More and more of the things we used to do on our desktops and laptops are now being done with our mobile phones. And the capabilities of these devices are expanding day by day.
Mobile is the new frontier for computer scientists and engineers, security professionals, and IT entrepreneurs. Through our newest undergraduate degree program, Capitol is offering students the education they need to make their mark in this exciting new arena.
The Mobile Computing and Game Programming degree program, launched in the fall of 2014, aims to “produce programmers who can design and develop the next generation of mobile computer applications.” Specific outcomes include being able to apply hardware and software solutions to the design of websites and applications, and being able to identify and define computing requirements needed to solve problems.
Robert Weiler, dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, says the “Internet of Everything” has arrived, and students coming out of Capitol’s program will be prepared to make the most of it.
“What you’ll be doing in this program is learning how to program portable devices with a huge range of applications,” Weiler said. “People are now aware that a smartphone is not just a phone – it’s a very powerful computer, more powerful in fact than the computers used during the Apollo missions. Companies have discovered that people are now getting used to using these powerful computers, and they’re building gizmos and gadgets that interface with this phone – heart monitors, medical equipment, your car, you name it.”
Mobile devices have already supplanted maps, alarm clocks and cameras. Soon they may even substitute for one of the most familiar – and easily forgotten – of household essentials: the grocery list.
“You'll be able to call up your refrigerator and take an inventory of what’s in there, and based on that do your shopping,” Weiler said.
It’s a brave new technological world, bringing a host of new professional and entrepreneurial opportunities.
“Mobile computing is absolutely huge,” said Helen G. Barker, dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences. “Students will be learning to build tools that can potentially make our lives more efficient. They will be helping to create the software and applications that allow us to utilize mobile technology to its maximum, make our days more efficient, and make our lives more fun.”
For more information about the new program at Capitol, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@captechu.edu or phone 301.369.3629.