WPI Computer Science Department

Computer Science Department
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CS 528, Spring Semester 2023
Project 0: Getting Start, Android Setup and Practice (2/100 points),
Due before class start time on Thursday, January 19, 2023

The aim of this project is to get you to watch a few tutorials that will help you set up and run Android Studio on your laptop or your computer, and give you a tour of Android Studio. You will then do a small exercise to demonstrate you understand the tutorials

Note: You can use your own Windows machine. Android Studio is also already installed in the Zoolab in the Fuller Labs sub-basement. You may choose to work there, in which case you would not have to install Android Studio.

Prep Steps: Watch Android Studio Tutorials and Install Android Studio

Watch the following YouTube tutorials 1-3 on Android Studio from DJ Malone. They will give you a good overview of Android Studio, how to install it and the IDE.

The Android Studio Tutorials:
Pay attention while you watch the tutorials. Some Android Studio questions may also be on quiz 1.

Project Requirement

After finishing part 3 of the tutorial, you should be feel comfortable creating new Android Studio projects and doing minor tasks with the widget palette. Create a new project, select blank activity. Then drag in 5 TextView widgets from the palette, arrange them diagonally from bottom left to top right corner. Type "My" "name" "is" "Emmanuel" Agu" (replacing Emmanuel Agu with your first and last name). Each TextView widget should contain one word. You will submit the Android Studio project containing this app (instructions below). The final screen for project 0 should look like shown below.


Submitting Your Work

Make sure to double-check that everything works before submitting. Submit all your executable and source files. Put all your work files (Android Studio gradle files, source files, and executable) files into a folder and zip it. Essentially, after your project is complete, just zip the project directory created by Android Studio. Submit your zip file on Canvas. Do not email me your program or submit it via dropbox. Before submitting, MAKE SURE YOUR APP RUNS IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF ANDROID STUDIO. Name your zip file according to the convention FirstName_lastName_hw0.zip


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