OVERVIEW

The course introduces the foundations of mobile technologies and programming, focusing on their application in a ship ecosystem.

More in detail, the course introduces the main features of the Android operating system and presents the methodologies for the creation of modern and responsive mobile applications on Android.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Concepts and essential tools for using and programming computers; an effective synthesis between learning the basic concepts of information technology and their application on shipboard.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes: 

- Understand the role of mobile technologies in a ship ecosystem;

- Acquire the foundations of the Android Operating Systems and its programming model;

- Apply the standard methodologies for developing mobile applications;

- Build a working Android application for the management of a shipboard.

PREREQUISITES

- Object Oriented Programming

- Foundations of Operating Systems

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures plus individual hands-on during the course.

Working students and students with certified SLD (Specific Learning Disorders), disability or other special educational needs are advised to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination arrangements so to take into account individual learning patterns, while respecting the teaching objectives.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Mobile technologies in the ship ecosystem

• Introduction di Java programming language

• Android architecture and programming model

• Structure of an Android app

• The Android Studio IDE

• Android Apps UI

• Event-based programming

• Introduction to databases

• SQLite Databases

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The teacher provides slides and exercises (in English) during the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA VERDERAME (President)

ALESSIO MERLO

LUCA ONETO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The full timetable is available at: https://courses.unige.it/10948/p/students-timetable

Class schedule

ICT 2

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Project: development (in groups) of an Android application.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Pitch of the implemented application and oral discussion. 

The final evaluation will take into account:

• class attendance;

• the knowledge of the course contents tested with the project;

• the problem-solving skills tested with the project;

• the communication skills tested during the oral presentation.

Exam schedule