Web Servers
Various mobile devices - tablet and smart phones
Appropriate IDE

The first assignment will involve research into current mobile design, design for different mobile devices, and evaluation of the differences between the design approaches (LO 1,3,5)


The second assignment will involve implementing and testing a mobile web application following current guidelines. (LO 1,2,4,5)

There will be a 2 hours lab-based session each week some of which will include lectures to support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the Internet. At other times there will be a combination of practical skills and demonstrations. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.

Progressive Web Apps by Dean Alan Hume
Publisher: Manning Publications; Pap/Psc edition (28 Dec. 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1617294586

UX Design for Mobile: Design apps that deliver impressive mobile experiences Paperback by Pablo Perea (Author), Pau Giner (Author)
Publisher: Packt Publishing (28 July 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1787283429

Adaptive layouts - Current thinking
Current mobile devices and their specifications
Mobile browsers
Design for mobile / tablet web applications compared to desktop browsers
Content Design - for different devices
Creating a mobile web site
- Touch and other technical considerations
- Optimisation techniques for Mobile
- Mobile Frameworks
- Media Considerations for mobile
- Mobile web content and layouts
Tricks for design of mobile web sites / Mobile first design / Current trends for mobile web
Native v Web v Hybrid applications
Designing Applications - Differences between Native (desktop, tablet, mobile) and web
User Experience on mobile devices (differences between OS)
App store guidelines
Designing Hybrid applications
Designing a mobile application
Designing a tablet application

This module explicitly focuses on significant elements required for the achievement of the STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES.

It namely addresses:
Independence of thought
Ability to carry out inquiry-based learning and critical analysis
Skills of problem solving and creation of opportunities
Technologically, digitally and information literate

If you are interested in designing web pages for mobile devices this is the module for you as it focuses on web application design specifically for the mobile area. You will design mobile web sites and create applications for mobile devices. The main emphasis will be on learning the key aspects of an interface / application to design for and then specifically following accepted and emerging principles / frameworks to devise novel solutions for devices such as smartphone, tablet or hybrid device.