Austin Peay computer science students perform strong at IBM sponsored competition

Clarksville, TN – Last weekend, a group of Austin Peay State University computer science students headed north to Kentucky to showcase their knowledge and computer skills at the 2011 Mid-Central USA programming contest, sponsored by IBM.

The students – Jaffer Ibrahim, T.J. Phillips, Brodrick Wiley, William Hancock, Dalene Hart and Jason Pack – broke into two teams and worked on eight problems during the five-hour contest. Scoring was based on the number of problems solved and the total time required to solve them. [Read more]

APSU offering new course on mobile app programming

Clarksville, TN – Since the successful launch of its own iPhone app last fall, Austin Peay State University has moved toward another endeavor in mobile application development by offering a new course on programming for handhelds this spring semester, which begins January 13th.

The course, CSCI 3010 Mobile Software Development, will introduce the student to application development for small, mobile devices such as cell phones and smart phones. The class will examine topics including user interface design, application portability, Web protocols, data storage and security on platforms such as Android and iPhone. Apps will be implemented using java on Google’s Android operating system. [Read more]

APSU iPhone app now available on iTunes

Austin Peay State University launched its own iPhone app August 25th. The app is available as a free download through the iTunes Store, operated by Apple – the manufacturer of the iPhone, iPad and other Mac computer products.

The APSU iPhone app has eight features for users:

• A blog by APSU President Tim Hall.
• Google map of the main campus.
• APSU news.
• Sports news.
• Event calendar.
• Faculty and staff directory.
• Course catalog.
• My Schedule, allowing students to see their class meetings.

Two APSU students and an alumnus created the University’s iPhone app. [Read more]