Design and delivery of a modern mobile application programming course — An experience report

This report presents the experience in the design and delivery of a modern mobile application programming course in an Information Technology program offered by a Canadian college. Due to the popularity of smartphones and the increasing demand for mobile application professionals, universities and colleges are offering mobile computing courses. However, there are few publicly-available coursewares that are relevant, practical and realistic. This report presents the course outline, course requirements and evaluation criteria that have all been well received by the students. We present the student feedback that demonstrates how the combination of lab assignments and group project make the course practical and realistic to the students.