CS 4830

Advanced Topics in Computer Science – Preliminary Android Mobile Development Spring Semester 2010

Instructor

Rob Hilton	Office: TE110J Phone: 626-6086 Email: cs.rbhilton@gmail.com Web: http://rbhilton.com/wsucs/
Office Hours	Tues & Thurs 9:30am - 11:20am, Thur 1:30 - 2:30 pm, or by appointment

Classroom

TE109F (North Lab)

Days

First Wednesday of each Month

Time

11:30am - 1:20pm

Texts

"Android Wireless Application Development", Conder & Darcey ISBN: 978-0-321-62709-4
"Unlocking Android: A Developer's Guide", Ableson & Collins, ISBN: 978-1-933988-67-2
Internet Resources and other Handouts

Goal

Involve students in advanced topics which are demanded by industry, are currently popular in this rapidly changing field, or which meet special needs of students in Computer Science.
Spring Semester 2010 will focus on Mobile Development for the Android Platform. Student in the course will gain expertise on Android development and work in a tiered team environment to create one or more Android applications.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Class

Class will consist of a mix of lecture, discussion and development in the Android environment.
This course is a hybrid course. Much of the communication and discussion will take place via the WebCT and Google environments Scheduled classes are the on the first Wednesday of each month.
Students in this course will be expected to be self-motivated and able to learn many of the required concepts independently. Students may also be required to research and gain experience in specific topics and then present that information to the rest of the class.

Reading Assignments and Discussions

Student will read the assign chapters and other resource materials on the topics and be prepared to discuss and demonstrate the topics during the group meetings.

Exams

No exams will be given in this course.

Projects

All chapter-related projects will need to be completed.
Additionally, there will be a small number of large-scale team projects.

Accommodations for disabilities

Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center. SSD can also arrange to provide course materials (including this syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary.

Grading

The final grade will be given based work completed and contribution to the course and projects and will be given at the disgression of the instructor.

Policies

Involvement in the course is essential. Students will need to be engaged in the course and heavily participate in class communication and projects.

Class Schedule & Study Guide

Week of	Topic	Chapters
Jan 4	Meet to organize course schedule (Jan 6th) Introducing Android - Quick Start Key Android Concepts	Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Jan 11	Designing the User Interface Exploring 2D Graphics	Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Jan 18	Multimedia Storing Local Data Martin Luther King Holiday– Jan 18th	Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Jan 25	The Connected World Locating and Sensing	Chapter 7 Chapter 8
Feb 1	Second Scheduled Meeting (Feb 3rd) Putting SQL to work Graphics in OpenGL	Project Discussion Chapter 9 Chapter 10
Feb 8	Project work
Feb 15	Project work
Feb 22	Project Work
Mar 1	Project Work
Mar 8	Project Work Spring Break March 15th - 21st
Mar 22	Project Alpha Testing
Mar 29	Project Revision
Apr 5	Project Beta Testing
Apr 12	Project Deployment