Engineering Maintainable Android Apps, which is a 4 week MOOC that shows by example various methods for engineering maintainable Android apps, including test-driven development methods and how to develop/run unit tests using JUnit and Robotium (or equivalent automated testing frameworks for Android), as well as how to successfully apply common Java/Android software patterns to improve the extensibility and clarity of Android apps. Students will work on the appropriate automated unit quizzes, based on the material covered in the lecture videos. These lessons will demonstrate the benefits of good software engineering practices that are targeted at creating maintainable code for mobile apps. There will be roughly 3-4 hours of student engagement time per week, including video lectures, and quizzes. The ordering of the modules within the course is designed to be flexible. In particular, students can watch the videos in whatever order suits their experience and needs, e.g., they may want to watch the unit testing videos prior to the software pattern videos if they prefer to learn about unit testing first.
This course is part of the Android App Development Specialization
Engineering Maintainable Android Apps
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Skills you will gain
- Software Engineers
- Data Engineers
- Technical Support Associates
- Data Scientists
- Data Analysts
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
MOOC Overview
Engineering Maintainable Android Apps, which is a 4 week MOOC that shows by-example various methods for engineering maintainable Android apps, including test-driven development methods and how to develop/run unit tests using JUnit and Robotium (or equivalent automated testing frameworks for Android), as well as how to successfully apply common Java/Android software patterns to improve the extensibility and clarity of Android apps.
Software Engineering & Testing I
Software Engineering & Testing II
Security & Sustainability I
Security & Sustainability II
This module provides an introduction to Unit Testing using the Junit 4.0 Framework in Android, as well as an introduction to Testing Frameworks using the Robotium open-source test framework for writing graybox testing cases to automate the testing of multi-Activity Android apps.
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Top reviews from Engineering Maintainable Android Apps
Dr White is always a pleasure to learn from. He has presented a large amount of vital information in a relatively short, concise and palatable manner. Looking forward to the next course. \m/
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Instructors
Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program
Michael Walker
Instructor - Graduate Student pursuing PhD in Computer Science
Dr. Jules White
Associate Professor of Computer ScienceAbout Vanderbilt University
About the Android App Development Specialization
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