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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SEN4102	Wireless Programming with J2ME	Spring	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi PINAR BÖLÜK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	Li Sing., Knudsen J., 2005, Beginning J2ME-From Novice to Professional, ISBN: 1-59059-479-7 Knudsen J., 2008, Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA, Addison Wesley, ISBN:0-321-46342-0 Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel, Wireless Internet and Mobile Business-How to Program, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130092886
Course Objectives:	The J2ME and Mobile Phone Development Topics bundle provides Java programming language developers with a set of web-based instruction designed to provide a high level of advanced proficiency with Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). The courses in this bundle begin with a review of key Java programming language topics such as exception handling and GUI components. They then progress with an overview of the new features of J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.x and how they support Mobile Interface Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0 development.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Develop Java-based Wireless Applications and J2ME
2. Choose appropriate programming technologies and techniques to use when developing specific mobile application systems
3. Describe emerging standards, protocols and technologies in mobile applications development
4. Analyse key issues of concern in the development of mobile application systems

Course Content

The course content is composed of the basics of wireless programming, j2me, j2me development environment, event handling with midlet, gui design in midp, persistent storage in midp, networking in midp, wireless software design techniques, mobile applications with java me & blackberry, considerations, practices, and guidelines for mobile devices (blackberry), gui components with blackberry, blackberry event handling.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Wireless Programming
2)	Introduction to J2ME
3)	J2ME Development Environment
4)	Event Handling with MIDLET
5)	GUI Design in MIDP
6)	Persistent Storage in MIDP
7)	Networking in MIDP
8)	MIDP / Midterm
9)	Wireless Software Design Techniques
10)	Mobile Applications with Java ME & BlackBerry
11)	Considerations, Practices, and Guidelines for Mobile Devices (BlackBerry)
12)	GUI Components Part I with BlackBerry
13)	GUI Components Part II with BlackBerry
14)	BlackBerry Event Handling

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	3	% 20
Project	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Laboratory	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	4	6	24
Project	1	10	10
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Midterms	1	17	17
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.