ISM CRN St: Basic Android App Development

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1 ISM CRN St: Basic Android App Development General Information Course Number/CRN Course Title ISM 4930 St: Basic Android App Development Semester/Year Summer A 2014 May 13 th June 19th Offering Lutgert College of Business (LCOB)/Information Systems and Operations Management College/Departme (ISOM) nt Credit Hours 3 Meeting Tuesday and Thursday (2 Days a week for 6 weeks) Times/Location 11:30 AM 2:55 PM Lutgert Hall (LH) 2209 Is this a DL No Course? Method of Traditional Delivery Course URL Prerequisites Instructor Information Instructor CGS 1100 with a minimum grade of C or COP 1500 with a minimum grade of C This course assumes no prior programming experience. Eugene Hoyt. The instructor of this course has a Masters in Information Systems and currently is an Instructor of ISOM at LCOB. Office Location Lutgert Hall 3364 Phone Number Address ehoyt@fgcu.edu Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM 11 AM Course Information Description This course is designed for people who have some programming experience or are new to Java programming and want to move into the exciting world of developing apps for Android mobile devices on a Windows or Mac computer. Google Android is quickly becoming the operating system of choice for mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, with nearly three-quarters of the world s mobile devices running on the Android platform. To help you participate in the growing Android market, this course focuses on developing apps for Android devices. Specific coverage includes: 1. Voilà! Meet the AndroidMethods 2. Simplify! The Android User InterfaceFlow Control 3. Engage! Android User Input, Variables, and OperationsEvents 4. Explore! Icons and Decision-Making Controls 5. Investigate! Android Lists, Arrays, and Web Browsers 6. Jam! Implementing Audio in Android Apps 7. Reveal! Displaying Pictures in a GridView 8. Design! Using a DatePicker on a Tablet 9. Customize! Navigating with a Master/Detail Flow Activity on a Tablet 10. Move! Creating Animation

2 Student Learning Outcomes 11. Discover! Persistent Data 12. Finale! Publishing Your Android App After successfully completing this course, students will become able to: Understand the Android platform and the current market for Android apps. Learn how to develop a user interface using certain types of controls. Explore user input, variables, and operations. Describe how to use lists, arrays, and Web browsers in an Android app. Understand how to include audio such as music in Android apps. Demonstrate how to use an Android layout tool called a GridView. Design a calendar program that includes a DatePicker control. Create an Android app that requests data, stores it, and then modifies that data to produce a result throughout multiple activities. Publish an Android app to the Google Play Store Required Materials Required textbook: Corinne Hoisington, Android Boot Camp for Developers Using Java, Comprehensive: A Guide to Creating Your First Android Apps, Second Edition. Course Technology Cengage Learning, 2015, ISBN-13: Web site: Data files to complete apps in the text are available on Canvas or provided by your book website. Required: Internet access and web browser for home use. USB storage device of choice Use of a Personal Computer: Computers are available in most computer labs and Library on FGCU main campus, as well as at VLAB ( Register as a developer with the Google Play Store if submitting an application.

3 Grading Policy Graded Learning Activities/Assignments in this course: Assessment Type Final examination This examination is cumulative and is given in a variety of formats. An in-class review will be held prior to the final examination. Midterm exam The examination is given in a variety of formats. The date of the exam is shown on the Course Outline. An in-class review will be held prior to each sectional examination. Chapter Lab Projects at the end of each chapter Required Labs are listed in the Course Schedule. Weight as a Percentage 40% In-class quizzes Quizzes are announced one day in advance and may vary from 4-6 questions that may be in any format. Total 100% Grading Scale: A A B B B C C F and below Turnitin.com: Students who take this class must prepare electronic copies of some or all assignments submit them to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. The University expects that all students will be evaluated and graded on their own work. If you use language, data or ideas from other sources, published or unpublished, you must take care to acknowledge and properly cite those sources. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism. Papers are submitted to Turnitin.com become part of the Turnitin.com student paper database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. Policy regarding No make up for missed exams for any reasons except for authorized and excused

