1. Course Title |
Android Programming |
2. Code |
4ФЕИТ12З003 |
3. Study program |
КТИ,ТКИИ |
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) |
First cycle |
6. Academic year/semester |
III/5, IV/7 |
7. Number of ECTS credits |
6 |
8. Lecturer |
D-r Vladimir Atanasovski, D-r Daniel Denkovski |
9. Course Prerequisites |
Passed: Programming and Algorithms |
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Introduction to Android OS and IDE. Working with all basic Android elements (widgets) for developments of full applications. Usage of location-based information for application development. Basic concepts for connecting Android applications with databases. |
11. Course Syllabus: Introduction. Development of Android OS. Official Integrated Development Environment. Android Virtual Device (AVD). Android project structure. Basic GUI widgets in Android and their manipulation. Applications with multiple activities and fragments. Intents. Multimedia support. Working with static and dynamic lists in Android. Using Google Play Services. Basic concepts of Android SQLite database. Development of user applications. |
12. Learning methods: Lectures, tutorial and lab classes, project and seminar work |
13. Total number of course hours |
2 + 2 + 1 + 0 |
14. Distribution of course hours |
180 |
15. Forms of teaching |
15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching |
30 |
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork |
45 |
16. Other course activities |
16.1. Projects, seminar papers |
0 |
16.2. Individual tasks |
60 |
16.3. Homework and self-learning |
45 |
17. Grading |
17.1. Exams |
0 |
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) |
30 |
17.3. Activity and participation |
30 |
17.4. Final exam |
40 |
18. Grading criteria (points) |
up to 50 points |
5 (five) (F) |
from 51to 60 points |
6 (six) (E) |
from 61to 70 points |
7 (seven) (D) |
from 71to 80 points |
8 (eight) (C) |
from 81to 90 points |
9 (nine) (B) |
from 91to 100 points |
10 (ten) (A) |
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam |
Regular following of lectures and tutorial classes and complete fulfillment of all lab classes |
20. Forms of assessment |
One partial exam during the semester (in the middle of the semester) with a duration of 120 minutes each or one full exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes. Every student must do an independent obligatory project. The student may opt to do an additional supplementary project. The final grade includes points from the exam and the obligatory project work and from the supplementary project (if one is made). Usage of books, hand-written materials or any kind of supplementary text book during the exam is allowed, but electronic devices are not. |
21. Language |
Macedonian and English |
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality |
Internal evaluation and polls |
23. Literature |
23.1. Required Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
B. Phillips |
Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide |
Addison-Wesley Professional |
2017 |
2 |
J. F. DiMarzio |
Beginning Android Programming with Android Studio |
Wrox |
2016 |
3 |
J. Horton |
Android Programming for Beginners |
Packt Publishing |
2015 |