CS-E4270 - Device-Agnostic Design D, Online teaching, 5.9.2024-31.12.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Knows the broad history and evolution of designing and developing software for a wide range of devices.
  • Understands the principles of designing user interfaces and interactions for a variety of devices.
  • Evaluates the capabilities and commonalities of different devices and identifies key challenges in designing and developing device-agnostic software for different devices.
  • Understands the concept of device-agnostic design and applies software development techniques for device-agnostic design.
  • Designs, creates, reflects on, and evaluates applications that work on multiple devices.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 05.09.2024 - 31.12.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Arto Hellas, Mika P. Nieminen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Methodologies and evolution of device-agnostic design, including how software has been designed and developed for the wide variety of devices in the past, how software is designed and developed for the multitude of devices in the present, and how software will (likely) be designed and developed for the plethora of devices in the future.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assessment is based on (1) returned coursework and (2) an exam (for Aalto degree students).

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is offered as an independent study version both during the fall (Autumn I - Autumn II) and during the spring/summer (Spring III - Summer). During the fall, there is a single kick-off lecture at the beginning of the course, while the spring/summer-version has no lectures. The course has support hours where participants can come and ask questions about the coursework.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Online textbook and assignments.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
    2024-2025 Spring III - Summer
    2025-2026 Autumn I - II
    2025-2026 Spring III - Summer

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