GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Master in Computer Application
Year II - (Semester-IV) (W.E.F. January 2017)
Subject Name: Android Programming
Subject Code: 3640015
- Learning Objectives :
- To be able to understand the process of developing software for the mobile
- To be able to create mobile applications on the Android Platform
- To be able to create mobile applications involving data storage in SQLite database.
- Prerequisites: Knowledge of the Core Java Programming, database concepts
- Contents :
| Unit
No. |
Course Content |
No Of
Lectures |
| 1 |
Introduction to ANDROID :
· ANDROID SDK Features, Introduction to Development Features
Basics of ANDROID
· Developing for ANDROID, developing for mobile and embedded devices, ANDROID development tools
Creating Applications using ANDROID
Basics of an ANDROID application, introduction to manifest, externalizing resources, application lifecycle, ANDROID activities |
06 |
| 2 |
Building user interfaces
· Introduction to layouts, introduction to fragments, creating new views, introduction to adapters
Intents and broadcast receivers
· Introduction to intents, creating intents and broadcast receivers
Using Internet resources
· Downloading and parsing internet resources, using the download manager, using internet services |
09 |
| 3 |
Files, saving state and preferences
· Creating, saving and retrieving shares preferences, including static files as resources, working with the file system
Database and content providers
· Introducing ANDROID databases, content values and cursors, working with SQLite databases, creating content providers, using content
providers, native ANDROID content providers |
09 |
| |
Working in background
· Introducing services, using background threads, using alarms |
|
| 4 |
Enhancing user experience
· Introduction and addition of action bar, menus and dialogs, drawables and gradients, custom animations
Hardware sensors
· Sensors and sensor manager, monitoring devices’ movement and orientation
Maps and location based services
· Using location based services, selecting a location provider,finding your current location, creating map based activities |
08 |
| 5 |
Audio, video and using the camera
· Playing audio and video, manipulating raw audio, using camera to take pictures, recording video, adding media to media store
Telephony and SMS
· Hardware support for telephony, using telephony, introducing SMS and
MMS
Monetizing, promoting and distributing the applications
· Signing and publishing applications, distributing applications, introduction to monetizing applications |
07 |
- Text Book:
Reto Meier Professional ANDROID 4 Application Development, WROX Latest Edition
- Reference Books:
- Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder, “Android Wireless Application Development”, Pearson Education, 2nd ed. (2011)
- Mark L Murphy, “Beginning Android”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd(2009)
- Sayed Y Hashimi and Satya Komatineni, “Pro Android”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd(2009)
- Chapter wise Coverage from Text Book:
| Unit
No |
Book# |
Chapters |
| 1 |
1 |
Chapter 1,2,3 |
| 2 |
1 |
Chapter 4,5,6 |
| 3 |
1 |
Chapter 7,8,9 |
| 4 |
1 |
Chapter 10,11,12,13 |
| 5 |
1 |
Chapter 15, 17,19 |
Tools/Technologies to be used:
1 ANDROID Studio [Latest Version]
- ANDROID Version [Jelly Bean and later]
- Accomplishments of the student after completing the course :
- Student will visualize the real world mobile application scenario and enables them for development and implementation of mobile applications
- Suggestions for Lab Sessions :
- Create mobile application
