Introduction to Android

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Length: 5 days Fee: $2,995 Course #: AND01

Course Description

The Android platform is the fastest growing mobile development platform in the world. With Android phones being produced by all of the major phone manufacturers, and the addition of new tablet devices, the platform will only continue to grow. This course will teach application development for the Android Development using the Java Programming Language and the Eclipse Development Environment. This course will include basic application development including use of the Android phone camera, geolocation tools, and playing audio and video files.

Course Outline:

Review of Java Concepts

1. Creating and Running Java Apps with Eclipse

2. Data Types, Variables and Operators

3. Control Statements

4. Methods

5. Arrays

6. Object Oriented Java

7. Inheritance and Interfaces

8. Inner Classes

Getting Started with Android

9. Introduction to Android

10. Development Tools

11. Creating Your First Application: Hello World

12. Debugging and Profiling Android Applications

13. The Application Life Cycle

14. Working with Application Resources

Creating a User Interface

15. UI: Fields, Buttons and Labels

16. UI: Selection Widgets

17. UI: Lists

18. UI: Containers

19. UI: Progress Bars, Time Pickers and Clocks

20. Creating Menus and Messages

Application Development Concepts

21. Filters and Intents

22. Working with the Internet

23. Working with Web Services

24. Working with XML

25. Audio and Video

26. Animation

27. The Built-in SQL Database

Working with the Android Handset Features

28. Working with the Built-in Camera

29. Geolocation Services

30. Working with Google Maps

31. Working with the Browser

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