%P 226-231 %C Shah Alam %T A study of design principles and requirements for the M-learning application development %A A.S. Hashim %A W. Fatimah %A W. Ahmad %A R. Ahmad %D 2010 %R 10.1109/IUSER.2010.5716757 %O cited By 30; Conference of 1st International Conference on User Science and Engineering 2010, iUSEr 2010 ; Conference Date: 13 December 2010 Through 15 December 2010; Conference Code:84266 %L scholars892 %J Proceedings - 2010 International Conference on User Science and Engineering, i-USEr 2010 %K Application development; Course content; Design Principles; Design principles and requirements; Learning Theory; M-Learning; Small screens; System analysis and design; Usability testing, Architecture; Design; Mobile devices; Systems analysis; Teaching, Curricula %X This research is concerned with the utilization of mobile devices as a tool for learning (m-learning). Therefore, approaches in developing learning applications that can suit the small screen size and restrictive capabilities of the devices are studied so that they can help the learners in understanding the concepts being delivered from the applications. This paper presents the study of design principles and requirements for the m-learning application development. The study covers the suitable architecture, learning theories and modules that are appropriate for an application developed for the platform. Based on the results of the study, one m-learning course content prototype is developed. Hence, this paper provides some discussions regarding the guidelines utilized in developing the prototype. Finally, usability testing had been conducted among 66 System Analysis and Design (SAD) course students in evaluating the usability level of the developed prototype. The results showed that majority of the students agreed that the developed MOSAD application has met the requirement of usability element. ©2010 IEEE.