Instructor: Carlos E. Caicedo, Ph.D. Phone: (Office) Office: 215 Hinds Hall Office Hours: TBA

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1 IST 600 Mobile Application Design & Development School of Information Studies Syracuse University Fall / 2013 Document version 1.0 (IST 600 M012 - Class number: 30857) Instructor: Carlos E. Caicedo, Ph.D. Phone: (Office) Office: 215 Hinds Hall ccaicedo@syr.edu Office Hours: TBA Class Sessions: Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in 010 Hinds Hall 1. Course Description This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the tasks related to the design and development of mobile applications. The topics to be treated will cover the planning, design, coding and testing of mobile applications. The concepts learned by students will be applicable to any mobile operating system but emphasis and practice on the Android platform will be given throughout the course. Methods and tools for cross-platform mobile application development based on HTML5 and JavaScript will also be explored. Students will have hands-on experiences on techniques to develop mobile apps and work in teams in a term project. Course pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of an object oriented programming language (such as Java or C++) is required to take this course. Courses like IST 256 or equivalent will satisfy this requirement. Course objectives Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the capabilities and limitations of mobile platforms that affect application development and execution Work with software/hardware tools to develop, test and debug mobile applications Understand the tasks involved in the design and development of mobile applications Required textbooks (Note: This textbooks are also available in electronic format ) "Hello, Android", Author: Ed Burnette. 3rd Edition, 2010, Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Author: Jonathan Stark. 2 nd Edition, Publisher: O Reilly Media Inc. Additional recommended books/readings: JavaScript: A Beginner s Guide, John Pollock, 4 th edition, McGraw-Hill,

2 2. Course Calendar/Outline The following table shows the breakdown of topics to be covered in this course. This list is subject to modification as the course evolves. Date Topic Activity due 8/28 9/4 9/11 9/18 Introduction: - Course description - Wireless networks and device concepts - Application development concepts Java Refresher The Android SDK Basic Android application design concepts User Interface (UI) design introduction Android application development concepts User Interface design concepts Event handling Event handling and activity life cycle Developing and Testing Mobile Apps Exam #1 Homework 1 Homework 2 Exam #1 9/25 Developing Mobile apps with JavaScript and HTML5 10/2 Developing Mobile apps with JavaScript and HTML5 Assignment of class presentation topic (by instructor) Project proposal discussion Homework 3 Project proposal 10/9 Developing Mobile apss with JavaScript and HTML5 10/16 10/23 Initial project concept analysis (Wireframes) Exam #2 Special topics - Class presentations (by students) 10/30 Advanced topics 11/6 Advanced topics Initial project concept report (wireframes) Exam #2 Presentation topic report Project progress report 11/13 Rountable: Project progress and sharing of knowledge Work on project session Project progress report 11/20 Work on project session 11/27 Thanksgiving Break 12/4 Final project presentations Final project report 2

3 3. Evaluation and grading All exams and assignments will be graded in a point scale. The weight distribution of the different activities/assignments that you will work on in this course is mentioned in the following table. Activity / Assignment Final grade percentage value Homework 15% Special topic presentation and report 10% Class participation 10% Exams 15% Term project activities 50% Project reports: 60% Final report: 25 % Final presentation: 15% The following are grade expectations and distributions according to the grading policy of the School of Information Studies and will be used in the assignment of your final letter grade for the course. Highest Lowest Letter Expectation % % A Your work is really outstanding % % A % % B+ Your work is about what would be expected of a % % B serious student % % B % % C+ Your work falls below what is expected but is % % C % % C- adequate. Note for Students in a Master s Program: if your graded activities do not get you to get at least a C- you will get an F grade D+ Your work is way below what is expected but still D within the context 59.99% 0.00 % F Your work is out of the picture 4. Class Expectations General Requirement for Assignment Submissions Assignments must be professionally prepared with computer applications. Unless otherwise stated, assignments must be submitted electronically to Blackboard. No hand-written assignments will be accepted. An assignment must be in one document when it is submitted to Blackboard. If you have additional supporting materials that are in physical forms or hard copies (e.g., business forms or some images), you must scan them into JPG or TIFF format and embed 3

