Mobile Computing (MC)

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA)
SEMESTER: V

Subject Name: Mobile Computing (MC)
Subject Code: 650003

Objectives:

• To be able to understand the process of developing software for the mobile
• To be able to create mobile applications on the Android Platform
• To be able to create mobile applications involving data storage in SQLite database.

Prerequisites:
Knowledge of the Core Java Programming, database concepts.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Android [2Hrs]
• History of Mobile Software Development
• The Open Handset Alliance
• The Android Platform
• Android SDK
• Building a sample Android application

2. Android Application Design Essentials [19Hrs]
• Anatomy of an Android applications [1 Hr]
• Android terminologies [3Hrs]
• Application Context, Activities, Services, Intents [5Hrs]
• Receiving and Broadcasting Intents [3Hrs]
• Android Manifest File and its common settings [1 Hr]
• Using Intent Filter, Permissions [3Hrs]
• Managing Application resources in a hierarchy [2Hrs]
• Working with different types of resources [1 Hr]

3. Android User Interface Design Essentials [8Hrs]
• User Interface Screen elements
• Designing User Interfaces with Layouts
• Drawing and Working with Animation

4. Using Common Android APIs [18Hrs]
• Using Android Data and Storage APIs [3Hrs]
• Managing data using SQLite [1 Hr]
• Sharing Data Between Applications with Content Providers [5Hrs]
• Using Android Networking APIs [2Hrs]
• Using Android Web APIs [2Hrs]
• Using Android Telephony APIs [5Hrs]

5. Deploying Android Application to the World [1Hr]
• Selling your Android application

Text Book:

1. Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder, “Android Wireless Application Development”, Pearson
Education, 2nd ed. (2011)

Reference Books:

1. Reto Meier, “Professional Android 2 Application Development”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd (2011)
2. Mark L Murphy, “Beginning Android”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd(2009)
3. Sayed Y Hashimi and Satya Komatineni, “Pro Android”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd(2009)

Chapter wise Coverage from Text Book:
Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 29
Note: In Practicals, Eclipse Mobile edition will be allowed to be used as an IDE.