1. ECOM 6360 Programming of Mobile Devices
Computer Engineering Department
Islamic University of Gaza
ECOM 6360 Programming of Mobile Devices
Fall
(Graduate course)
Lecture 1
Syllabus and Course Overview

2. Instructor Contact Information
Prof. Dr. Eng. Mohammad A. Mikki
Professor of Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering Department , Faculty of Engineering
Office Location: I215 (IT Building)
Tel   Ext. 2876
Homepage:
Skype: mohammad.mikki

3. Instructor’s Office Hours
TBA
and by appointment
Outside of office hours call or to insure that I am available

4. Course Information Course Code: ECOM 6360
Course Name: Programming of Mobile
Devices
Number of credits: 3
Class hours:
Section
Lecture Time
Location
101
Sat. 14:00-17:00
K402

5. Course Description and Overview
An introduction to mobile computing with a strong emphasis on application development for the Android operating system. Students will complete a major project with the goal of releasing an app on the Android Market place. Topics will include the Android development environment, user interfaces, audio, persistence, SQLite databases, location, sensors, and graphics.

6. Course Topics Topics will include: the Android development environment
user interfaces
audio
persistence
SQLite databases
location
sensors, and
graphics

7. Course Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Java programing

8. Teaching Assistant
None

9. Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Understand the technical challenges posed by current mobile devices and wireless communications; be able to evaluate and select appropriate solutions.
Appreciate the need to keep up with rapid changes and new developments; be able to identify current trends in mobile communications technologies and
Select and evaluate suitable software tools and APIs for the development of a particular mobile application and understand their strengths, scope and limitations.
Use an appropriate application development to design, write and test small interactive programs for mobile devices.

10. Course Website http://moodle.iugaza.edu.ps I will post: Lecture notes
Project suggested topics
Quizzes and solutions
Assignments
Tutorials
Announcements, etc.
Couse on moodle will also include:
Forum(s)
Android appl. project reports submission tools
Etc.
Please check this webpage at least once a week for lecture notes, quiz solutions, supplementary material, announcements, etc.

11. Textbook (Strongly Recommended)
Mark Murphy, The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development, CommonsWare, LLC.
Printed in the United States of America.
Printing History: March 2013: Version 4.7 ISBN:
Previous versions available at this site for free.

12. Recommended Books
Enterprise Android™: Programming Android Database Applications for the Enterprise.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256,
Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
ISBN:
ISBN: (ebk)
ISBN: (ebk)
Authors: Zigurd Mednieks, G. Blake Meike, Laird Dornin, and Zane Pan
Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) ISBN: / 1st ed. Publisher: Big Nerd Ranch Guides

13. Recommended Books
Android for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach, Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel, Abbey Deitel, and Michael Morgano, ISBN-13:
The Android Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK: Building Applications with the Android SDK, James Steele and Nelson To, ISBN-13: (first of second edition okay)

14. Required Tools
Android Device: You are NOT required to have an Android Device. Development can be done on the Android Emulator. However there is no substitute for testing on a real device.
Software: Android development is done in Java.
If you want to work on your own machine you will need the following. (all of these are freely available)
Java (version 7 recommended) .
Android SDK. downloading APIs levels 10 recommended through the latest (21 as of January 2015).
Link to instructions on installing the Android SDK.
Android Studio or Eclipse Emulator

15. Class Discussion Tool
I will set up a discussion group for the class on moodle to discuss Android issues.
Go to the moodle web site and join the ECOM6360 Programming of Mobile Devices for The Islamic University of Gaza.
I will post class announcements and information to the discussion group.

16. Useful Links
Computer Science 371M - Mobile Computing The University of Texas at Austin Spring 2015 Instructor, Mike Scott Website: Course materials and announcements are available there.

17. The schedule is subject to change.
Working Schedule (1/4)
See Computer Science 371M - Mobile Computing
The University of Texas at Austin · Spring 2015
Instructor, Mike Scott,
Website:
The schedule is subject to change.
Week
Topic
Assignments, Tutorials and Projects 1
Sat.
05.Sep.2015
Introduction and  Syllabus
Android Overview and Android Development Environment 2
12.Sep.2015
Anatomy of an App, App Lifecycle
UI Basics
Tutorial 1 Due 3
19.Sep.2015
Intents
Assignment 1 Due - App Reviews
Project Overview
Tutorial 2 Due
Wed. 23.Sep.2015
Eid El-Adha 4
03.Oct.2015
Sensing
Responsiveness
Tutorial 3 Due

