Android

Learn the basics of Android and Java programming, and take the first step on your journey to becoming an Android developer! 

This course is designed for students who are new to programming, and want to learn how to build Android apps. You don’t need any programming experience to take this course. If you’ve been using a smartphone to surf the web and chat with friends, then you’re our perfect target student!

Learning anything new can be tough. We will walk you through the process of making Android apps, but to get the most out of this course, you must bring your enthusiasm for learning, and budget time on your calendar to learn with us. 

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to build an app’s layout and then practiced those skills by making a birthday card app.

Eligibility:

• To apply for this program, you should have cleared 12th class

Course Structure:

• Introduction to Android
• Introduction to Android Platform
• Android Stack
• Android Versions and Installing Android SDK and updating SDK components
• Eclipse, IDEs and ADT plug-in
• Using the Emulator
• Android vs. Other mobile platforms
• Your First Android Application
• Application Life Cycle
• Application Components
• Activity life cycle
• Manifest File, Layout XML Code
• Strings, The R File
• Java Source Code
• Java based layout vs. xml based layout
• Eclipse Visual Layout Editor
• Logging
• UI Design for Android
• Using different layouts – LinearLayout, TableLayout etc.
• Drawable Resources
• Resolution and density independence
• Working with common widgets
• Working with ListView and Adapters
• Creating and using option menu
• Working with preferences
• Working with Dialogs and Toasts
• Working with Graphics and Animation
• Introducing Intents
• Intents
• Intent filters
• Invoking activities by class name and URI
• Sharing data using Extras Bundle and URI parameters
• Working with Tabs and Fragments
• Files and Database
• Using File System
• Introducing SQLite on Android
• Database Connectivity
• Cursors and content values
• Using ContentProvider to share data
• Understanding Security model
• Working in background
• Introducing Service and its life cycle
• Creating and starting a service
• Types of services
• Working with multi-threading and AsyncTask
• Broadcast receivers
• Triggering receivers with intents
• Responding to system events using Broadcast receivers
• Using Alarm