Cross-platform development with React Native (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student is able to: - program a functional mobile application on Android and/or IOS platforms - recognize features, tools and practices that are common to and characteristic of mobile application development in particular - program a multi-platform mobile application that uses different services such as databases and RESTful web services - choose an appropriate technical solution for the project and justify the selection - make use of different capabilities of mobile devices when designing the user interface of the application - make use of different native features needed in different platforms - make use of version control in his/her work

Location and time

Enrollment for open studies is 11 - 23 of March 2024. Independently by own computer using the material found in the Moodle between 13.5.-31.7.2024. If making the practice work, also, it will be reviewed in Zoom in the beginning of August 2024. Enrollment form can be found from the Moodle.

Exam schedules

Multiple choice questions are so called 'one-timers', but if participating in practice work, one can enhance it within one month after the first review.

Assessment scale

1-5

Teaching methods

In this course learning target is to be able to program Cross-platform application to mobile devices (IOS and Android) using React Native. The main topics are: React Native components, custom components, data change between components, styles, buttons, lists, database handling of mobile device, usage of server applications, navigation and locationing. This course is studied independently (no lessons) using the material found in the Moodle learning environment. Visual studio code is preferrable IDE. There are multiple choice questions and small programming tasks in the course. The results of the multiple choice questions are visible after finishing the question pattern and an example solution to the programming tasks are available after submitting own solution. There is a practice work, also, in this course. It is preferred to be done in 2-3 students groups but individual work is possible, too. The practice work will be reviewed at the end of this course. There is not a final exam in this implementation. The grade is based on multiple choice tasks and practice work.

Learning materials

Material can be found from the Moodle. Extra reading e.g. React and React Native: A Complete Hands-on Guide to Modern Web and Mobile Development with React.js, 3rd Edition

Student workload

Workload is spread evenly in the whole study time. But it is noticeable, that independent studying means that a student is responsible of daily time used in studies.

Content scheduling

It is preferrable to study new things in the beginning in daily basis making the tasks and making own modified practices. At the latter part of the course a student has knowledge to plan and implement the practice work, which is normally quite intensive time.

Completion alternatives

For Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) please contact the module teachers before the module starts/as soon as possible

Practical training and working life cooperation

This course does not contain any practice in workplaces.

International connections

This course does not contain any international co-operation.

Further information

HAMK students register for studies in Pakki at the time shown in the implementation plan. Students from other universities of applied sciences primarily enrol in Peppi/Pakki. The course information (campusonline.fi portal) contains a registration form for students who are not yet able to enrol in Peppi/Pakki. Students accepted to the course from other universities of applied sciences will receive an email after the registration period has ended, with instructions on how to activate their HAMK user IDs. Note! the message may be redirected to the spam folder. Open University students enrol via enrolment form that can be found on website (Applicants -> Open university -> Open studies) as well as the enrolment timetable. Student pays the course fee upon registration. HAMK’s Spark feedback system opens 7 days before the course/module ends and it stays open for 14 days after the end date. You may give course/module feedback via Pakki. A notification of the courses/modules (to whom you have registered) for which feedback can be given appears on the desktop. You will always receive a notification on the student desktop when a course/module is ready for feedback. You will receive a reminder in HAMK's e-mail on the end date of the implementation, if you have not already given feedback before. For more information on course/module feedback, see the student feedback page. Open University of Applied Sciences and CampusOnline students can provide course/module feedback via a browser at https://pakki.hamk.fi/spark. 40 study places reserved for CampusOnline students