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title: "MSP Android Course"
categories: teaching
tags: teaching android java kotlin mobile-development app-development agile teamwork
excerpt: "Supervised MSP: teams built Android apps (Java/Kotlin) using agile."
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  teaser: /assets/images/teaching/android.png
role: Practical Course Supervisor / Teaching Assistant
skills: Android Development (Java/Kotlin), Mobile Application Architecture, Client-Server Communication, Wireless Technologies (WiFi/Bluetooth), Location Services (GPS), Agile Methodologies, Team Project Supervision, Code Review
duration: 2018 - 2023 (Multiple Semesters)
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![Android Logo](/assets/images/teaching/android.png){: .align-left style="padding:0.1em; width:5em" alt="Android Logo"}

Over several semesters during my time at LMU Munich, I co-supervised the **"Praktikum Mobile und Verteilte Systeme" (MSP)**, often referred to as the Android development practical course. This intensive lab course provided students with hands-on experience in designing, developing, and testing native applications for the **Android** platform, primarily using **Java** and later **Kotlin**.

The course consistently followed a two-phase structure:

1.  **Introductory Phase:** Focused on imparting fundamental concepts of Android development, relevant APIs, architectural patterns, and necessary tooling through lectures and guided practical exercises.
2.  **Project Phase:** Student teams collaborated on developing a complete Android application based on their own concepts or provided themes. My role involved providing continuous technical mentorship, architectural guidance, code review feedback, and support in project planning and agile execution to each team.

Emphasis was placed on applying software engineering best practices within the context of mobile application development.

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  <h4 style="margin-top: 0;">Past Course Iterations</h4>
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    <li><strong>WiSe 22/23:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-ws2223/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>WiSe 21/22:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-ws2122/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>WiSe 20/21:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-ws2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>WiSe 19/20:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-ws1920/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>WiSe 18/19:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/msp-ws1819/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
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    <li><strong>SoSe 2022:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-sose22/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>SoSe 2021:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-sose21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>SoSe 2020:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/praktikum-mobile-und-verteilte-systeme-sose20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
    <li><strong>SoSe 2019:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/msp-sose19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MSP</a></li>
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  <h4 style="margin-top: 0;">Key Learning Areas</h4>
  Students gained practical experience in:
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    <li>Native Android App Development (Java/Kotlin)</li>
    <li>Android SDK, Activity/Fragment Lifecycle, UI Design (XML Layouts, Jetpack Compose later)</li>
    <li>Client-Server Architecture & Networking (e.g., Retrofit, Volley)</li>
    <li>Using Wireless Local Networks (WiFi / Bluetooth APIs)</li>
    <li>Implementing Location Services (GPS / Fused Location Provider)</li>
    <li>Background Processing and Services</li>
    <li>Data Persistence (SharedPreferences, SQLite, Room)</li>
    <li>Teamwork and Collaborative Software Development (Git)</li>
    <li>Agile Methodologies and Project Management Tools</li>
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