CS 470 - Mobile Application Development

5 CR

This course is a project-oriented course on software application development for mobile devices. It teaches the basic principles of mobile application design, development and testing for resource-restricted devices. The course provides students with the opportunity of having a hands-on experience by deploying a real-world mobile application on the Android platform.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to BS CS program, or instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes

Discuss the constraints of mobile devices
Discuss the performance vs. power tradeoff
Implement the model-view-controller design pattern
Design and implement a mobile application with a graphical user interface
Develop applications with location awareness and hardware sensors
Deploy applications to the Android marketplace for distribution

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