IT 372 -- Announcements
- The recommended number of notable items for Project 1b is 6 to 8. You can change the image to match the notable item, for up to 5 points extra credit.
- Apr 12. The scores for Project 1a are posted. Common deductions were
no software comments, no software headers containing name, project number, and
submit date. Here is a table of Project 1a deductions, including the
deductions for Project 1a and the maximum deductions for future projects:
ItemDeduction
for Proj0Max
DeductionNo Comments -2 -10 No Headers -0 -5 No Title -5 -5 Strings and
Colors not in
Resource File-2.5 -5 Zipfile not
Created with
Android Studio-2.5 -5 Project not
named properly-2 -5 - Apr 3. Each quarter, the DePaul asks instructors to submit a list of no-shows for their courses. If you have synchronously attended at least one of the IT 238 class meetings, or submitted a study log for Week 1. you will not be reported as a no-show. However, if you have not attended any class meetings and have not submitted a study log for Week 1, please submit a document to this Attendance Verification drop box, stating that you wish to remain in the class. Submit this document by noon, Tuesday, Apr 9.
- Apr 3. Practice Quiz 1 is posted. It is due Sunday night, April 12. Quizzes cannot be taken late. You are allowed 3 attempts for this quiz, so complete all three attempts by the due date.
- Apr 3. Attendance counts 10% of your grade. Students in the sync section obtain credit
for attendance by attending Zoom class sessions. Students in the async section
or anyone that must miss a class, obtain credit for attendance by submitting a
study log for that week, which will summarize what you did to study for IT 238
during that week. Although exactly what you submit is up to you, here are some
suggestions: the number of hours you spent studying for the various parts of the
class (e.g., watching lectures and studying class examples, working on
tutorials, projects, and practice quizzes), what did you find interesting, hard,
or confusing, what questions did you have? If you have questions for the
instructor, email him directly, in addition to putting these questions in the
study log.
Even if you are in the async section, you are welcome to attend the class via Zoom any time you are available. If you attend both class meetings for a week, you need not submit a study log for that week. - Apr 3. When you create a new project in Android Studio, create an Empty Views Activity, not an Empty Activity.
- Mar 30. The first meeting of IT 372 is in Room CDM 216 on Monday, Mar 30, at 3:10pm.
- Mar 30. The Zoom links for class meetings and office hours are posted on D2L:
Content >> Zoom Links and Recordings >> Zoom Links - Mar 30. Scheduled office hours are from 10 am to 10:45 am on Mondays and Wednesdays, in-person or via phone or Zoom; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm on Thursdays via phone or Zoom. Use the Office Hours Zoom link, which will be posted on D2L. To talk to me outside of these scheduled office hours, call, text, or email to make an appointment.
- Mar 30. Weekly quizzes count 10% of your course score. Each week on Friday, a D2L quiz will be posted, which will be due the following Sunday in 10 days. Each quiz will have 5 multiple choice questions; you will be allowed three attempts for each quiz. Quizzes cannot be submitted late.
- Mar 30. The official late penalty for projects is 10% per day. If you have extenuating circumstances, talk to the professor by phone or via Zoom. If an exception is made; the late penalty may be reduced, but not entirely eliminated.
- Mar 30. The last day to add a class for Spring Quarter is Friday, Apr 3.
- Mar 30. The deadline to drop this course with full tuition refund: 11:59 pm, Friday, April 11. No exceptions or appeals are allowed if you do not drop the course by this date.
- Mar 30. The dropbox for Project 1a is posted on D2L. It is due on Apr 7.
- Mar 30. Set the Microsoft Explorer on your Windows PC to show file extensions.
- Mar 30. In this class, we will use Android Studio as our development IDE. You can download it from the site developer.android.com. Select the AndroidStudio link at the top of the page and click the DOWNLOAD ANDROID STUDIO button. If you are on a Windows or Mac machine, this web page is smart enough to know which and download the appropriate version (.exe file for Windows; .dmg file for Mac). Make sure that you download the Panda 2 Version of Android Studio.
- Mar 30. On some older Windows machines, to run Android Studio, you may need Intel
Virtualization, also known as Intel HAXM, to be enabled on your machine. Some manufacturers
of Windows computers leave this turned
off by default. Although the steps for enabling Intel Virtualization on vary
from brand to brand, here are the steps that I used to enable it on my machine,
which is a Lenovo:
- To bring up the IndydeH20 Setup menu, boot up your Windows machine while holding down the F2 key.
- Use right arrow key to move to the Configuration Tab.
- Use down arrow key to select Intel Virtual Technology. Press enter to select.
- Use up or down key to select Enabled.
- Press Enter and F10 to Save and Exit
Intel Virtualization is not something you need to set on a Mac machine.
