Category: App Development

Discussion Forum Post 1
Instructions
Topic:
“Evaluating App Usability in Real-World Scenarios: How Does Your App Fare in a Busy Environment?” “The Starbucks Test” is a concept used to assess an app’s usability in a real-world, high-distraction environment like a busy coffee shop. Discuss the importance of designing apps that are intuitive and user-friendly, even in environments where users may be distracted or multitasking.
Expectations:
3 posts for each topic
Each post should be at least 250 words Include the word Kakorrhaphiophobia and Pareidolia
Your responses to your classmates should be sufficient and move the conversation forward, one or two sentence responses do not earn credit.
Real life examples, Case Studies, Diagrams, figures, and references, ideas, examples, refer to reading, as needed
Be sure to discuss the theories, studies, opposing theories that explain/support your argument
Include at least 2 references to support your argumen
Discussion Forum Post 2
Instructions
Topic: “Device-Specific Design: How Does the User Experience Vary Across Different Devices?”Write once, run everywhere? But is this best practice? Explore how the user experience of an app changes when it’s used on different devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, desktops). Discuss the challenges and considerations of designing an app that functions seamlessly across multiple devices, including screen size, input methods (touch vs. mouse/keyboard), and processing power. Consider how app design should be adapted to take advantage of the strengths of each device while mitigating any limitations.Expectations:3 posts for each topic
Each post should be at least 250 words Include the word Kakorrhaphiophobia and Pareidolia
Your responses to your classmates should be sufficient and move the conversation forward, one or two sentence responses do not earn credit.
Real life examples, Case Studies, Diagrams, figures, and references, ideas, examples, refer to reading, as needed
Be sure to discuss the theories, studies, opposing theories that explain/support your argument
Include at least 2 references to support your argument
Week 2: Assignment 1
Instructions
Complete the assignment posted by your instructor. Objective: Explore the importance of understanding the operating system (OS) and devices when designing an app. (Chapter 4)Instructions:Discuss the benefits and challenges of using cross-platform solutions and how they impact the user experience.
Consider how differences in OS versions, device physical size, and hardware features affect app functionality and usability.
Encourage students to think about how design choices should adapt to the conventions of different operating systems and device characteristics.
Create a slide deck to present your analysis for a 10-minute presentation next week, submit your visual presentation (e.g., slides). (Target 10-12 slide deck)
Presentation discussion should concentrate on topics and theories from the textbook, including a brief comparison and contrast of two selected applications.
Include at least 2 references
Week 2: Assignment 2
Instructions
Answer following questions:Input Device Suitability:How do different input devices (e.g., fingers, stylus, mouse) affect the way users interact with an app?
Can you think of examples where a specific input device is more suitable for a task? How would the user experience differ if a different device was used?
Designing for Fingers and Thumbs:What challenges arise when designing interfaces that need to accommodate different finger and thumb sizes?
How can designers ensure that touch targets are large enough and spaced appropriately? What might happen if these guidelines are not followed?
Guideline Flexibility:Discuss a scenario where breaking standard design guidelines might be necessary. What are the potential consequences, and how can they be mitigated?
Stylus vs. Finger Input:In what situations might a stylus be preferred over finger input? How can apps be designed to take advantage of the precision offered by a stylus?
Consider the growing use of mouse input on tablets. What design changes could make an app more mouse-friendly?
Multi-Device Input:How can the use of multiple input devices simultaneously (e.g., stylus and finger) enhance the user experience? What are some challenges in designing for this?
Gestures and Discoverability:Why is it important to use standardized gestures for common actions in an app?
Discuss the trade-offs between including complex multi-touch gestures and providing simpler alternatives.
Custom Controls and Platform Consistency:When is it appropriate to create custom controls or handle touch events directly in your app? How can developers ensure that these controls feel native to the platform?

1-It is a group project every member has responsibilities, I am member 1 , (Project Manager and
Backend Developer) as you can see in the file ( yellow highlighted) . You are required to do my responsibilities only .
2-All the details will be in the file so please read it very carefully and don’t miss any paragraph before you start working .
3-Our products are makeup
4- after you finish you should do a presentation explains all the work you do , to let me understand because there is a discussion session to me .