4 missed exams and assignment completion deadlines Statement on e- mail usage in Eagle mail and/or Canvas Last day to withdrawal w/o Academic Penalty Disclaimer absence specified in the university catalog. A student who seeks an authorized or excused absence must submit documentation (such as a physician s note) to the instructor in a timely manner. See the university catalog for more information. No late assignments will be accepted for any reasons except for the authorized and excused absence must submit documentation (such as a physician s note) to the instructor in a timely manner. See the university catalog for more information. Dropped by the University for not paying the full tuition is NOT a reason for authorized and excused absence specified in the university catalog. An emergency situation such as unavailability of or inaccessibility to Canvas (due to network problems) will be considered by the instructor case by case. A student must submit documentations (such as screen shot of error messages) to the instructor in a timely manner. In addition to Canvas, we will use FGCU Eagle Mail as the primary communication method. Students are expected to check Canvas and Eagle mail at least once a day. Tuesday, June 4 th Assignments, schedules & due dates, instructions, and other course information presented in Canvas are integral components of the course material and are hereby incorporated as part of this syllabus. The instructor reserves the right to change, modify, alter, or transform any part of this syllabus, provided only that notice thereof is given to or at any party or parties that are thereby affected, subject to the rules and regulations of Florida Gulf Coast University. University Statements Academic Behavior Standards and Academic Dishonesty All students are expected to demonstrate honesty in their academic pursuits. The university policies regarding issues of honesty can be found in the FGCU Student Guidebook under the Student Code of Conduct and Policies and Procedures sections. All students are expected to study this document which outlines their responsibilities and consequences for violations of the policy. The FGCU Student Guidebook is available online at Sanctions for academic dishonesty may include receiving an F in this course FGCU may impose additional penalties. Any incidents of academic dishonesty may be referred to the FGCU Office of Judicial Affairs. Please look up the definition of plagiarism it includes copying something off the Internet & submitting it as your own work. Some examples of what is NOT acceptable: Working with another student & turning in the same work (e.g. tests, papers, spreadsheet, database, etc). ing or posting your work to let someone else just see how you did it. Copying someone s assignment or copying something from a book or the Internet. Giving or receiving help from someone (in person, on line or on the phone) during an online test. Telling someone else what is on a test. Telling someone else what is on the test. Examples of what is acceptable: Discussing how to approach an assignment with another student. Showing someone where they might have made a mistake on an assignment. Asking the professor for assistance.

5 Disability Accommodations Services Florida Gulf Coast University, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the university s guiding principles, will provide classroom and academic accommodations to students with documented disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation in this class due to a disability, or you suspect that your academic performance is affected by a disability, please contact the Office of Adaptive Services. The Office of Adaptive Services is located in Howard Hall 137. The phone number is or TTY Student Observance of Religious Holidays All students at Florida Gulf Coast University have a right to expect that the University will reasonably accommodate their religious observances, practices, and beliefs. Students, upon prior notification to their instructors, shall be excused from class or other scheduled academic activity to observe a religious holy day of their faith. Students shall be permitted a reasonable amount of time to make up the material or activities covered in their absence. Students shall not be penalized due to absence from class or other scheduled academic activity because of religious observances. Where practicable, major examinations, major assignments, and University ceremonies will not be scheduled on a major religious holy day. A student who is to be excused from class for a religious observance is not required to provide a second party certification of the reason for the absence. How To Log Into the Course in Canvas Activate your FGCU Eagl Account (if you have not done this yet). Your FGCU Eagl account MUST be activated to log in to Canvas. If you are a first time student, you will need your PIN and Eagle ID, both of which are assigned at registration. o If you don t know your PIN, you will need to go to the Registrar's office to retrieve it. o To activate your account, visit o Log in to Canvas at You need to use FGCU Eagl account and password to log in.