5COSCW023W - Mobile Application Development

Spring 2024

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos

Tutorials:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 

Selected Tutorials Sample Code Solutions:   2    3    4    5    6    7    8    10   

Assignments:  1   2  

Schedule

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

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Android and Kotlin. Android Architecture. A "Hello Android" Application. Creating Layouts and Resources.
2. Event Handling. Text and Scrolling Views. Buttons and other Input Controls.
3. Activities and Intents
4. Activity Lifecycle. Implicit Intents.
5. The Android Studio Debugger. App Testing. The Android Support Library.
6. RecyclerView.
7. Data Storage 1: Working with Databases.
8. Background Tasks and Internet Connection. Connecting to the Network.
9. Data Storage 2: Shared Preferences and Settings.
10. Fragments.
11. Location and Maps

Contact

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos, , 7.116 Copland Building.

Office hours: Tuesday 14:00-15:00. Email me to arrange.

Reading Material

Reading Guide.

Assessment Process

• Coursework 1: 50%
• Coursework 2: 50%