4 them into your MS Word or PDF document. If you use MS Word to prepare your assignments, use Times New Roman style with 12-pt font, 1.5 line spacing, and 1 inch margin around. For each assignment, be sure to include the following: Title page that includes: Course number (i.e. IST 600) Name(s) of the author(s) or the team members Title of the assignment: (e.g. Assignment I ) Date the assignment is done Number pages in the body of the assignment (not necessary on the first page) You must submit all assignments to the professor in class (via blackboard unless otherwise instructed) on the deadline specified for each assignment. If you are late, I will deduct 10% of the original grade for the first day of lateness plus 15% for every subsequent day. Any assignment more than a week overdue will not be accepted or graded (0 points). You will not receive full credit for topics/assignments presented in an unprofessional manner. Professionalism includes the proper use of grammar, punctuation, and limiting spelling mistakes. Professionalism also means adhering to given instructions. Failure to adhere to the assignment instructions will result in a reduction of the grade. If English is not your first language set up an appointment with the writing program so they can help you improve your writing. Respect and Disruption It is expected that we all treat people s contributions and differences of opinion with respect. There are certain actions that can be disruptive not only to your own learning experience but to everybody else s as well. Examples include talking to neighbors during class, arriving late, cell phone ringing during class, text messaging, falling asleep, reading newspapers or magazines, lack of civility and respect in comments made, etc. Your repeated disruption will reduce your final grade. In extreme cases, you can be asked to leave the class and even excluded from the course. 5. Course LMS This course uses the University s Blackboard LMS (Learning Management System). This system is available at The LMS is a required and integral part of the course. Teaching materials (syllabus, class notes, assignments, resources, etc.), grading information and progress will be made available via Blackboard and students are expected to regularly check it for course information/activity updates based on the recommendations of the instructor and the schedule of class activities. 4

5 6. University and School Policies Academic Integrity Syracuse University sets high standards for academic integrity. Those standards are supported and enforced by students, including those who serve as academic integrity hearing panel members and hearing officers. The presumptive sanction for a first offense is course failure, accompanied by the transcript notation Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy. The standard sanction for a first offense by graduate students is suspension or expulsion. Students should review the Office of Academic Integrity online resource Twenty Questions and Answers About the Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy and confer with instructors about course-specific citation methods, permitted collaboration (if any), and rules for examinations. The Policy also governs the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verification of participation in class activities. Additional guidance for students can be found in the Office of Academic Integrity resource: What does academic integrity mean? Faith-based Observances Syracuse University recognizes the diverse faith traditions represented among its campus community and supports the rights of faculty, staff, and students to observe according to these. This link provides a description of SU s religious observance policy. Under this policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to religious observance provided they notify the university and their instructors before the end of the second week of classes. Students will have access to an online notification system for this purpose on MySlice during the first two weeks of the semester. The make up of an activity affected by a religious observance will be scheduled to be completed within a week of the missed deadline in agreement with the instructor. Disabilities If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), located in Room 309 of 804 University Avenue, or call (315) for an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for coordinating disability-related accommodations and will issue students with documented disabilities Accommodation Authorization Letters, as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact ODS as soon as possible. Ownership of Student Work This course may use course participation and documents created by students for educational purposes. In compliance with the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, works in all media produced by students as part of their course participation at Syracuse University may be used for educational purposes, provided that the course syllabus makes clear that such use may occur. It is understood that registration for and continued enrollment in a course where such use of student works is announced constitutes permission by the student. After such a course has been completed, any further use of student works will meet one of the following 5

6 conditions: (1) the work will be rendered anonymous through the removal of all personal identification of the work s creator/originator(s); or (2) the creator/originator(s) written permission will be secured. As generally accepted practice, honors theses, graduate theses, graduate research projects, dissertations, or other exit projects submitted in partial fulfillment of degree requirements are placed in the library, University Archives, or academic departments for public reference. 6