master of Information Technology, Master of Technology (Information Technology) and Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)

Aims & Objectives:

Aims

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required for the design and development of software applications for mobile devices.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit students will be able to:

Explain the syntax, capabilities and conventions of contemporary development tool kits
Design and build applications using a model separated architectural style
Use tablet device’s built-in sensors such as the accelerometer, GPS and compass in applications
Build applications using platform services such as contacts, maps and messaging.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hrs), Tutorial (Laboratory) (12 hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments, Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Key Generic Skills
Students will be provided with feedback on progress in attaining the following generic skills:
• analysis skills,
• problem solving skills,
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently

Content:

Introduction to Development Tool Kits
Developing interactive touch driven applications
Working with tabular, grid and list data
Building user interfaces for different layouts and screen sizes
Drawing and animation
Persisting data and memory management
Using built-in sensors and actuators
Debugging and Optimising mobile applications
Current mobile platforms and eco-systems

Reading Materials:

Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche, Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, APress (2009)
Valentino Lee, Heather Schneider and Robbie Schell, Mobile Application: Architecture, Design and Development, Prentice Hall
(2004)