Fundamentals of mobile application development

Bachelor 2023/2024

Type: Elective course

Area of studies: Business Informatics

Delivered by: Department of Business Informatics

Where: Graduate School of Business

When: 4 year, 3 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Гибадулин Олег Наильевич, Галанин Павел Михайлович

Language: English

ECTS credits: 4

Contact hours: 40

Full Syllabus

Abstract

In this course you will study the basics of creating web applications for the iOS mobile platforms. Besides you will learn how to evaluate the success of your product and how to overcome failures

Learning Objectives

To learn the basics ways to create mobile applications with the focus on iOS development
To study the market of mobile app
To understand the monetization principles of mobile apps
To understand the unit economics of mobile app

Expected Learning Outcomes

Knows the structure of the development process and key market trends
to be able to go through the main stages of mobile app development
to know the market of moble apps
Analyze unit economics of mobile apps
Know what ways of app monetization there are and how the monetization model based on the function of the app.

Course Contents

Overview of the global market of mobile applications
Mobile apps verticals and their monetisation
Mobile app promotion
Business purposes of the apps and its’ unit economics
Basics of mobile app development
User interface of mobile app

Assessment Elements

Exam
In-class assignments
Project
Development of mobile app protoype
Home tasks
Home tasks

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 3rd module
0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Home tasks + 0.3 * In-class assignments + 0.2 * Project

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Brooks, F. P. (1995). The Mythical Man-Month : Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (Vol. Anniversary ed). Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley Professional. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1545773
Craig Clayton. (2018). Learn IOS 11 Programming with Swift 4 : Learn the Fundamentals of IOS App Development with Swift 4 and Xcode 9, 2nd Edition. Birmingham: Packt Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1703783

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Timo Wagenblatt. (2019). Software Product Management : Finding the Right Balance for YourProduct Inc (Vol. 1st ed. 2019). Cham: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2226013

Course Syllabus