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Home > Mobile Application Development > Introduction to Mobile Application Development

Topic: Introduction to Mobile Application Development

  1. Lesson: Meet popular Mobile Application Platforms
  2. Lesson: Choosing the right platform for your requirement
  3. Lesson: Getting ready to build mobile applications
  4. Assessment: Assessment

Lesson 1

Meet popular Mobile Application Development Platforms

Self Learning Duration
30 mins
Lecture Duration
45 mins
Lab Tutorial Duration
45 mins

Self learning content

Watch videos:

Lecture content

Get to know mobile application platforms widely used in the industry.

  • What are the popular device platforms (iOS, Android)
  • What are cross-platform application development (React Native, Ionic, Xamarin)

Lab and tutorials

Write and publish a blog post comparing different mobile application platforms

Lesson 2

Choosing the right platform for your requirement

Self Learning Duration
30 mins
Lecture Duration
45 mins
Lab Tutorial Duration
45 mins

Self learning content

Watch videos

Lecture content

  • Differentiation between native mobile apps vs hybrid/cross-platform
  • Advantages and disadvantages of each platform

Lab and tutorials

Do a research into most popular applications (2 each) in following industries. Shopping/E-commerce, Travel and Leisure, Transport, Entertainment. Identify reasons why they have become popular. Document your findings in a blog post OR do a presentation to the class.

Lesson 3

Getting ready to build mobile applications

Self Learning Duration
45 mins
Lecture Duration
60 mins
Lab Tutorial Duration
60 mins

Self learning content

Follow through: https://reactnative.dev/docs/getting-started

Lecture content

  • Different development environments (Snack, Expo CLI, React Native CLI)
  • How to setup development environment
  • How to run hello world app in a simulator

Lab and tutorials

  • Create a hello world application using React Native. BONUS = Run it on your mobile phone!
  • Group students into groups of 3 (+/- 1). These groups will be continue to do labs/tutorials together and proceed to build the Mini Project throughout the module.

Assessment 1

Introduction to Mobile Application Development

MCQ assessment verifying the understanding of the students in the following concepts and areas. Preferably use a gamified assessment tool such as Kahoot.

  • What are different mobile device platforms available
  • Differences of such platforms
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Native / Hybrid
  • Ability to set up development environment

Review the answers of any common mistakes at the end of the session