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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
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| M1 |
Syllabus
Introductions:
People
Structure of the Course
Mobile Computing
Senior Seminar
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Complete the background survey on Teams before class on Wednesday. | |
| W1 |
Background survey
(survey
link) should be completed on Teams before
class begins.
Read the following articles on Native vs.
Cross-Platform mobile app development. (There is
some overlap in the articles. Read the first one and
then skim the others for additional information.)
Native vs
Cross-Platform App: How to Choose (YouTube video)
Read the following articles on cross-platform
developmnent frameworks:
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Group discussion of Native vs Hybrid vs Cross-Platform Mobile
App Development
Begin group discussion of cross-platform development
frameworks
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Begin to work on installations on your machine(s).
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| F1 |
Continue with installations
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Discussion of installation experiences
Project requirements and
brainstorming
Topic brainstorming
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Work on your Personal Reflection for this week. See the
link to the
reflection template document in the General Channel
in our Teams site (or
here).
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M2 |
Weekly 489/490
Personal Reflection
is due on Kit by Sunday night. See the link to the reflection
template document in the General Channel in our Teams
site (or
here).
Complete the Project
Preference Form (link forthcoming)(See document with descriptions in
Teams)
Complete the Presentation Topic Preference
Form (See descriptions in document on Teams, also sent by email.)
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Continue project brainstorm/discussions
Work on the Dart Tutorial If you have not
yet completed your Flutter/Dart installation, you can use DartPad
to explore coding in Dart
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| W2 |
Keep reading through the Flutter documentation
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Continue to work through the Dart and Flutter tutorials, working to build the Birdle app as
in the Flutter tutorial.
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| F2 |
Agile Development
Read the following articles on Agile
Development:
The end of agile as we know it (A very recent, but longer read on the
challenges companies experience and why existing agile practices fall short. Skim or read as you
have time.)
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Agile Development Discussion and group activity
Agile and team contract (md
template)
Meet with project teams during class time
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Work with project team to set up regular meeting
times and to more clearly define your project
description. Complete the agile worksheet and submit
on Kit.
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M3 |
Explore tools available for agile software development. You could do some
searching online to see what tools are available and how to use them. You could also refer to
the page on Software
Development Tools from COMP305. You may also want to explore Trello
as a simpler tool than Jira.
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Discussion of Software Development tools
Project group discussions on setting up tools for project
development
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Continue to work on getting Birdle app
to work in Flutter.
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| W3 |
Mobile UI/UX Design and Usability
Reading: What is
UI/UX Design?
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Presentation
Submit a presentation feedback form on Kit. Here is a markdown template you should
use.
Work in project groups and/or continue working on Birdle game
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Work in project groups and/or continue working on Birdle game
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| F3 |
Version Control
Please read the following before class: Version Control Systems |
Student presentation on version control. Please complete a presentation
reflection and
submit on Kit.
Groups should continue working on getting
a project started in Flutter and a GitHub repository created.
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Complete a weekly reflection, due before
class on Monday.
NOTE: There is now a navigation tab at the top of the
webpages for the Project Guidelines!
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M4 |
Mobile App Accessibility and Inclusive Design
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Presentation and discussion on Mobile App Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Please complete a presentation reflection and submit on Kit.
In project groups, work on the first exercise from the
article 5
Practical Exercises to Learn UI Design (For
Free). Think beyond just visual appeal to analyze the accessibility of these apps.
Submit your analysis on Kit.
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Follow-up Readings — App Development
Process
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| W4 |
Mobile Backend, APIs, and Data Storage
Suggested Readings:
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Presentation on Mobile backend, APIs, and data
storage
Please complete a presentation reflection and submit on Kit. |
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| F4 |
Mobile App Security and Privacy
Suggested Readings:
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Presentation on mobile app security and privacy
Please complete a presentation reflection and submit on Kit. |
Use the Project Update Presentation
Guidelines to help you prepare for your project updates on Wednesday Week 5.
Complete a Team
Evaluation and submit on Kit before
end of day Monday October 12. Also include an evaluation of your own
contributions!
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M5 |
Submit your Team Evaluation before
the end of the day
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Presentation: Offline-First Mobile App Architecture
Presentation: Testing and Quality Assurance
Please complete a presentation
reflection for each presentation and submit on Kit.
