227-0085-27L  Projects & Seminars: Android Application Development (AAD)

SemesterAutumn Semester 2020
LecturersS. Kozerke
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentOnly for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology BSc.

The course unit can only be taken once. Repeated enrollment in a later semester is not creditable.


AbstractThe category of "Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars" includes courses and laboratories in various formats designed to impart practical knowledge and skills. Moreover, these classes encourage independent experimentation and design, allow for explorative learning and teach the methodology of project work.
ObjectiveAndroid Applications – Programming and development of Application - Android Studio – Smart Phone Sensors – GPS and Google Maps.

Although the App-Industry is dominated by the giant Apps right now, it is still crucial that one knows how those Apps function and how those Apps are communicating with their hardware. This course offers the opportunity for the participants to understand the development of application using Android Studio. Most importantly, participants will get a chance to do hands-on software design specific to Android smartphone and the data acquisition from sensors, GPS, google maps and other internal devices. The main goal of the course if providing the students with the basic principle and software programming for build up every android application. The course include 4-5 weeks project were the students alone or in group will build up a working demo of a target application. The course will conclude with the presentation of the students work. Previous experience in C/Java or other languages is preferable but not mandatory. The students will program their own Android Smartphone.

The course will be taught in English by the new Project-based learning centre.