COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 340	B	99	2	2	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E214
Course Description:	Mobile phones are most widespread piece of technology (more than 75% of world has access to them). People are using them 24/7 and more and more are using smartphones. Media companies are expanding their business in area of mobile devices & apps. Leading operating system is Android.
Course Objectives:	Mobile phones are most widespread piece of technology (more than 75% of world has access to them). People are using them 24/7 and more and more are using smartphones. Media companies are expanding their business in area of mobile devices & apps. Leading operating system is Android. In this course, students will review developments of mobile devices and learn how to use these tools in the creation and distribution of news. Furthermore, students will learn how to put together android app and build news business around it.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Mobile Phones and Network Technologies
2	Introduction to Android Programming , Android Application Frameworks
3	Building a Simple User Interface
4	Activities and Intents
5	Case Study: Calculator App. – Design Challenges
6	Services
7	Broadcast Receivers
8	MIDTERM EXAM
9	Data Persistence
10	Processes and Threads
11	Asynchronous Tasks
12	Internet Resources
13	App Publishing and Business Models
14	Application Development in iOS

Prerequisite(s):	Computer and operating system: Macintosh (with Intel processor): Mac OS X 10.5 or higher; Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7; GNU/Linux: Ubuntu 8 or higher, Debian 5 or higher
Textbook:	Wei-Meng Lee, Beginning Android™ 4 Application Development, 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, ISBN: 978-1-118-19954-1
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	Yes
Computer Usage:	YES
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explain mobile devices, including their capabilities and limitations
2	Use current mobile platforms and their architectures
3	Develop mobile applications on a popular mobile platform.
4	Evaluate development with another mobile platform

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Computer Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations.	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	5
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	5
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	5
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	5
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	5
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	4	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	30
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	6	96
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	6	4	24
Mid-terms	1	5	5
Assignments	4	5	20
Final examination	1	5	5
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6