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| W5 |
Project Update Presentations
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| F5 |
Mid-Quarter Break: NO CLASS
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Weekly Personal Reflection due by the end of day Monday
Additional prompts for this week:
Choose 1 or 2 of the topics from student presentations that has been
most interesting to you and/or has made you think differently about that topic and
in some depth,
explain why it is interesting to you and/or how your knowledge has changed.
(For those in COMP490 only): List several topics related to mobile
app development that you'd still like to see us discuss in class, or that your group
really needs to know more about.
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M6 |
Submit your personal reflection on Kit before the
end of the day.
Mobile App Reverse Engineering
Suggested Reading:
Mobile App Reverse Engineering: Tools, Tactics, and Procedures |
Presentation on Mobile App Reverse Engineering
Please complete a presentation reflection and submit on Kit. |
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| W6 |
Ethics
Suggested Readings:
Look at the case studies in The
Code.
Look over the case studies in ACM
Ethics: Case Studies.
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Group discussions on professional ehtics and case studies
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| F6 |
Project work day
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M7 |
Mobile App Deployment, CI/CD, DevOps
Suggested Reading: TBA
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Presentation on Mobile app deployment, CI/CD, and DevOps
Please complete a presentation reflection and submit on Kit.
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| W7 |
GenAI and Software Development
Required Readings:
Read Chapters 1, 2, 4 from the O'Reilly readings on Kit or on Teams (in
Shared folder of the General channel).
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Discussion on GenAI in Software Development
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| F7 |
Project Work Day
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Weekly 489/490 Personal
Reflection is due by end of the day on
Monday.
Please include a either a reflection on how the ACM Code of Ethics applies to your project work or a reflection on how the use of AI has been helping or hindering the work for your group project. |
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M8 |
Submit your personal
reflection before class.
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Presentation on Development and Deployment of Apps
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Read through at least one of the
following:
The BrandK manual (available in the File
folder in the General channel of our class Team
site, titled
KZ_BRANDK_INDENTITY_BOOK_16.pdf)
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| W8 |
Project work day
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| F8 |
Project Update Presentations
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Weekly 489/490 Personal
Reflection is due by
class time on Monday. For your reflection this week,
please complete a Team
Evaluation.
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M9 |
Team Evaluations due by beginning of class.
Read through some of the following articles, or find
your own, on best/worst apps of 2022.
The
Best Android Apps for 2022 (PCMag)
Best
iPhone Apps for 2022 (PCMag)
Most
Popular Apps (2022) (Business of
Apps)
The
Most Dangerous Apps of 2022
(EducateEmpowerKids)
The
5 Worst Apps for Privacy (NordVPN)
Here
Are Some of the Worst Apps for User
Privacy (Digital Information World)
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Discussion of best/worst apps of
2022
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| W9 | Project Work Day |
Post an article (from within the past
year or two) related to current
events and mobile computing on the document titled
"Current Events" in the Files tab of the General
channel of our Team site. Do not duplicate what
others have posted.
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| F9 |
Project Work Day
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Read one or more current event
articles from the links that classmates posted on the
"Current Events" document on Teams. Be prepared to
discuss on Monday.
For this week's reflection, write about what
you have learned about the implementation of an app. Write
this as if you were explaining how to make an app in Ionic
with Angular to a jr/sr
CS major. Include information on what files make up an app
program, and what purpose those files have. (Some other
ideas might include: Where does the
UI information go? Where do you put functions? How do
pages connect to each other? Where/how would you connect to
a database?) This is your chance to explain and describe
some of the technical skills
you have learned this quarter. This reflection is due any time during
week 10.
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| DAY | PREPARATION | CLASS-TIME TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | FOLLOW-UP |
| M10 |
Current issues in mobile computing
discussion
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| W10 |
Course Evaluations
Project Work Day
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| F10 |
Project Presentations/Demos
Post your presentations in the
Presentation channel
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Final 489/490 Personal
Reflection
(described here) is
is due by Tuesday night.
Complete final Team Evaluation form
(). Be sure
to address the last question which is for 10th week
only.
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| Exam Week |
No exam during Exam Week. Projects due Monday. What to Submit
Final reflections and team evaluations due Tuesday. |
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