Bespoke mobile application development: Facilitating transition of foundation students to higher education

Nevan Bermingham, Mark Prendergast

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Abstract

Smartphone usage by students has increased rapidly over the last number of years, and it is expected that the utilisation of mobile applications in educational environments will continue to increase. This chapter focuses on a bespoke mobile application which aims to facilitate the transition of Foundation students to Higher Education in an Irish setting. Foundation students comprise of Access and International Students participating on pre-degree foundation courses. These students experience a major life change in making this transition and it is important that efforts are made to ensure a successful adjustment experience. Research suggests that mobile technologies can play a central role in this endeavour by offering support and access to particular information needs. This chapter will detail the design and development of a bespoke mobile application with such a purpose in mind and will also describe how the app was field tested with a cohort of incoming Foundation students in an Irish third level institute.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplication Development and Design
Subtitle of host publicationConcepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
PublisherIGI Global
Pages1343-1370
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9781522534235
ISBN (Print)9781522536000
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

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