ECWM511 - Mobile Application Development

Spring 2012

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos

Lecture notes   Tutorials   Assignments   Schedule   Syllabus   Contact   Textbook   Assessment  
The module is an introduction software development on mobiles. It concentrates on the Android platform.

Information about the Examination

Lecture Notes:   17/1     24/1     31/1     7/2     14/2     GIS Week     28/2     6/3     13/3    20/3     GIS Week    

Tutorials:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8   

Assignments:   1    2    

Schedule

        Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Jan      1  2  3  4  5  6  7
         8  9 10 11 12 13 14
        15 16 17 18 19 20 21    first class   
        22 23 24 25 26 27 28
        29 30 31            
Feb               1  2  3  4
         5  6  7  8  9 10 11    assignment 1 published
        12 13 14 15 16 17 18
        19 20 21 22 23 24 25
        26 27 28 29         
Mar                  1  2  3
         4  5  6  7  8  9 10    assignment 1 deadline;  vivas for assignments; assignment 2 published
        11 12 13 14 15 16 17 
        18 19 20 21 22 23 24
        25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Apr      1  2  3  4  5  6  7    assignment 2 deadline; vivas for assignments
         8  9 10 11 12 13 14    spring break
        15 16 17 18 19 20 21
        22 23 24 25 26 27 28
        29 30

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Android.
  2. Android Architecture and the "Hello Android" Application.
  3. Introduction to the Sudoku user interface.
  4. More on the Sudoku interface.
  5. Introduction to 2D Graphics.
  6. Implementing the Sudoku Logic.
  7. Working with Databases. SQLite.
  8. Threads.
  9. Connecting to the Network.
  10. More on Networking and Location-Based Services.

Contact

Lectures: Tuesday 11:00-1:00, CSLT - NCS.

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos, , N7.116 Copland Building.

Office hours: Tuesday 15:00-16:00. Outside these hours email me, or see me to arrange a meeting.

Textbook

The recommended textbook is Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform, Ed Burnette, third edition, Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2010. Additional references.

Assessment Process (semester 1)

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