DPS924 Projects Winter 2015

Overview

• Learning Objectives.
  • Build a useful and interesting Android app by the end of the semester.
  • Have a sense of achievement after building an operational Android app with feedback from end users.
  • Develop your applied research skills as you need to search for additional knowledge in order to complete the project.
    • use Android packages not covered by this course
    • integrate with another API (e.g. a Web API, Twitter API, Facebook API, Flickr API,...)
  • Demonstrate your potentials, creativity, and technical skills.
  • Use GitHub to build an Android app.
  • Use agile software development approach.
    • user stories(from the perspective of end users)
    • sprints (i.e. iterations)
    • weekly standup meetings
• Be innovative.
  • market research
  • start-up companies and career opportunities
    • seven Canadian tech startups (2014) [1]
    • 1000 startups [2]
    • startup companies in Toronto [3]
  • startup career in Toronto [4]
  • entrepreneurs and start-ups (Ontario Centers of Excellence) [5]
• Team size: 1-2 persons.

Gallery of Projects

Author(s)	App Name	Description	Links (similar apps)
Elsi Nushaj & Hyungryu Chun	RWG (Random Workout Generator)	App creates workouts for you and lets you track exercise times to improve and compare against others	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.workout.generator
Vasil Rimar & Norbert Curiciac	AdPulse	This application allows advertisement agencies throughout the GTA, who currently rely on paper based methods to keep track of and organize information.	???
Kevin Kofler & Petr Bouianov	Pupillary Distance Meter	An application which measures pupillary distance, i.e. the distance between the pupils of you eyes. This metric is needed while purchasing prescription eye wear.

Project Milestones

• Exploration of Project Ideas. [Week 1 - Week 3]
  • Identify an application domain for your Android project.
  • Gather information from end users (i.e. people who will use your app).
  • Do market research (e.g. Google Play Store) if needed.
• Submission of a Project Proposal. [Week 4 - Week 5]
  • date of submission: February 15, 2015
  • Watch the video (approx. 7 minutes) about creating user stories. [6]
  • Create a business statement.
    • key questions
      • What kind of Android app are you going to build?
      • Have you found similar apps on the market (e.g. Google Play Store)? If so, please include some links in your proposal.
      • How does your app differentiate from other similar apps on the market?
    • focus: application domain, end-user needs, business values
  • Create user stories (or use cases).
    • key question
      • How is a user going to use your app?
    • SCRUM User Stories (from the perspective of an end-user) [7] [8]
    • an example from a CDOT project [9]
  • Create a list of features on your app.
  • Create a sketch of your design.
    • Note: The design may change as your project goes through the iterations.
  • Create a system diagram of your app.
    • identify the key components (e.g. UI, database, Web API, server)
      • an example:
  • Create a tentative timeline.
    • based on the priorities of user stories/use-cases
    • identify checkpoints/milestones
  • Your proposal must include the name of your app, names of team members, and the date of submission.
• Design and Implementation. [Week 7 - Week 12 (February 15 - March 31); 6 weeks]
  • Design Report 2.0
  • GitHub activities
  • Weekly standup meetings on Fridays [10]
    1. What have I done since the last Scrum meeting (yesterday)?
    2. What will I do before the next Scrum meeting (tomorrow)?
    3. What prevents me from performing my work as efficiently as possible?
  • Sprints (i.e. iterations) [11]
• Project Presentation and Final Report. [Week 14]
  • April 13, 2015 (Monday)