Course: Android development fundamentals
This training is OS platform-independent
The course Android development fundamentals provides the basic skills
to build applications (apps) for the Android platform.
The course covers the setup of the Eclipse development environment
for Android, the use of so-called XML
resource files, implementation of the user interface, the
life cycle of processes (activities), debugging of the app,
databases, threading, content providers, and publishing on the market.
With the knowledge provided by this course, you are able to write your own apps afterwards. Read more >>>
Target audience
- This course is meant for programmers with sufficient Java knowledge who want to build apps for the Android-platform.
The full course takes 3 days, but may be taken as two separate modules.
| Module | Duration | Which days | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (days) | of the course | (in 2012) | ||||
| Essentials | 2 | 1 en 2 | € 950,- | Contact | ||
| Professional skills | 1 | 3 | € 499,- | |||
| Full course | 3 | 1, 2 en 3 | € 1295,- | |||
| Together with the course
"Android Java primer" |
5 |
for both courses |
€ 1995,- |
Additional discount: For introduction you will receive an additional discount of 25% on the previously mentioned prices when you subscribe for the first public course (may 2012).
Scheduled dates
This course is part of our regular programme. For the courses that are mentioned below, the course material is in English and the teaching language will be English unless the attendants prefer the Dutch language unanimously.
Currently scheduled course dates are:
| 23,24,25 May 2012 | Utrecht | 
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| 24,25,26 Sep 2012 | Utrecht |
Register for this course: "Android development fundamentals".
Detailed information about this course
Android deserts
Android has more than 50% market share in the area of
smart phones and tablets. Reason enough to take the development of
mobile apps on this platform seriously.
There are various versions of Android around. A version has a number
and is called after a desert.
Most important are version 2 (Gingerbread, only for
smart phones), version 3 (Honeycomb, only for tablets) and version 4
(Ice cream sandwich, meant for smart phones and tablets).
The course subjects are applicable from Android 1.5 (API level 3) onwards
with the exception of Fragments. Fragments are introduced
in Android 3.0 (API level 11) and also available for
Android versions 1.6 and higher. However even without Fragments
you can make stunning apps.
Prerequisite knowledge
To follow this course general programming experience and basic knowledge of the Java programming language (including object orientation) is required. Basic knowledge of the Java programming language can be obtained via the course "Android Java primer".
Technical content of the course
Day 1 and 2 (module "Essentials") cover:
- Elements of an Android app
- Android security model
- Eclipse development environment
- Android SDK and AVD
- Application resources (R class)
- Views, viewgroups, widgets and controls
- Fragments
- Listviews and adapters
- Menus
- Dialogs
- Preferences framework
- Processing user input
- Life cycle of an activity
- Intents
- Debugging of app via logcat and adb
Day 3 (module "Professional skills") covers:
- SQLite database management
- Java threading, AsyncTask
- Content providers
- Publishing on the Android Market
- Testing app for publication
- Internationali[sz]ation and locali[sz]ation
Documentation
Course attendees receive a student pack with copies of the presentations, lab exercises and answers to the exercises.
Certificate
Shortly after the course the student will receive a certificate as a proof of participation.
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