Computer Science Department News

The Computer Science Department will be offering a new course in the fall semester titled "CS495/595 - App Development for Smart Devices"

Dr. Tamer Nadeem will be teaching this class starting in Fall 2011.


Course Description

In recent years, smart devices (e.g., phones, tablets, netbooks, eBooks) have seen an explosive growth both in terms of the number of services provided and the types of technologies that have become available.

This project-oriented course examines the principles of application design and development for smart devices. More specifically, this course's focus is on Android phones. Students will learn application development on the Android platform. Topics will include user interface; input methods; data handling; network techniques; localization and sensing. Students are expected to work on a project that produces a professional-quality mobile application.


Course Overview

Course requirements include (1) readings for class preparation and class participation, (2) programming assignments and code reviews, (3) in-class presentations of one or more papers/applications, (4) Mid-term exam, and (5) the final programming project.


Prerequisities

No specific course prerequisite. However, students must be comfortable with Linux environment and Java programming.