Contact Info:
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Thomas E. Blum
Office: H-133/124
Office hours
- Tues. 2:00 - 3:00 (Holroyd 133 or Holroyd 124)
- Wed. 9:30 - 10:30 (Holroyd 133 or Holroyd 124)
- Fri. 1:00 - 2:00 (Holroyd 133 or Holroyd 124)
- Or by appointment
Phone: 215-951-1139
e-mail: blum@lasalle.edu
Web: http://www.lasalle.edu/~blum
Department office: Holroyd 123
Department phone: 215.951.1130
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Description:
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This course covers software mobile application development, its architecture and lifecycle, as well
as its inherent design considerations. Students will learn about mobile resources, activities, views,
layouts, and intents in addition to interacting with the location based services, messaging services,
multimedia interfaces, and sensors available on the mobile device. The applications developed will
manage data input from and output to files, databases and content providers. After developing applications
in an emulation environment, students will install them on individual mobile devices as well as
prepare them for marketplace distribution.
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Meetings:
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Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:45
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Location:
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Holroyd 120
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Course Calendar:
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http://www.lasalle.edu/~blum/c349-cal-f17.htm
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Textbook:
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None
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Learning Objetives:
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Students should be able to
- Define and reccognize aspects of the mobile software application architecture and
mobile application lifecycle
- Be able to distinguish between and write mobile programs that use the following:
Resources, Activities, Views (Buttons, EditText, etc), Layouts, Intents, Adapters
- Write, extend and adapt programs that handle input-output including the following:
Files, On-device databases, External content providers
- Write programs that interact with mobile device capabilities including:
Location based services (e.g. GPS), Telephone and messaging (texting) services, Multimedia
platform (e.g. playing audio and video as well as using the camera), Sensors
(e.g. accelerometer)
- Be able to install and maintain software on individual devices as well as to distribute
applications on the marketplace
- Use basic programming structures (control, arrays, objects, strings, methods, etc.)
within an Android program.
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Assessment:
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The components of the course will be weighted as follows
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Tests: |
30% |
2 tests |
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Final: |
15% |
The final is cumulative with an emphasis on any previously untested material. |
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Homework: |
15% |
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Labs: |
30% |
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Project: |
10% |
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In addition,
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Homeworks and labs are to be done individually unless explicitly stated
otherwise.
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Homeworks and labs are due a week after they are assigned. Labs and
homeworks submitted after the test on the relevant material will not be eligible for
full credit.
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There will be two open-book, open-notes exams in which you will write
code and a final of the same format. The date of a test will be announced at
least one week before it is given.
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If at any time you take information from any source (book, website, etc.), that
source should be cited. Failing to do so may be considered plagiarism and thus
cheating.
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The plus/minus grading system will be used.
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Attendance will be taken.
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Absences, lateness, etc. will be reflected in the class portion of the grade.
More than three unexcused absences may result in the lowering of a grade.
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Make-up tests are given at the discretion of the professor. You have to meet
with me to discuss the reason for missing the exam and to schedule a make-up.
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The students should keep all returned materials (tests, homeworks, labs, and so
on) until a final grade is received for the course.
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It is the responsibility of the students to keep copies of all submitted
materials (tests, homeworks, labs, and so on) until a final grade is received
for the course.
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Grading scheme: |
- A 94 <= average
- A- 91 <= average < 94
- B+ 88 <= average < 91
- B 85 <= average < 88
- B- 82 <= average < 85
- C+ 79 <= average < 82
- C 76 <= average < 79
- C- 73 <= average < 76
- D+ 70 <= average < 73
- D 67 <= average < 70
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Classroom Behavior:
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While in the classroom, students should behave in a manner that is neither
distracting to nor disrespectful to the professor or other students. Cell
phones should be turned off.
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Cheating:
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When using materials from a book, website, etc., the source must be cited;
otherwise it is considered plagiarism. Claiming another's work as your own is
cheating. A student caught cheating will receive a score of zero. Cheating may
result in a reduction of the final grade. Repeated cheating can result in a
failing grade for the course. Asking another for help on part of a homework is
acceptable; handing in duplicate or nearly duplicate work is not. If you
require a significant amount of assitance, you should seek my help. Finally,
openly allowing your work to be copied is also cheating.
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Student Resources
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https://lasalle.instructure.com/courses/1772
includes links to
- Student Guide to Resources, Rights and Responsibilites
- Academic Integrity Policy
- American Disabilities Act
- IT Help Desk Support
- Academic and Learning Support Services
- Library
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