INFO 5440

App Design and Prototyping

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In this interactive studio-based course, students will gain practical experience independently creating high-fidelity prototype apps. This course has a significant software development focus, exposing students to software development methods and tools necessary for developing interactive software prototype applications. This includes employing UI component libraries, event-based programming, generative AI, basic command line usage, and debugging. Learning how to solve technical problems and use unfamiliar technology independently is emphasized; students should not expect step-by-step lectures or instructions for authoring their prototypes. Proficiency in dynamic client and server-side web programming is assumed.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes

• Design and implement high-fidelity prototypes of interactive software applications independently.
• Leverage the language of user interfaces to design interfaces that engage in a conversation with users.
• Leverage hardware and system APIs to add advanced functionality to prototypes.
• Independently approach technical problems and use unfamiliar technology you haven't been directly "taught".
• Explore unfamiliar code and technology as a strategy for building working prototypes.
• Effectively utilize generative AI to assist in the design and development of prototype apps.
• Demonstrate a high standard of professionalism and development best practices.

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