CSI 360 - Mobile Application Development I

5 Credits
Students will learn how to create Android applications using Android Developer Tools and the Android studio. Android applications will be run on virtual as well as hardware devices. Emphasis will be put on designing the user interface through views and view groups; adding and applying resource files; saving preferences and data; and using databases as a repository.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of CSI 340 with a 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes

Explain the basic concepts of Android phone features and capabilities.
Explain the relationship between XML and Java for the Android platform.
Use views and view groups to design user interfaces.
Add and apply Resource files to Android applications.
Distinguish between explicit and implicit Intents.
Create, write and test Android applications using multiple Activities.