The course will give students hands-on experience in developing interesting Android applications. No previous experience in programming is needed, and the course is suitable for students with any level of computing experience. MIT App Inventor will be used in the course. It is a blocks-based programming tool that allows everyone, even novices, to start programming and build fully functional apps for Android devices. Students are encouraged to use their own Android devices for hands-on testing and exploitation.
Developing Android Apps with App Inventor
Offered By
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
About this Course
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Learners taking this Course are
- Teachers
- Entrepreneurs
- Professors
- Operations Analysts
- Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Introduction of MIT App Inventor
5 videos (Total 10 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes
5 videos
Course Introduction2m
Unit 1 Intro Hello World1m
Introduction to App Inventor1m
Hello World App2m
5 readings
Introduction to App Inventor10m
Android Application10m
Adding Component & Button Component10m
Component Property10m
Label Component10m
5 practice exercises
Project creation question2m
Add component quiz2m
Component Property Question2m
Homework 128m
Quiz 120m
Week
23 hours to complete
Application Coding
3 videos (Total 2 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes
10 readings
Introduction to Code Blocks10m
Event Handler10m
Code Deletion10m
Method Call10m
Property Getter and Setter10m
Built-In Text Code Block10m
Application Testing10m
Using Emulator10m
Testing HelloWorld Project10m
Project Sharing10m
4 practice exercises
Code Block Question2m
Property and Text Code Block Question4m
Homework 230m
Quiz 220m
Week
33 hours to complete
Programming Basics & Dialog
5 videos (Total 8 min), 9 readings, 5 quizzes
5 videos
Numbers1m
Notifier2m
Boolean Values1m
Logical Operators2m
9 readings
Math Code Blocks10m
Evaluation Order10m
Mutator10m
Formatting Number10m
Notifier Component & Starting UsingMath Project10m
Choice Dialog & Starting UsingIfThen Project10m
Boolean Value & Canceling Dialog10m
if-then Code & Logic Code Blocks10m
else-if socket10m
5 practice exercises
Using Math Code Blocks Question2m
Using if-then-else code question2m
Homework 330m
Quiz 320m
Math Quiz App Assignment26m
Week
42 hours to complete
More Programming Basics
6 videos (Total 8 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes
6 videos
Loop4m
Comments53s
Duplicate Blocks31s
Backpack33s
Collapse Code Blocks37s
6 readings
Variable10m
While Loop10m
Starting Usingloop Project10m
Code Comment10m
Code Duplication10m
Collapsing Code Blocks10m
5 practice exercises
Using While Loop Question2m
Collapsing Code Blocks Question2m
Homework 430m
Quiz 420m
Sequence Calculator Assignment8m
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24 ReviewsTop reviews from Developing Android Apps with App Inventor
Am excited to have a feel of how android apps are developed. This course has help me learn how android components interacts with each other and how to use them appropriately. Thanks alot
It is a wonderful course. It helped my daughter learn how to make apps on my Android device. I highly recommend using this course to teach the building of an app to a learner.
Instructor
Kenneth W T Leung
LecturerComputer Science and Engineering
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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