Mobile Application Development - Assignment 2

How will your work be assessed?

On successful completion of this module students will be able to

1. Build a mobile application for business purposes using the android platform.

2. Apply understanding of mobile user experience UX and implementation of accessibility features.

3. Identify properties and capabilities of modern mobile devices and the specific issues relating to software development for them.

4. Demonstrate cross platform choices and mobile application implementation techniques.

This is an individual assignment. This assignment will assess your understanding of the principles of mobile apps and your ability to reflect and evaluate your performance as a result of assignment 1.

How will your work be assessed?

Your work will be assessed by a subject expert who will use the marking grid provided in this assessment brief.  When you access your marked coursework, it is important that you reflect on the feedback so that you can use it to improve future assignments.

How will feedback be provided?

Students will have access to formative feedback on each task set in workshops, thereby helping them to refine their approach to the summative tasks that have been set. However, please note that this feedback is limited to recommendations on improving your work. Lecturers will not confirm any grades or marks.  The feedback can be one-to-one or in-group sessions.  

Although you will be guided throughout the module by your lecturer, you can get extra support for your assignment, just make an appointment with the ACE team for any language, research and study skills issues and/or talk, email the Computing ACE expert for any advice on how to approach your assignment. REMEMBER: they are not here to give you the answers!

For this coursework, you are required to write a critical report about your program design and development.  

Having created your app, write a report that assesses your project, the approach taken, and frame your thoughts about developing a mobile app in a team. You may give examples, code samples and screen shots?to back-up your comments. (suggested word Limit: 1500 words) 

Deliverables Produce a 1500-word critical report on your project and submit it via Turnitin, please refer to the submission date above. 

Assignment Procedures and Guidelines

Use of pictures/images:

It is mandatory that you add the following statement to your assignment: ‘disclosure: diagrams, pictures or any other images used in this assignment are for educational purposes only’.

Although images, diagrams and photographs etc..can be used in assignments, they MUST be referenced. However, you can access the following websites (copyright-friendly):

• Pixabay

Free photos for commercial and private use - no attribution necessary. Some photos may come from other websites, such as Shutterstock, which may not fall under public domain - check each photo to ensure that it is public domain.

• Photos Public Domain

Search public domain clip art and photos by category. All photos on this site were taken by the author and released as public domain.

• Picdrome

The Picdrome gallery is divided by categories (e.g. Abstract, Food & Drink, Nature, Technology, etc.). You may also search for specific images, but the search will take you to a custom Google search of Picdrome, which makes viewing the photos a bit more difficult.

• Ars Publik

Browse images under categories such as medical, advertisements, people, sports, space, etc.

• Public Domain Images

Browse by category or search for images. Varied categories; the site also includes vintage photography and space images.

• Unsplash

"All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash."

• Shutterography

Free images for personal and commercial use.