Mobile App Design and Development Syllabus
Mobile App Design and Development Syllabus
Table of Contents 1
Course Outline (Week-by-Week Breakdown)
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Week 1: Foundations of Mobile App Development 2
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Topics Covered: 2
Project:
Design a Mobile App Prototype 3
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Week 2: Mobile App Development & Backend Integration 3
Topics Covered: 3
● Native Development: 3
● Cross-Platform Development: Intro to React Native & Flutter 3
● Backend Integration: 3
Project:
Develop a Mobile App with Backend Integration 3
Week 3: AI in Mobile App Development 4
Topics Covered: 4
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● AI in Mobile Apps: 4
Project:
Create an AI-Powered Feature in a Mobile App 4
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Week 4: Testing, Deployment & Monetisation 4
Final Project:
Develop & Deploy a Full-Functioning AI-Enabled Mobile App 5
Assessment & Grading 5
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Syllabus: Mobile App Design & Development (4 Weeks)
📌 Topics Covered:
● Overview of Mobile App Development (Native, Hybrid, and Web Apps)
● Mobile Platforms: Android vs. iOS Market Trends
● Setting Up Development Environments (Android Studio, Xcode, React
Native/Flutter)
● App Architecture: MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture
● UI/UX Principles (Material Design & Human Interface Guidelines)
● Wireframing & Prototyping (Figma, Adobe XD)
🛠 Project:
Design a Mobile App Prototype
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Week 2: Mobile App Development & Backend Integration
📌 Topics Covered:
● Native Development:
○ Android: Kotlin & Jetpack Compose
○ iOS: Swift & SwiftUI
● Cross-Platform Development: Intro to React Native & Flutter
● Backend Integration:
○ RESTful APIs & GraphQL
○ Firebase Authentication & Database
○ Real-Time Data & Push Notifications
Project:
Develop a Mobile App with Backend Integration
● Build a simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) mobile app connected
to Firebase or a REST API.
Topics Covered:
● AI in Mobile Apps:
○ AI/ML Basics & Mobile Applications
○ AI-Powered Features (Chatbots, Image Recognition, Voice
Assistants)
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🛠 Project:
Create an AI-Powered Feature in a Mobile App
📌 Topics Covered:
● Unit Testing & UI Testing (JUnit, XCTest, Espresso)
● Debugging & Performance Optimisation
● App Store & Play Store Submission Process
● Monetization Strategies (Ads, Subscriptions, In-App Purchases)
● CI/CD for Mobile Apps (GitHub Actions, Firebase App Distribution)
🛠 Final Project:
Develop & Deploy a Full-Functioning AI-Enabled Mobile App