VISC 204 - App Design I

PREREQUISITES: VISC 110 - Web & Social Media
PROGRAM: Visual Communications
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
STUDIO HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2020

This course brings together the skills learned in the design and creation of simple mobile applications (apps). Students will implement XHTML/HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript to synthesize example mobile apps designed to run on current mobile computing devices. The focus of this course is to show the relationships between technologies that enable the creation of these applications, including current frameworks that aid in their development, with an emphasis on CSS (visual presentation) and Javascript (behavior).

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Implement XHTML/HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript in the creation of functional mobile applications.
Expand the XHTML/HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript skill sets.
Analyze mobile application platform data storage methods.
Simulate techniques for running mobile web apps offline.
Practice current deployment and distribution options.
Design for current and future mobile application platforms.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

XHTML/HTML5 for application structure
CSS3 (-webkit, -moz) for application visual design/presentation
Javascript for application behavior Frameworks (jQuery, jQTouch)
Information Architecture (IA)
User Experience (UX)
Mobile Web Application Design
Data Storage
Offline Functionality
Deployment/Distribution
Porting to native OS (iOS, Android)

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VISC 204 - App Design I