Mobile and Web Development

In this course, students will learn various approaches to testing and improving applications security and quality in client-server and mobile environments. Students will also learn the processes and procedures to safeguard mobile and web applications from different cyber threats and learn techniques, practices and tools that programmers employ to achieve a higher quality of mobile and web products.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course is the culmination of the program. Successful completion of this course will require the application of skills learned throughout the program. Small groups of students are to work as a team to design and document a complete mobile solution (back-end database coupled with a mobile application, etc.). The design must be supported by documented market research, a marketing plan and a business plan.

• Hours: 84
• Credits: 6
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This course helps students take their existing Android and iOS development experience and apply it to developing applications using wearable technologies. Students will create Android and iOS apps for smartwatches and other wearables. Wearables enable users to stay connected, accomplish tasks, express themselves and reach users wherever and whenever they need an app. This course will also give students the knowledge necessary for designing a great user experience for wearables.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Students will learn to develop web/API-based projects using open-source technologies. This mode of delivery permits individuals and organizations to scale, modify and enhance a product's design. Students will strengthen their skills to become productive with Full-stack development. They will use a hands-on approach to build APIs and various tools, frameworks, libraries and packages. Creating these modern APIs also requires the students to develop skills with persistent scalable database storage systems.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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Cloud computing is used almost exclusively in today's web and mobile solutions, requiring a solid foundation in the core concepts of cloud computing technology. Hypervisors, hardware virtualization and common core components of cloud computing infrastructure form the focus of study. Students will develop the skills to install, configure and secure a virtual environment, including computing, storage, and networking resources. Students will also be able to evaluate workload requirements to design a basic cloud infrastructure for use with mobile and web applications.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.