Mobile Application Development – KASNEB Syllabus

PAPER NO.15   MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

This paper is intended to equip the candidate with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to develop and deploy mobile applications

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:

• Identify mobile applications, platforms and architecture
• Develop mobile applications using development tools and strategies
• Implement mobile applications
• Secure mobile applications

CONTENT

Mobile devices and applications

• Overview of mobile computing
• Types of mobile devices
• Uses of mobile devices
• Overview of mobile applications
• Mobile browsers

Introduction to mobile application development

• Mobile application challenges
• Mobile application development tools
• Mobile application programming languages
• Mobile application management
• Mobile application best practices
• Overview of mobile database management systems

Mobile platforms and architectures

• Internet protocols for mobile applications
• Mobile application distribution platforms and environments
• Mobile application development architectures
• Styles of mobile architecture

Mobile application development

• Mobile application development lifecycle
• Functions, arrays and objects
• Control structures and modes of execution
• Using HTML, CSS, XML, Javasript and JQuery

iOS application development

• Window-based application and MUC
• Swift programming
• User Interface Design
• Introduction to graphics on the iPhone
• Core data and localisation
• Multi-threading and multi-tasking
• Web services and networking

Android application development

• Java reviews
• Android SDK
• Resources and views
• Intents and services
• Storage and threads

Unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)

• Overview of USSD code
• USSD broker
• POST request, response and status
• USSD pull

Mobile application testing

• Merits and demerits of mobile application testing
• Challenges of mobile application testing
• Types of mobile application testing
• Testing tools

Mobile application security

• Overview of mobile application threats
• Reducing mobile risks
• Cloud based assessments and solutions
• Security strategies
• Security testing techniques and certification

Emerging issues and trends