IT 227 Mobile App Development

Cross-platform mobile development refers to the development of mobile apps that can be used on multiple platforms. This course will examine cross-platform mobile development from multiple perspectives. Students will become familiar with the benefits and limitations of cross-platform development as compared to developing native mobile applications. Students will examine two of the prominent cross-platform frameworks, Apache Cordova and App Machine, and look at how common web development standards such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript can be used to create apps that run on both Android and iOS devices. A segment of this course will be devoted to hands-on app development. Students will work individually and in groups to design, develop, and test mobile apps. Prerequisite: IT 125 with a minimum grade of C. (3)