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Communicating with Mobile Technology

As taught in: Spring 2011

Schematic image showing the phone application development cycle.

 The application development cycle. (Image by Frank Bentley.)

Instructors:

Dr. Edward C. Barrett

Frank Bentley

MIT Course Number:

21W.789

Level:

Undergraduate

Course Features

Course Description

Students work in small collaborative design teams to propose, build, and document a semester-long project focused on mobile applications for cell phones. Additional assignments include creating several small mobile applications such as context-aware mobile media capture and games. Students document their work through a series of written and oral proposals, progress reports, and final reports. This course covers the basics of J2ME and explores mobile imaging and media creation, GPS location, user-centered design, usability testing, and prototyping. Java experience is recommended.