Mobile Wk 7 Last One

Which of the below topics discussed this term did you find most interesting? Why was the topic interesting? Do you think you will build mobile apps in the future? What is the most complicated aspect of building apps? What is your future vision of the mobile app? Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Write a 3 to 5-page research paper. Please provide peer-review references to substantiate your viewpoint. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment. ================================================================================================================================================= Discussed Topics, Discussions, and Assignments in this term Week 1: This week, we will cover information about technologies used to develop mobile application strategies. If potential customers cannot reach your services, they are lost, potential customers. Smartphones, tablets, and other nontraditional devices are pervasive in the market. Whether you're a content provider, product company, or service company, expanding product reach is necessary. Discussion: (Chapter 2): Diving into Mobile Applications Assignment: Guidelines for Evaluating Research Articles ================================================================================================================================================= Week 2: This week, we will cover information about mobile websites vs apps. A mobile website experience is significantly different from the desktop view. With a limited screen size, new usability techniques have been developed to help people view and navigate data. Mobile web browsers do the best job they can providing rich tools for panning and zooming through a website, but commonly used, complex drop-down menus make mobile navigation troublesome. Discussion: (Chapter 3) Creating Consumable Websites for Mobile Devices Assignment: Project: Creating an Example Web Service ================================================================================================================================================= Week 3: This week, we will cover information about web services, its technologies and mobile user interface designs. Mobile design and ways to utilize screen real estate efficiently will be detailed. Required Readings Chapter 4 – Mobile User Interface Design Chapter 5 – Mobile Websites Discussion: – Mobile UID & Websites Assigment: Mobile App vs Websites ================================================================================================================================================= Week 4: This week, we will cover information about creating mobile applications using the Android and iOS platforms. Required Readings Chapter 6 – Getting Started with Android Chapter 7 – Getting Started with iOS Discussion: Getting Started with Android & iOS Assignment Project: Building the Derby App in Android see Chapter 6 Code ================================================================================================================================================= Week 5: This week, we will cover information about the basics of developing for Windows Phones — how to acquire the tooling and basic design patterns, and preparing to distribute an mobile application to the marketplace. During this chapter you will be configuring your development machine to run Windows, install Visual Studio and go over examples from the Derby App. Required Readings Chapter 8 – Getting Started with Windows Phone 7 Discussion: Getting Started - Windows Phone 7 Assignment: Mobile User Interface Design ================================================================================================================================================= Week 6: This week, we will cover information about third-party frameworks for developing mobile applications. Required Readings Chapter 9 – Getting Started with BlackBerry Chapter 10 – Getting Started with Appcelerator Titanium Discussion: Getting Started with BlackBerry & Appcelerator Titanium Assignment Project: Building the Derby App in Titanium – see Chapter 10 Code ================================================================================================================================================= Week 7: This week, we will cover information about PhoneGap and MonoTouch. PhoneGap provides mobile application developers with access to native APIs so apps can use cameras, geolocations, accelerometers, contacts and all the other native features. MonoTouch and Mono provides access to all native Android APIs. Required Readings Chapter 11 – Getting Started with PhoneGap Chapter 12 – Getting Started with MonoTouch and Mono for Android Discussion: Getting started with PhoneGap, MonoTouch and Mono for Android Assignment Project Assignment: Practical Connection Project: Building the Derby App in PhoneGap -see Chapter 11 Code Project : Building the Derby App in MonoTouch – see Chapter 12 Code ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================THE END