SENG303-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Mobile Application Design and Development

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course explores topics of mobile app development and computing platforms. It will explore a range of issues, for example user experience (UX) and the importance of asynchronous and event driven software design, and the implications of resource constraints, e.g., battery and memory. The course will likely use one mobile platform as the primary example to demonstrate the topics, and will complement this example with brief consideration of other platforms and app development frameworks.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the architecture of mobile applications including the limitations imposed by the typical resource constraints of mobile platforms [WA1]
2. Understand the local and remote services available to, and required by, mobile applications [WA3]
3. Recognise some of the challenges relating to developing and deploying mobile applications [WA2, WA4]
4. Be able to write a simple mobile application, taking a well-structured approach and making appropriate use of relevant resources [WA1]
5. Understand some of the emerging mobile technologies [WA10. WA12]
6. Critically compare different mobile technologies, such as different platforms, and the different approaches to implementation [WA2, WA10]

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 136 Lab 4
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
02 Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 136 Lab 4
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
03 Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 134 Lab 3
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Course Coordinator

Ben Adams

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 18 Aug 2024 30% Build an Android app demonstrating fundamental concepts
Assignment 2 30% Android app minimum viable product group project. Due dates 27 Sept, 11 Oct, and final week.
Final exam 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

International fee $6,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .

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  • SENG303-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024