PV239 Mobile Application Development

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/1. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. RNDr. Barbora Bühnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Roman Jašek (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jan Maděra (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Rastislav Mirek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lubomír Pisk (assistant)
Mgr. Ondřej Slimák (assistant)
RNDr. Jaroslav Škrabálek, MBA (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. RNDr. Barbora Bühnová, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 Virtuální místnost
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PV239/Android: Thu 18:00–19:50 Virtuální místnost, J. Maděra
PV239/Flutter: Wed 18:00–19:50 Virtuální místnost, R. Mirek
PV239/Xamarin: Mon 9:00–10:50 Virtuální místnost, R. Jašek, O. Slimák
Prerequisites
PV256 Development for Android || SOUHLAS
Advanced knowledge of programming that should be detailed in the request for course enrolment. The request should also mention the platform that the student prefers and their motivation for course enrolment.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on concepts of the mobile application development, which is a modern and current trend of software development. Within the course, mainly particular specifics and concepts of mobile platforms will be introduced. Furthermore, architecture and development principles for Google Android, Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad), Flutter and Xamarin (multi-platform development) will be presented. Finally, teams of students will work on a project - a mobile application - that help them understand design and development of mobile applications in practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will:
- know the tasks, tools and techniques accompanying the development process of mobile applications;
- know specifics of the major mobile platforms - Android and iOS - and multi-platform development with Flutter and Xamarin;
- be familiar with Android Studio (for Google Android), XCode (for iOS application), and Visual Studio (for Xamarin) in all important aspects.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the development and specifics of mobile platforms
  • Programming concepts, architecture and SDK for the Android platform
  • Programming concepts, architecture and SDK for the iOS platform
  • Concepts of multi-platform development and the Flutter and Xamarin platform
  • Basics of user interface design for mobile devices
  • Mobile platform security
  • Project
Literature
    recommended literature
  • developer.android.com
  • The Swift Programming Language (Swift 2.1), available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/swift-programming-language/id881256329.
Teaching methods
seminar form, compulsory attendance, team project
Assessment methods
The course is based on active, student-centered learning. As an output of the course, students are expected to work in teams of 2-3 persons to elaborate a project and to give a presentation (lasting 5 minutes) for other participants of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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