Applications programming and development for mobile devices.
A critical study of key application areas for which mobile computing provides a supporting infrastructure.
Key mobile computing technologies.
Design issues for mobile systems.
Database issues in mobile computing.
Mobile Systems integration.
Review trends and developments in mobile technology.

Coursework (design and staged development of an interactive software application) - 70% (assessing Learning outcome 1 and 2)
Test 1 hour (time contrained practical) - 30% (assessing Learning outcomes 1 and 3)

The material will be presented through a combination of lectures, practical exercises, tutorials and directed and self-study as appropriate for each topic. Where appropriate, Virtual Learning Environments will be used as part of the delivery. Delivery will be 1 lecture and 2 practicals/tutorials per week.
(1:n) (1:20)2

Knowledge of either Java, C++ and/or C# is required

Mobile Applications Architecture, Design and Development, Valentino Lee et al., Hewlett-Packard professional books, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN/ISSN: 0131172638

Website: http://developer.android.com
Learning Android, Marko Gargentia, O'Reilly Media, April 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4493-9050-1
Hello Android, Ed Burnette, Pragmatic Bookshelf, July 2010, ISBN: 978-1-934356-56-2 or equivalent texts for alternative Mobile Operating Systems

Access to the library, journals and web-based resources.
Appropriate mobile software development kits/environments, e.g. Eclipse IDE with Android plug-ins and SDK.
At least one physical device available per lab session.