Course textbook:

• Programming Android (2nd Edition) by Mednieks, Dornin, Meike, and Nakamura (O'Reilly)
• Android Cookbook edited by Ian F. Darwin (O'Reilly)

Course pre-requisites:

• CS 21, Intro to Computer Science
• CS 35, Data Structures and Algorithms

Assessment

Grading Breakdown

• Labs: 40% (~7 Labs)
• Final Project: 30%
• Quizzes: 20%
• Participation and Attendance: 10%

Lab Policy

All assignments are due at the time and date specified on the lab write-up. Generally, labs are due Thursday night at 11:59pm Lab submissions is electronic via git branching, more details forthcoming. You may submit multiple times, but each submission overwrites the previous and only the final submission is graded. Unless otherwise stated, you should assume that the lab assignment is to be done individually, and all written assignments must be completed individually even if the programming portion is group oriented.

Late Policy

Each individual is allotted 2 late days for the semester, and a late day may be used for any reason -- illness, interviews, paper deadlines, etc.. Once your late days are used up, labs will not be accepted unless there is serious extenuating circumstances; the fact that you have a lot of other stuff due then is not an extenuating circumstance, sorry. You should budget your 2 late days to account for any future eventualities. Even if you do not fully complete a lab assignment you should submit for partial credit. You must notify the instructor at least 1 day prior to lab deadline (i.e., Thursday), and you will use the alternative handin43.late submission program. Late days may not be used for the project.

Lab Grading

Participation/Attendance Policy

Academic Integrity

Academic honesty is required in all work you submit to be graded. With the exception of your lab partner on approved lab assignments, you may not submit work done with (or by) someone else, or examine or use work done by others to complete your own work. Your code should never be shared with anyone; you may not examine or use code belonging to someone else, nor may you let anyone else look at or make a copy of your code. This includes sharing solutions after the due date of the assignment.

All code you submit must be your own with the following permissible exceptions: code distributed in class, code found in the course text book, and code worked on with an assigned partner. In these cases, you should always include detailed comments that indicates on which parts of the assignment you received help, and what your sources were.

Discussing ideas and approaches to problems with others on a general level is fine (in fact, we encourage you to discuss general strategies with each other), but you should never read anyone else's code or let anyone else read your code. You may discuss assignment specifications and requirements with others in the class to be sure you understand the problem. In addition, you are allowed to work with others to help learn the course material. However, with the exception of your lab partner, you may not work with others on your assignments in any capacity.

``It is the opinion of the faculty that for an intentional first offense, failure in the course is normally appropriate. Suspension for a semester or deprivation of the degree in that year may also be appropriate when warranted by the seriousness of the offense.'' - Swarthmore College Bulletin (2008-2009, Section 7.1.2)

Academic Accommodations

If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact Leslie Hempling in the Office of Student Disability Services, located in Parrish 130, or e-mail lhempli1 to set up an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. Leslie Hempling is responsible for reviewing and approving disability-related accommodation requests and, as appropriate, she will issue students with documented disabilities an Accommodation Authorization Letter. Since accommodations may require early planning and are not retroactive, please contact her as soon as possible. For details about the Student Disabilities Service and the accomodations process, visit http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/academic-advising-and-support/student-disability-services.xml. You are also welcome to contact me privately to discuss your academic needs. However, all disability-related accommodations must be arranged through Leslie Hempling in the Office Of Student Disability Services. To receive an accommodation for a course activity, you must have an Accomodation Authorization letter from Leslie Hempling and you need to meet with me to work out the details of your accommodation at least two weeks prior to any activity requiring accomodations.

Class Schedule

Guides and Documentation Resources

• Running Eclipse in Science 256 and Checking out Labs and Assignments [ pdf ]
• Running Eclipse on CS Lab Computers [ pdf ]
• Adding new Android SDKs or Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) [ pdf ]

• Java Code Style Guidelines [ html ] (from Prof. Tia Newhall)
• Java Documentation [ html ] (Oracle)