Course Objectives

At the end of the training, the participant should be able to;

• Learn basic concepts of android mobile applications
• Develop simple and complex mobile applications.
• Integrate android applications with databases such as MYSQL and POSTGRESQL
• Learn how to host an android app in google play store.

Course Outline

MODULE 1: Getting started

• This module covers installing Android Studio, understanding project structure, building your first app, creating activities, testing your apps, and using the Android Support Library.
• First, you deploy a simple Hello World app. You go on to create an app with a simple activity, and then you create a multi-screen app that passes data between activities. You also learn how to use the Android Support Library to provide backward-compatibility with earlier versions of the Android system for your app.

MODULE 2: User experience.

• This module covers how to get input from the user, implement navigation strategies, use themes and styles, test your user interface, and follow Material Design principles.
• The participant will be able to create apps that use menus for navigation, and input controls such as spinners and picker dialogs to get information from the user. Additionally, learn how to extract resources to create a style from an instance of a user interface element. You write an app that displays a word list in a recycler view.

MODULE 3: Working with the background

• This module covers how to do background work, how to schedule tasks, and how to trigger events. It covers the performance implications of executing work in the background, as well as best practices for reducing battery drain. You learn how Android determines which apps to keep running and which to stop when resources run low.

MODULE 4: Working with the database.

• This module discusses how to store user data. You learn how to use shared preferences to save simple key value pairs, then you learn how to use the Room database to save, retrieve, and update user data. This unit also introduces you to the Android Architecture Components, which represent best practices for structuring your app.