The course brings up the following parts:

• the mobile ecosystem
• mobile context and use
• mobile information architecture
• develop mobile applications for a specific platform
• mobile web applications
• composite mobile services
• current research areas
• business models and sale and distribution of mobile applications.

The course covers modern technology to develop mobile applications and services.

We will mainly build and test applications for intelligent telephones but our applications can also be driven with no or small changes on more powerful units as tablets, digital TV-sets, cameras, industrial computers and information systems for cars.

The course covers three main difficulties at the creation of mobile applications: (i) to integrate and streamline external services for new mobile applications and novel user experience (ii) managing different properties between various devices and (iii) to understand how the user requirements and new business models create successful mobile applications and services.

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

• carry out analyses of basic user requirement at development of mobile applications and mobile services
• develop simple mobile web applications
• develop mobile applications for specific platforms and associated hardware
• use basic mobile web services 
• explain how one creates web content for mobile applications and mobile services by means of composite web services
• explain the structure and the mobile ecosystem of service providers, terminal manufacturers, and mobile network operators

in order to:

• be able to compare technologies that are used in application development
• be able to use mobile services for authentication, positioning and similar services
• be able to choose appropriate technical solutions to develop mobile applications and services
• be able to implement mobile applications by means of appropriate tools.

The course consists of lectures, seminars, and laboratory exercises under supervision. The lectures present an overview of methods, theory, and best practices. Though the lectures give context and an introduction to mobile application development, many details of the course must be learned from other sources: course literature, web sites, videos, other books, and articles. The laboratory exercises consist of introduction exercises of design problems and programming of mobile applications. Seminars consist of presenting and discussing design decisions in groups. 

Attendance at seminars is mandatory.

Schema VT-2021-648

Basic knowledge in Java programming.

Some basic SQL knowledge to query a database, is good for general orientation, but not necessary to follow the course.

Professional Android, 4th Edition, Reto Meier and Ian Lake, Wrox, 2018

Additional litterature and articles for each lecture

Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:

Funka - compensatory support for students with disabilities

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• ANN1 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

The exam is written.

Assignment ( ANN1 )

This part consists of five assignments and two compulsory seminars:

A1: Project Proposal

S1: Project Pitch

A2: Web application prototype

A3: Native Prototype

A4: Integrated Prototype

A5: Project Report

S2: Project Presentation

Assignments with due-dates are published in the Canvas course room.

Examination ( TEN1 )

Take-home exam with 24 hours to hand in the final paper.

The exam is divided into the six learning outcomes. The relation between learning outcomes and assignments are included in the above table.

The course grade is a weighted average rounded normally.

Failed learning outcomes can, by the decision of the examiner, be passed by an oral examination.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Also, see the school of EECS code of conduct: https://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex/inledning-1.17237