Form Handling
The web application should contain at least one form handling. Be sure to validate all the elements of the form. (1.5 marks)
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The web application should contain at least one sticky form (0.5 mark)
b. For the Form handling part, the student must copy and paste, for each web page, his/her HTML script and add a screenshot of the output with a brief explication. The screenshots must cover different scenarios.
i want :
Login and sign in form (sticky form)
Contact us form ( handlding form)
And format the page
Like picture i send

Form Handling
The web application should contain at least one form handling. Be sure to validate all the elements of the form. (1.5 marks)
٢
The web application should contain at least one sticky form (0.5 mark)
b. For the Form handling part, the student must copy and paste, for each web page, his/her HTML script and add a screenshot of the output with a brief explication. The screenshots must cover different scenarios.
i want :
Login and sign in form (sticky form)
Contact us form ( handlding form)
And format the page
Like picture i send

Form Handling
The web application should contain at least one form handling. Be sure to validate all the elements of the form. (1.5 marks)
٢
The web application should contain at least one sticky form (0.5 mark)
b. For the Form handling part, the student must copy and paste, for each web page, his/her HTML script and add a screenshot of the output with a brief explication. The screenshots must cover different scenarios.
i want :
Login and sign in form (sticky form)
Contact us form ( handlding form)
And format the page
Like picture i send

Form Handling
The web application should contain at least one form handling. Be sure to validate all the elements of the form. (1.5 marks)
٢
The web application should contain at least one sticky form (0.5 mark)
b. For the Form handling part, the student must copy and paste, for each web page, his/her HTML script and add a screenshot of the output with a brief explication. The screenshots must cover different scenarios.
i want :
Login and sign in form (sticky form)
Contact us form ( handlding form)
And format the page
Like picture i send

In this practice exercise, you will be guided through modifying the SportsPro app to use a view model to pass data to the Incident Manager page and its Add/Edit Incident page. Upon completing this exercise, you should be able to improve efficiency of passing data to views using view models. Follow along with the instruction sheet and Panopto videos provided for the SportsPro – Use a view model with the Incidents Manager Practice Tutorial. The videos will guide you step-by-step through improving the transfer of data using a view model. You may use the starter application files provided below to begin this assignment.
Practice 8-2 SportsPro (instruction sheet only)
Practice Tutorial 8-2 SportsProIncidentsViewModels.html (links to instruction sheet and videos with zip file)
Video Instructions for Completing Practice 8-2 SportsPro
Instructions for Practice 8-2 Specification #1 Use a view model to pass data to the Incident Manager page01 Practice 8-2-1 Create the IncidentListViewModel class (15min 10sec)
02 Practice 8-2-1 Update the List action method in the Incident Controller to use the IncidentListViewModel to pass data to the Incident List view (10min 12sec)
03 Practice 8-2-1 Update the Incident List View to use the IncidentListViewModel to receive data (5min 17sec)
Instructions for Practice 8-2 Specification #2 Use a view model to pass data to the Add/Edit Incident page01 Practice 8-2-2 Create the IncidentViewModel class (8min 34sec)
02 Practice 8-2-2 Update the Add action method of the Incident Controller to use the IncidentViewModel to pass data to the AddEdit view (6min 34sec)
03 Practice 8-2-2 Update the Edit action method of the Incident Controller to use the IncidentViewModel to pass data to the AddEdit view (7min 24sec)
04 Practice 8-2-2 Update the Save action method of the Incident Controller to use the IncidentViewModel to save data to the database (11min 35sec)
05 Practice 8-2-2 Update the Incident AddEdit View to use the IncidentViewModel to receive data (30min 17sec)

In this practice exercise, you will be guided through modifying the SportsPro app, so it uses TempData to display messages when an add, update, or deleted database operation for a product is successful. Upon completing this exercise, you should be able to enhance the SportsPro application by displaying useful messages and data to the end user to improve the end user experience. Follow along with the instruction sheet and Panopto videos provided for the SportsPro – Use TempData to display messages. The videos will guide you step-by-step through including informative messages with data to inform the end user when a database operation is successful. You may use the starter application files provided below to begin this assignment.
Practice 8-1 SportsPro (instruction sheet only)
Practice Tutorial 8-1 SportsProTempDataMessages.html (links to instruction sheet and videos with zip file)

In this practice exercise, you will be guided through modifying the SportsPro app to include an About page and improve the application’s URLs in a way that uses some of the skills described in Chapter 6. Upon completing this exercise, you should be able to enhance the SportsPro application by shortening the URLs. Follow along with the instruction sheet and Panopto videos provided for the SportsPro – Improve URLs Practice Tutorial. The videos will guide you step-by-step through adding an About page and shortening the URLs. You may use the starter application files provided below to begin this assignment.
Practice 6-1 SportsPro (instruction sheet only)
Practice Tutorial 6-1 SportsProImproveURLs.html (links to instruction sheet and videos with zip file)

For this homework assignment, you will build the first phase of a multi-page, data-driven Contact Manager app. The final product will allow an end-user to see a list of their contacts and be able to add new contacts, edit contact information, and delete contacts. For this first phase, you will complete the database, Home Controller, and Home Page (Index view). You will query the data using LINQ before displaying it in a view. Reference Chapter 4. You may use the starter application files provided below to begin this assignment. HW 4-1a Contact Manager
Ch04ContactManager_Start.zip