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MOBILE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT (BCOM) SEM 5th Syllabus

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID 

 Overview, History, Features of Android, The Android Platform, Understanding the Android Software Stack - Android Application Architecture - The Android Application Life  Cycle - The Activity Life Cycle, Creating Android  Activity - Views - Layout Android SDK, Android Installation, Building you First Android application, Understanding Anatomy of Android Application, Android Manifest file.

Case Study

1. Give a brief description of Android Architecture and its parts.

2. List out the challenges we face while using Android?

3. List the new features of Android in the latest version 

UNIT 2: ANDROID APPLICATION DESIGN ESSENTIALS

Anatomy of an Android applications, Android terminologies,  Creating User Interfaces with basic views - Application Context, Activities, Services, Intents, linking activities with Interns,, Receiving and broadcasting Interns, Android Manifest File and its common settings, Using Intent Filter, Permissions.

Case Study

1. Present an idea that you would like to convert it into an application in the future.

UNIT 3:  ANDROID USER INTERFACE DESIGN ESSENTIALS

User Interface Screen elements, Designing User Interfaces with Layouts, Drawing and working with Animation. Layouts, Recycler View, List View, Grid View and Web view     Input Controls: Buttons, Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, Toggle Buttons, Spinners, Input Events, Menus, Toast, Dialogs, Styles and Themes, Creating lists, and Custom lists.

Case Study

1. Present details report on the features of Check Boxes, Radio Buttons and Toggle Buttons.

UNIT 4: TESTING ANDROID APPLICATIONS 

Publishing Android applications, Using Android Preferences, Managing Application resources in a hierarchy, working with different types of resources.

Case Study

1. List out the special features of Android with its counterparts.

UNIT 5: USING COMMON ANDROID APIS

Internal Storage, External Storage, SQLite Databases, Managing data using Sqlite, Sharing Data between Applications with Content Providers, Using Android Networking APIs, Using  Android Web APIs, JSON Parsing, Using Android Telephony APIs, Developing Android Applications to the world. Google Maps, Using GPS to find the current location, Sensors, and Bluetooth / Wi-fi Connectivity.

Case Study

1. List  out the points to keep in mind to make you application more attractive. 

2. List  the controls that make you application attractive.