This course is part of the Android App Development Specialization

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Android App Development SpecializationVanderbilt University

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This 4 week MOOC builds upon the core Android app components and concurrency frameworks covered in Course 2 by focusing on started and bound services, local inter-process communication (IPC), and content providers. Case study apps will be examined from multiple perspectives to learn how to program these app components using Android's material design paradigm. Students will work incrementally on a hands-on project involving a material design-based RSS reader app. Each week you will add additional capabilities to the project, based on material covered in the lecture videos. You'll spend roughly 4 hours per week watching video lectures, taking quizzes, and programming assignments with Java and Android.

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Android App Development Specialization

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Approx. 13 hours to complete

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Android App Development Specialization

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Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt

Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

MOOC Overview

2 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 88 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

14 videos

MOOC 3 Overview2mModule Introduction3mMOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 1)4mMOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 2)5mOverview of Layered Architectures10mPrimary and Secondary Storage Mechanisms6mKernel IPC and Processing Mechanisms9mAndroid Kernel Extensions8mAn Introduction to Key Concepts3mAndroid Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)4mAndroid Runtime: Execution Environments5mAndroid Runtime: Core and Native Libraries9mOverview of Object-Oriented Frameworks6mService Frameworks and Packaged Apps6m

1 reading

Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and PDF Versions of Slides10m

1 practice exercise

Module 1 - Overview of the Android App Components30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Android Started and Bound Services

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 79 min)

10 videos

Module Introduction2mOverview of Android Services (Part 1)6mOverview of Android Services (Part 2)6mOverview to Android Services (Part 3)8mService Lifecycle Operations (Part 1)9mService Lifecycle Operations (Part 2)6mService Lifecycle Operations (Part 3)12mThe IntentService Framework8mService Deployment and Communication Models4mCase Study: PingPongReceiverService App13m

1 practice exercise

Module 2 - Started and Bound Services30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

4 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 114 min)

13 videos

Module Introduction2mOverview of Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC) (Part 1)7mOverview of Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC) (Part 2)7mService and Activity Communication Via Android Messengers (Part 1)5mService and Activity Communication Via Android Messengers (Part 2)7mProgramming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 1)12mProgramming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 2)14mProgramming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 3)10mProgramming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 4)7mProgramming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 1)4mProgramming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 2)11mProgramming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 3)6mProgramming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 4)15m

1 practice exercise

Module 3 - Android: Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC)30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Android Content Providers

4 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 96 min)

10 videos

Module Introduction1mOverview of Content Providers & Content Resolvers (Part 1)12mOverview of Content Providers & Content Resolvers (Part 2)10mOverview of SQLite (Part 1)7mOverview of SQLite (Part 2)11mDeveloping a Content Provider (Part 1)12mDeveloping a Content Provider (Part 2)10mCase Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 1)4mCase Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 2)9mCase Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 3)16m

1 practice exercise

Module 4 - Android Content Providers30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ANDROID APP COMPONENTS - SERVICES, LOCAL IPC, AND CONTENT PROVIDERS

by HFDec 19, 2019

You should have background in programming.

Overall the course content is very good.

by MMJul 18, 2017

Assignments were pretty cool. Topics are covered thoroughly and provided links to relevant material and excellent examples.

by AAApr 29, 2017

This course was really good for me. I was able to learn the basic theory and working of how services and content providers work in Android. This course helped me alot.

by ASJan 22, 2017

Need little change or update. But very good explanation!

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About the Android App Development Specialization

This Specialization enables learners to successfully apply core Java programming languages features & software patterns needed to develop maintainable mobile apps comprised of core Android components, as well as fundamental Java I/O & persistence mechanisms.

The Capstone project will integrate the material from throughout the Specialization to exercise and assess the ability of learners to create an interesting Android app by applying knowledge and skills learned in previous MOOCs, including Java programming features, Android Studio tools, Android Activity components, Material Design, file I/O and data persistence, unit testing, and software patterns. The project itself will be similar in design goals to previous assignments, however it will provide less of the skeleton code than earlier MOOCs provide to enable more creativity to learners and greater opportunity for learners to customize the app.

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