Course Objectives

This course aims to:

• Introduce the fundamentals of mobile application development.
• Familiarize students with the Android platform and its development tools.
• Teach students to design, develop, and deploy Android applications.
• Cover essential Android concepts like activities, layouts, UI elements, data storage, and networking.
• Enable students to build interactive and user-friendly mobile applications.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the Android platform and its architecture.
2. Design and implement user interfaces for Android applications.
3. Use various Android components like activities, fragments, and services.
4. Handle data storage and retrieval in Android applications.
5. Implement network communication in Android apps.
6. Publish Android applications on the Google Play Store.

Detailed Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Mobile Application Development

• Mobile Platforms and Technologies
• Android Overview
• Setting up Android Development Environment
• Android Studio
• Android Project Structure

Module 2: Android UI Design

• Layouts and Views
• UI Elements: Buttons, TextViews, ImageViews, etc.
• Event Handling
• Adapters and RecyclerViews

Module 3: Android Components

• Activities and Intents
• Fragments
• Services
• Broadcast Receivers
• Content Providers

Module 4: Data Storage and Networking

• Shared Preferences
• SQLite Databases
• Network Connectivity and APIs
• HTTP Requests and JSON Parsing

Module 5: Advanced Topics

• Background Tasks and Scheduling
• Push Notifications
• Google Maps and Location Services
• Publishing Android Applications

Textbooks

• Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide by Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart, and Kristin Marsicano
• Head First Android Development by Dawn Griffiths and David Griffiths

List of Experiments

1. Create a basic "Hello World" Android application.
2. Design and implement layouts using various UI elements.
3. Handle button clicks and other user interactions.
4. Create and use activities and intents for navigation.
5. Work with fragments to create dynamic UIs.
6. Implement data storage using Shared Preferences and SQLite databases.
7. Make network requests and parse JSON data.
8. Implement background tasks and scheduling.
9. Integrate push notifications into an Android app.
10. Use Google Maps and location services.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this lab, students will be able to:

1. Develop and deploy functional Android applications.
2. Design user-friendly and interactive mobile interfaces.
3. Implement data storage and network communication in Android apps.
4. Use Android Studio and other development tools effectively.