Developing Android Apps with App Inventor

About this Course

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.

Learner Career Outcomes

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Beginner Level

Approx. 40 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

Instructor

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Kenneth W T Leung

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Computer Science and Engineering

59,534 Learners

3 Courses

Learner Career Outcomes

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got a tangible career benefit from this course

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100% online

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Beginner Level

Approx. 40 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction of MIT App Inventor

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 10 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

Week

2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Application Coding

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 2 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes

3 videos

Unit 2 Intro Code Blocks Features43s

Android Emulator1m

Create APK30s

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 Question30m

Property and Text Code Block Question30m

Homework 230m

Quiz 230m

Week

3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Programming Basics & Dialog

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 8 min), 9 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 3 Intro Maths, Notifier, Boolean and Logics1m

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 Question30m

Using if-then-else code question30m

Homework 330m

Quiz 330m

Math Quiz App Assignment30m

Week

4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

More Programming Basics

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 8 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

Week

5

Week 5

4 hours to complete

Alarm Clock Application

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 7 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

Week

6

Week 6

4 hours to complete

Audio & Video

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 6 min), 8 readings, 6 quizzes

4 videos

Unit 6 Intro Sound, Audio and Video1m

Music Alarm2m

Radio Alarm50s

Video Alarm1m

8 readings

Audio10m

Video10m

Media Source Specification10m

Player Component10m

Starting MusicAlarmClock Project10m

Starting RadioAlarmClock Project10m

VideoPlayer Component10m

Starting VideoAlarmClock Project10m

6 practice exercises

Audio Question30m

Video Question30m

Player Component Question30m

VideoPlayer Component Question30m

Homework 630m

Quiz 630m

Week

7

Week 7

5 hours to complete

Drawing Application

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 8 min), 9 readings, 7 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 7 Intro Components for a Drawing App1m

Spinner1m

Slider1m

Text Box53s

Drawing Canvas3m

9 readings

Spinner Component10m

Slider Component10m

TextBox Component10m

Canvas Component10m

Component Layout10m

Starting DrawingApp Project10m

Handling Slider's Selection10m

Canvas touching & Color code block10m

Canvas Drawing10m

7 practice exercises

Spinner Component Question30m

Slider Component Question30m

Textbox Component Question30m

Canvas Component Question30m

Component Layout Question30m

Homework 730m

Quiz 730m

Week

8

Week 8

1 hour to complete

File

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 3 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week

9

Week 9

5 hours to complete

Game

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 9 min), 10 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 9 Intro Making an Interactive Game47s

Random Numbers1m

Random Real Numbers36s

Accelerometer and Shaking1m

Dolphin Game4m

10 readings

ImageSprite Component10m

Random Number10m

Device Shaking and Vibration10m

Starting Superdolphin Project & Game Assets10m

Application Interface10m

Using Clock, Sound and File Components10m

Game Score & Game Start10m

Random Dolphin Appearance10m

Touching Dolphin10m

Stopping Game10m

6 practice exercises

ImageSprite Component Question30m

Random Number Question30m

Device Shaking and Vibration Question30m

Number Matching Game Assignment30m

Homework 930m

Quiz 930m

Week

10

Week 10

2 hours to complete

Device Location

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

Week

11

Week 11

2 hours to complete

Web Browsing

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 2 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Week

12

Week 12

2 hours to complete

Final Exam

2 hours to complete

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DEVELOPING ANDROID APPS WITH APP INVENTOR

by NLDec 28, 2020

I enjoyed a lot in learning this app development course. I am so happy to have GUI based programming feature and it will defenitely help me to make an android app for my future project works.

by MSJun 10, 2020

Some of quizzes weren't really good! but totally I think it was a great course for those who have not worked with any android developing tools and also for beginner programming students.

by MASep 9, 2019

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

by ATJul 30, 2019

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.

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Developing Android Apps with App Inventor