Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan and document the complete development process of a mobile application
- apply appropriate methods and technologies to build and deploy cross platform mobile apps
- apply collaborative development with online tools (Github) and version control
- differentiate production and maintenance process of Web and Mobile apps
- learn and describe monetizing with mobile and web apps

Teaching methods

Features of the course:
o This study unit is FULLY ONLINE learning with the possibilities of volunteer tutoring meetings with the teachers.
o The tutoring meetings are not compulsory. Any student can participate in tutoring meeting if they need any help from teachers.
o A student can learn from anywhere on own time with weekly learning target (weekly modules) and deadlines.
##### Training materials ######
o Video-based training.
o Presentation slides provided, reading material and other resources are also provided.
Hands-on and step-by-step process approach
##### Technologies and Tools #####
o Combination of following technologies will be used:
(1) Apache Cordova (2) Ionic Framework combined with Angular
Description of technologies: https://www.outsystems.com/blog/free-cross-platform-mobile-app-development-tools-compared.html

Location and time

o Fully online studies: Not dependent on place or time (virtual studies).
o Starting from Week-36 and ends on Week-48 (Complete weekly schedule will be provided to eligible and accepted students).

Learning materials and recommended literature

Training materials:
o Video-based training.
o Presentation slides provided, reading material and other resources are also provided (using Laurea Library).
Hands-on and step-by-step process approach

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Laurea announces certain possibilities along the study unit offering based on demand from our partner companies.

Important dates

The student can collect points with online learning, online assignments and online hands-on test. Following are evaluation components (more details in next tabs):
o Online Labwork and Assignments (60%) - Weekly or biweekly
o Online Hands-on practical test-1(20%): Student designing a mobile app
o Online Hands-on practical test-2(20%): Student developing a mobile app
o Final retake/retest also offered at Laurea premise (classroom hands-on test at the end of a semester)

Forms of internationality

Teachers and students group are international (Finnish and English degree programme students). We are also partnering with ICT companies for projects.

Students workload

Kindly notice following carefully before registering for the study unit. This is a technical and professional training study unit and it requires regular weekly learning effort.
o 5 credits | Total 137.5 hours of student learning time | 8-10 hours per week

Content and scheduling

o Study unit starts on week 36
o Study unit ends on week 48
# Detailed schedule is released at the beginning of the study unit
NOTE: There can be minor scheduling changes.

Further information for students

Prerequisite of the course (VERY IMPORTANT):
o An understanding of Fundamentals of programming, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript can greatly benefit your learning experience.
o We don’t recommend this course if someone lacking the know-how on programming principles, HTML and CSS.
o We have 30 seats available, we give priority to those students with the prerequisites.
Know-how of JavaScript is not the ultimate requirement.
NOTE: The student MUST finish their Fundamentals of programming and Web Development Foundation (or) Having equivalent knowledge to benefit from this study unit. In the past, there is not a single student passed this course without Prerequisite. The student cannot learn much if previous know-how is missing.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

The student can collect points with online learning, online assignments and online hands-on test. Following are evaluation components (more details in next tabs):
o Online Labwork and Assignments (60%) - Weekly or biweekly
o Online Hands-on practical test-1(20%): Student designing a mobile app
o Online Hands-on practical test-2(20%): Student developing a mobile app
o Final retake/retest also offered at Laurea premise (classroom hands-on test at the end of a semester)

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

0-39 points: 0

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

40-50 points: 1
51-60 points: 2

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

61-70 points: 3
71-80 points: 4

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

81-100 points: 5