DCATT203 Programming

Introduction to Android Programming

In this instructor-led, hands-on, five-day course participants will learn how to create Android applications by developing activities, services, content providers, and broadcast receivers for the Android platform. Students will first learn how to create activities using views, layouts, dialogs, and menus. Next, they will learn about intents, broadcast receivers, and services. Coverage of data storage is next with chapters on preferences, files, SQLite, data adapters, and content providers. Finally, the course ends with coverage of location-based services and application publishing.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course students should be familiar with programming in Java.

Course Modules

1. Overview of Android Development
2. Creating Activities
3. Working with Resources
4. Views and Event Handlers
5. Working with Layouts
6. Understanding Fragments
7. Using Dialogs
8. Adding Menus
9. Intents and Broadcast Receivers
10. Services
11. Notifications
12. Data Storage: Preferences and Files
13. Data Storage: SQLite Database
14. DataAdapter Views
15. Implementing Content Provider
16. Accessing Contacts and Other Android Providers
17. Location-Based Services
18. Publishing An Application