Mobile Application Development

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Analyse the principles underlying mobile applications and mobile computing by comparing them to applications on different platforms (desktop & wearable)
  2. Investigate mobile user interface abstractions and mobile usability issues, design and program mobile applications for mobile devices on at least one platform
  3. Design and construct applications based on the notion of context-aware computing, including using sensors and location services.
  4. Interpret and apply application development methodologies to modern mobile platforms

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• LAT-TEC-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Information Technology
• LAT-CYS-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Cybersecurity

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• LTU-CSE2ALG-Algorithms and Data Structures

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: SBITO, TB001O
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed CSE2MAD (Mobile Application Development) or CSE2MAX (Mobile Application Development) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.