| Instructor: | Dr. Orland Hoeber | Web: | http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~hoeber/ |
| Lectures: | T/Th 8:30 - 9:45 AM | Email: | orland.hoeber@cs.uregina.ca |
| Room: | ED 106.2 | Office: | CW 308.25 |
| Office Hours: | W 9:00 - 10:30 AM (other times by appointment only) |
Mobile Computing focuses on conducting research in the design, development, and evaluation of software in a networked mobile environment. The primary topics to be covered in the course include network computing, graphics programming, human- computer interaction, and evaluation methods, all focused on the challenges and opportunities afforded by modern mobile computing devices.
Matt Neuburg, iOS 11 Programming Fundamentals with Swift, O’Reilly Media Inc., 2018 ISBN: 978-1-491-99931-8
R. Harison, D. Flood, and D. Duce, Usability of mobile applications: literature review and rationale for a new usability model, Journal of Interaction Science, 1:1, 2013.
Swift Documentation (https://swift.org/documentation/)
Readings from the iOS Developer Library (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/)
The final grade in the course will be determined as follows:
| Assignments: | 2 x 10% | 20% |
| Short Papers: | 2 x 10% | 20% |
| Group Project Milestones: | 5/5/5/25% | 40% |
| Final Exam: | Dec 18 | 20% |
| Total: | 100% |
In order to pass the course, you must pass the final exam (failure to pass the final exam may result in your final exam grade being assigned as your final course grade). Your final mark may be adjusted by +/- 5%, at the instructor's discretion.
Lectures will be held twice per week: T/Th 8:30 - 9:45 AM in ED 106.2.
All lecture notes and assignments will be posted on UR Courses. The lecture notes should not be used as an alternative to attending the lectures. It is expected that students will attend the lectures, listen to the explanations and discussions, and take notes about the important information
The course syllabus contains the course schedule, topics, assignment due dates, and other details about the course.
All assignments, project milestones, and papers are due at 11:55 PM on the specified dates, and must be submitted electronically via UR Courses. Late submissions will not be accepted, but the grades for missing assignments may be moved to the final exam under exceptional circumstances, and with appropriate documentation.
September 12, 2018
September 19, 2018
October 5, 2018
October 12, 2018
October 17, 2018
October 26, 2018
November 16, 2018
November 23, 2018
December 6, 2018
December 18, 2018
