Introduction to Mobile Development

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

599 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

The role of a cross-platform mobile developer
Creating a simple webpage using HTML5
Styling a web page using CSS
Explaining React and React Native

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Tools you'll learn

React Native

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

If you want to become a mobile developer, this course is a good place to start. You will learn about the day-to-day responsibilities of web and mobile developers and get a general understanding of the core and underlying technologies that power the internet.

Learn the basic principles of mobile app development using a cross-platform solution.

What's included

15 videos5 readings2 assignments

15 videos Total 62 minutes

Introduction to the program 3 minutes
Introduction to the course 5 minutes
Web and mobile developer roles 7 minutes
A day in the life of a mobile developer 7 minutes
How the internet works 2 minutes
What are websites and webpages? 5 minutes
What is a web server and how does it work? 2 minutes
What is a web browser and how does it work? 3 minutes
Mobile application evolution 3 minutes
iOS: Platform and language 6 minutes
Android: Platform and language 4 minutes
JavaScript, the language of the web 4 minutes
Web browsers vs mobile browsers 3 minutes
Responsive websites 4 minutes
Module summary: Mobile development 5 minutes

5 readings Total 45 minutes

Course syllabus 5 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Capstone project overview 10 minutes
Additional Resources 10 minutes
Additional resources 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 51 minutes

Knowledge Check - How the web works 27 minutes
Module quiz: Mobile development 24 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to construct html documents and add basic styling and layout using CSS.

What's included

11 videos8 readings3 assignments2 programming assignments

11 videos Total 44 minutes

What is Hyper Text Markup Language? 4 minutes
HTML documents 4 minutes
Linking documents 3 minutes
Introduction to the DOM 4 minutes
Web accessibility 3 minutes
Selecting and styling 6 minutes
Box model introduction 4 minutes
Document flow - Block vs. In-line 4 minutes
Developer tools 3 minutes
What is a an IDE? 4 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to HTML and CSS 3 minutes

8 readings Total 85 minutes

Simple HTML tags 15 minutes
Additional Resources 10 minutes
Different types of selectors 10 minutes
Text and color in CSS 10 minutes
Alignment basics 10 minutes
Additional resources 10 minutes
Exercise: Examine a web page 10 minutes
Additional Resources 10 minutes

3 assignments Total 60 minutes

Knowledge Check - Getting started with HTML 15 minutes
Knowledge check: CSS basics 15 minutes
Module quiz: Introduction to HTML and CSS 30 minutes

2 programming assignments Total 120 minutes

Creating an HTML Document 60 minutes
Styling a page 60 minutes

Get a working mobile development environment on your local machine and start exploring different tools and modules for React Native.

What's included

12 videos5 readings3 assignments

12 videos Total 46 minutes

What is cross-platform mobile development? 6 minutes
Pros and cons of cross-platform app development 4 minutes
What is an emulator? 3 minutes
Static and dynamic content 4 minutes
Single page applications 6 minutes
What is React? 4 minutes
Case Study: Why did Facebook engineers create React? 4 minutes
How React works 2 minutes
Component hierarchy 3 minutes
What is React Native? 5 minutes
Why did Meta create React Native? 6 minutes
Module summary: React and React Native 2 minutes

5 readings Total 45 minutes

Other mobile app development approaches 5 minutes
The Virtual DOM 10 minutes
React and complimentary libraries 15 minutes
Additional Resources 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 51 minutes

Knowledge check: Introduction to cross-platform mobile development 12 minutes
Knowledge Check: Introduction to React 15 minutes
Module Quiz: React and React Native 24 minutes

Practice and reflect on the skills you learned in this course.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 5 minutes

Course 1 recap: Introduction to Mobile development 3 minutes
Congratulations, you have completed Introduction to Mobile development 2 minutes

2 readings Total 8 minutes

About the programming assignment: Create and style a webpage 5 minutes
Next steps after Introduction to Mobile development 3 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Graded assessment: Introduction to Mobile Development 30 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 60 minutes

Create and style a webpage 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

What did you find most challenging in Introduction to Mobile development? 10 minutes

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Reviewed on Feb 12, 2023

This is actually a great Introductory course, nothing more, nothing less. That's something I loved about it.

Reviewed on Feb 15, 2025

I like this course very much. I will be doing many more courses with Meta. I like the quizzes along with the modules. I’m learning so much each week. I highly recommend doing this.

Reviewed on Oct 26, 2023

Great introduction to CSS and HTML and the basics of mobile/web development. The course helps build your 'vocabulary' - definitely aimed at complete beginners.

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