1. Course Title |
Applications for Mobile Devices |
2. Code |
4ФЕИТ12Л004 |
3. Study program |
КТИ,ТКИИ |
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) |
First cycle |
6. Academic year/semester |
III/6, IV/8 |
7. Number of ECTS credits |
6 |
8. Lecturer |
D-r Daniel Denkovski, D-r Slavche Pejoski |
9. Course Prerequisites |
Passed: Programming and Аlgorithms |
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Knowledge in the domains of mobile applications and their characteristics, the iOS operating system and the appropriate development environment for mobile iOS applications. Ability to work with basic elements for iOS application development. Capability to use tools for graphics, gestures, location services, navigation, visual effects, etc. |
11. Course Syllabus: Mobile applications characteristics. Introduction to iOS. XCode and Swift. GUI design. Aspects of and work with multitouch gestures. Use of MVC. Work with View Controller. Work with multiple threads. Animations and notifications. Work with Core Data and Internet access (HTTPS and HTTP). Aspects of Core Motion, Core Location. Navigation maps. Visual effects. Using Backend servers (Parse Server and Firebase). Design principles and application design guidelines for Apple. Material design. |
12. Learning methods: Theoretical and practical classes, laboratory exercises, individual work on project assignments and seminar works |
13. Total number of course hours |
2 + 2 + 1 + 0 |
14. Distribution of course hours |
180 |
15. Forms of teaching |
15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching |
30 |
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork |
45 |
16. Other course activities |
16.1. Projects, seminar papers |
30 |
16.2. Individual tasks |
30 |
16.3. Homework and self-learning |
45 |
17. Grading |
17.1. Exams |
0 |
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) |
30 |
17.3. Activity and participation |
30 |
17.4. Final exam |
40 |
18. Grading criteria (points) |
up to 50 points |
5 (five) (F) |
from 51to 60 points |
6 (six) (E) |
from 61to 70 points |
7 (seven) (D) |
from 71to 80 points |
8 (eight) (C) |
from 81to 90 points |
9 (nine) (B) |
from 91to 100 points |
10 (ten) (A) |
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam |
Regular following of lectures and tutorial classes and complete fulfillment of all lab exercises |
20. Forms of assessment |
One partial written exam during the semester (in the middle of the semester) with a duration of 120 minutes or one final written exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes. Every student must do an independent obligatory project. The student may opt to do an additional supplementary project. The final grade includes points from the exam and the obligatory project work and from the supplementary project (if one is made). Usage of books, hand-written materials or any kind of supplementary text book during the exam is allowed, but electronic devices are not. |
21. Language |
Macedonian and English |
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality |
Internal evaluation and questionnaires |
23. Literature |
23.1. Required Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
M. Neuburg |
iOS 14 Programming Fundamentals with Swift: Swift, Xcode, and Cocoa Basics |
O’Reilly Media |
2020 |
2 |
C. Keur and A. Hillegass |
iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (7th Ed.) |
Big Nerd Ranch Guides |
2020 |
3 |
J. McWherter and S. Gowell |
Professional Mobile Application Development |
Wrox |
2012 |