COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Professor: Simone CIRANI
Academic discipline: Sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni (ING-INF/05)
Field: "altre conoscenze utili per l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro"
Type of training activity: More

24 hours
of face-to-face activities

3 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable unavailable

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Integrated course unit module: PROGRAMMING OF MOBILE SYSTEMS

Learning objectives

Introduction to the development of mobile systems.
Architecture of mobile platforms and key components.
Introduction to the Android platform, Android SDK and development tools.

Prerequisites

The following skills are required:
- Basic programming skills (algorithms and data structures)
The following skills are a plus:
- Object-oriented programming experience
- Confidence with design patterns

Course unit content

The goal of the class is to cover the basic principles for developing applications targeting mobile devices.
In particular, students will be given knowledge about:
- principles and typical aspects related to mobile application programming
- the main features of the most popular mobile platforms: Android and iOS.

Students will learn to develop simple mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Full programme

- The Android Platform
Introduction to Activity, Service, Intent, MVC and User Interfaces

- Android Graphical User Interface 1
Linear Layout, Relative Layout, Table Layout, Grid View, Tab Layout, List View, Custom List View
Element, Fragments

- Android Graphical User Interface 2
Application Menu, ActionBar, Handling Actions with the ActionBar, Navigation with the ActionBar,
ActionBar & Tabs, View Pager, Action Bar & View Pager

- Android Graphical User Interface 3
Toast Notifications, Dialogs, WebView, Web Client / Web Chrome Client, Load Local Web Content,
WebView Javascript Interface, Supporting Multiple Screens

- Location & Maps
GPS Introduction,Location Based Services,Android & Location,Location Service,LBS Application
Model,Google Maps Android API v2,Setup,MapFragment &
Compatibility,Marker,Events,Geocoder,Map Application & Navigator

- Data Persistence
Shared Preferences, Internal Storage, External Storage, JSON Appendix, SQLite Database

- Android & Concurrency
Concurrency, Concurrency & Java, Concurrency & User Interface, Concurrency & Android,
Handler, AsyncTask, Status Bar Notification

- Android Background Services
Android Service, Service Life Cycle, Unbound Service, Bound Service, Intent & Intent Filter ,
Broadcast Receiver

- Networking
Android & Networking,HTTP,Connectivity Manager,WifiManager,TelephonyManager, Bluetooth

- Sensors & Media Management
Sensors: Introduction,Description,Framework,Android & Multimedia:Framework,Camera

Bibliography

"Learning Android" by Marko Gargenta, Masumi Nakamura
O'Reilly Media.

"Programming Android: Java Programming for the New Generation of Mobile Devices"
by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, and Masumi Nakamura
O'Reilly Media.

"Android Wireless Application Development", Second Edition
by Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder
Addison Wesley.

Teaching methods

Lectures and labs.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final projects, targeting Android and iOS platform, will be assigned to each student.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.ingarc@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Elena Roncai
T. +39 0521 903663
Office E. dia.didattica@unipr.it
Manager E. elena.roncai@unipr.it

MOBILE SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING (UNIT 2) cod. 1006704

Learning objectives

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Full programme

Bibliography

Teaching methods

Assessment methods and criteria

Other information

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Contacts

Toll-free number

Student registry office

Quality assurance office

President of the degree course

Faculty advisor

Career guidance delegate

Tutor professor

Erasmus delegates

Quality assurance manager

Tutor students

MOBILE SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING (UNIT 2)
cod. 1006704