18. The schedule is subject to change.
Working Schedule (2/4)
The schedule is subject to change.
Week
Topic
Assignments, Tutorials and Projects 5
Sat
10.Oct.2015
Student App Proposals - Poster Day
Assignment 2 Due – App Proposals (Written due for everyone, posters due on assigned poster day.)
Tutorial 4 Due 6
Sat.
17.Oct.2015
Location, GPS 
Maps, Google Maps
Tutorial 5 Due 7
24.Oct.2015
More UI and App Basics
Gestures
Tutorial 6 Due 8
31.Oct.2015
Action Bar. UP vs. BACK
Fragments
Assignment 3 Due – App Paper Prototypes

19. The schedule is subject to change.
Working Schedule (3/4)
The schedule is subject to change.
Week
Topic
Assignments, Tutorials and Projects (Listed by due date) 9
Sat.
07.Nov.2015
Services and Broadcast Receivers 10
14.Nov.2015
Content Resolvers / Content Providers, Accessing the Calendar and Contacts Providers
Android  2D Graphics and Drawables 11
21.Nov.2015
Android 2D Graphics and Property Animation
Persistence / Storing Data / Preferences
Assignment 4 Due – Alpha Release 12
28.Nov.2015
Databases: SQLite / DB4O
Cloud Storage, Parse
Assignment 5 Due - Alpha Peer Evaluations

20. The schedule is subject to change.
Working Schedule (4/4)
The schedule is subject to change.
Week
Topic
Assignments, Tutorials and Projects 13
Sat.
05.Dec.2015
Audio on Android –
Network and Web Services
Network and Web Services - Connecting Devices 14
12.Dec.2015
Using Telephony APIs, Text to Speech, Speech to Text
Assignment 6 Due - "How to" Write ups 15
19.Dec.2015
Student Demos
Assignment 7 due - Beta Release
Assignment 8 due - Web Ad
Sat. 26.Dec.2015
First day of final exams

21. What is Expected From Students
Class attendance
Be on time (if you are late enter the class quiet)
Class participation – Your input is needed for good discussion
Pay attention to presentations
Ask questions
Work hard
Keep up with reading textbook
Submit assignment solutions on time
Work on tutorials on time
Submit clean, organized, and concise project reports
Do project reports on time.
Read extra material on your own. Wealth of information available (electronic books, Web sites, etc.)
Cell phones off or muted
Identify potential project partners early (in second week, if possible)
Follow academic integrity code

22. Grading Scheme
Your final grade for the course will be based on the following weights:
Android application project
Android application proposal %
Posters (Poster Day) %
App Paper Prototypes %
Alpha release %
Alpha Peer Evaluations %
Beta release %
Demos %
Web ad %
50%
Class participation
(class discussion in forum through moodle)
10%
Tutorials
20%
Quizzes

23. Tutorials
You are expected to complete the tutorials on your own using the provided code when given.
Late work or work in the wrong format is not accepted and will receive a grade of 0.

24. Assignments Assignments will be available on the class web site.
Late work or work in the wrong format is not accepted and will receive a grade of 0.

25. Android Application Project
The Android application project is the highlight of the course.
The goal is to develop an Android application of your choosing subject to instructor approval
Application must run on class dev. phones, API Level 14.
The application would be publishable on google play store.
You may work in teams of two or three.
For your projects you are expected to do significant work on your own.
You can use class examples and examples from the web, but these must be documented.
To be clear, a significant amount of work on your project must be your own, but it is okay to incorporate code samples and 3rd party libraries.

26. Android Application Project Proposal
Project proposal: Submit a project proposal to the instructor via moodle in the beginning of the second week (the exact date will be posted on moodle and syllabus).
Your group should submit a single proposal. Microsoft Word format is required.
The proposal should be at most one page of text, informally describing
Team, teams of 2 or 3 people
app choice, App requires instructor approval
why it has not addressed your problem, and
if there are multiple people on your project team, who they are and how you plan to partition the work among the team.
students with no groups will be grouped together at random or assigned to a team
Remember ... the proposal can be short and informal as long as it demonstrates that you have a reasonable project and know how to attack it. The instructor will either approve the project or ask for a revision.

27. Android Application Project
Dates for the above steps will be announced on the moodle.
In general, you are encouraged to meet with the instructor and seek advice on the project as often as you like.

28. Any Questions ?