PV256 Android programming project

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Bc. Jonáš Ševčík (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vanda Cabanová (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Jaroslav Škrabálek, MBA (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Tomáš Pitner, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:50 B130
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PV239 Mobile Application Development && SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to extend basic knowledge of programming mobile applications for Android platform gained in PV239 and exercise the practical application in concrete projects. At the end of the course students will understand selected chapters of advanced design and implementation and they will be able to create a complex mobile application ready for publishing. They will understand the development cycle so that the application meets official guidelines from Google. After the course, students should be able to make Android applications at advanced level.
Syllabus
  • Revision, entrance test
  • Process of application designing, prototyping
  • Project structure, Gradle
  • Unit, user, UI testing
  • Work with ADB
  • Threads (Threads, Handlers, AcyncTask...), services
  • Networking, caching
  • Work with database, indexing
  • Google Cloud Messaging
  • Authentication, authorization, 3rd party APIs
  • Google Maps, overlays, localization
  • Widgets, app publishing
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DARWIN, Ian F. Android Cookbook: Problems and Solutions for Android Developers. O'Reilly Media, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4493-8841-6. info
  • MEIER, Reto. Professional Android 4 Application Development. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-22385-7. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory workshops - code showcases, practical procedures. Consulted work in and outside of seminars on related project iterations. Students will work in pairs to experience application creation in the same way, it would be created in commercial environment. They will undergo all base phases of application development - from planning to publishing. Students will also learn how to cooperate on code making and how to manage it in a repository.
Assessment methods
Term project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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