Application developers are nowadays evaluating to go mobile so as to support a variety of devices including smart phones, PDAs, tablets, etc. This mobile application development course is the first level introductory course which helps developers leverages their code base so as to support a multitude of mobile platforms. This mobile application development course begins with basic HTML web apps and moves on to acquaint participants with complex apps using PhoneGap or Appcelerator.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this mobile app development course, the participants will have successfully learned how to create a mobile app from scratch and will have successfully created an app and published it in the playstore.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Java Basics

• Introduction
• Java Programming Language
• Java Virtual Machine
• JDK and JRE
• Setting up your machine for Java programming
• Hello World in Java
• Using a text Editor
• Using an IDE
• Java Primitive Data Type
• Naming Conventions
• Arrays
• Control Flow
• If/Else and Switch
• Switch statement
• While loop
• For Loop

Lesson 2: Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Objects
• Classes
• Getters and setters
• Inheritance
• Keywords this and super
• Interface
• Access Modifiers
• Constructors
• Polymorphism
• Method overriding and overloading

Lesson 3: Java Programming

• Introduction Nested Classes
• Benefits of inner classes
• Class Variables (static)
• Class Methods
• Enumerated types
• Interfaces and their Implementations
• Exceptions
• Java Collections
• Java IO – Serialization and Deserialization 

Lesson 4: Android Framework and Android Studio

• Introduction
• Android Software Layers
• Android Libraries
• Pre-requisites for Android Application Development
• Android Studio
• Gradle
• Components of an Android Application
• Application Life-cycle

Lesson 5: Android SDK Tools and Activity Class

• Android Project Structure
• The Android Manifest File
• Structure of the Manifest File
• Android SDK Tools
• Activity

Lesson 6: Fragments, Views, and List View

• Introduction
• Fragments
• Views
• List Views and List Activity

Lesson 7: Intents and Intent filters

• Introduction
• Intents
• Native Android Actions
• Data Transfer
• Intent to Call Activities
• Register an Intent Filter

Lesson 8: Android Layouts and Custom Views

• Introduction
• Views
• Layouts
• Customized Views
• Modify Existing Views

Lesson 9: Android Resources, Themes, and Material Design

• Introduction
• Android Resources
• Android Themes and Styles
• Android Material Design

Lesson 10: Android UI – Dialogs, Menus, and WebView

• Introduction
• User Interaction through Messages
• Dialogs
• Activities with Dialog Theme
• Toasts
• Menus
• Context Menus
• Additional Menu Item Options
• Popup Menus
• Web View 

Lesson 11: Android Storage and Background Processing

• Android Storage Options
• File I/O
• Shared Preferences
• Connecting to the internet
• Background Processing

Lesson 12: Android Storage: SQLite and Content Providers

• Introduction
• Databases in Android
• Content Providers
• Native Android Content Providers
• Custom Content Provider
• Sync Adapters

Lesson 13: Android Notifications

• Introduction
• Creating a notification
• Notification actions
• Expandable Notifications
• Notifications Layouts
• Notification Priority
• Notifications in Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

Lesson 14: Deploying and testing

• Compiling it to APK files
• Exporting to android device
• Testing app on Emulator
• Testing app on Device 

Lesson 15: App Store Submission

• Signing Android applications
• Submitting the app to Google Play Store

Who Should Attend?

Mobile Application Development Training is designed for those who want to learn to create and design modern Android/IOS apps for mobile devices.