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Google Android Development

COM SCI X 418.104F

This course is a hands-on introduction to writing applications for Android devices, focusing on language syntax and object-oriented concepts. Build Android applications, learn how to create user interfaces, and more.

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What you can learn.

Know how to develop basic Android applications
Have a thorough knowledge of how to develop and debug basic Android applications
Understand how an Android UI is created
Know Android’s application and Activity lifecycles
Be able to effectively use data persistence techniques
Understand SqlLite

About this course:

Android is a software platform for mobile devices widely used in smart phones and tablets. Android is based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. This course is a hands-on introduction to writing applications for Android smart phones and tablets. The course provides developers unfamiliar with the Android application development environment the knowledge and skills to develop Android applications using the Android SDK and Android Studio development platform. The course focuses on basic Android program structure, language syntax and object-oriented concepts. Students build Android applications, learning how to create user interfaces, handle data, use Android library code and debug programs.

Prerequisites

Experience in Java programming and the use of Android Studio or consent of instructor.