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Course Outline
Android Programming With Android Studio for
Beginners
02 Oct 2024
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1. Course Objective
2. Pre-Assessment
3. Exercises, Quizzes, Flashcards & Glossary
Number of Questions
4. Expert Instructor-Led Training
5. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
6. State of the Art Educator Tools
7. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
8. Chapter & Lessons
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Android Programming
Chapter 3: Using Android Studio for Android Development
Chapter 4: Activities, Fragments, and Intents
Chapter 5: Getting to Know the Android User Interface
Chapter 6: Designing Your User Interface with Views
Chapter 7: Displaying Pictures and Menus with Views
Chapter 8: Data Persistence
Chapter 9: Content Providers
Chapter 10: Messaging
Chapter 11: Location-Based Services
Chapter 12: Networking
Chapter 13: Developing Android Services
Chapter 14: Video Tutorials
Videos and How To
9. Practice Test
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Features
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10. LABS
Lab Tasks
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11. Post-Assessment
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1. Course Objective
The Beginning Android Programming With Android Studio course and lab is designed for Android
developers who want to start developing applications using Google's Android SDK. The lab can be
mapped to any course, textbook, or training, therefore, adding value and a hands-on component to
training. The Android Programming course covers the necessary topics to help you understand the
underlying architecture of the SDK and to appreciate why things are done in certain ways.
2. Pre-Assessment
Pre-Assessment lets you identify the areas for improvement before you start your prep. It determines
what students know about a topic before it is taught and identifies areas for improvement with
question assessment before beginning the course.
3. Quiz
Quizzes test your knowledge on the topics of the exam when you go through the course material.
There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt it.
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4. flashcards
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Flashcards are effective memory-aiding tools that help you learn complex topics easily. The flashcard
will help you in memorizing definitions, terminologies, key concepts, and more. There is no limit to
the number of times learners can attempt these. Flashcards help master the key concepts.
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5. Glossary of terms
uCertify provides detailed explanations of concepts relevant to the course through Glossary. It
contains a list of frequently used terminologies along with its detailed explanation. Glossary defines
the key terms.
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TERMS
6. Expert Instructor-Led Training
uCertify uses the content from the finest publishers and only the IT industry's finest instructors. They
have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields.
Unlike a live class, you can study at your own pace. This creates a personal learning experience and
gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule
24/7.
7. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
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uCertify course and labs are ADA (Americans with Disability Act) compliant. It is now more
accessible to students with features such as:
Change the font, size, and color of the content of the course
Text-to-speech, reads the text into spoken words
Interactive videos, how-tos videos come with transcripts and voice-over
Interactive transcripts, each word is clickable. Students can clip a specific part of the video by
clicking on a word or a portion of the text.
JAWS (Job Access with Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that
reads the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a Refreshable Braille display. Student can
easily navigate uCertify course using JAWS shortcut keys.
8. State of the Art Educator Tools
uCertify knows the importance of instructors and provide tools to help them do their job effectively.
Instructors are able to clone and customize course. Do ability grouping. Create sections. Design grade
scale and grade formula. Create and schedule assessments. Educators can also move a student from
self-paced to mentor-guided to instructor-led mode in three clicks.
9. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
uCertify has developed an award winning, highly interactive yet simple to use platform. The SIIA
CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's
finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been
recognized for achieving excellence. uCertify has won CODiE awards consecutively for last 7 years:
2014
1. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution
2015
1. Best Education Solution
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2. Best Virtual Learning Solution
3. Best Student Assessment Solution
4. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution
5. Best Career and Workforce Readiness Solution
6. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
7. Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution
2016
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Education Cloud-based Solution
3. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
4. Best Corporate / Workforce Learning Solution
5. Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution
6. Best Postsecondary LMS or Learning Platform
7. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution
2017
1. Best Overall Education Solution
2. Best Student Assessment Solution
3. Best Corporate/Workforce Learning Solution
4. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform
2018
1. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform
2. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
3. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution
2019
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Content Authoring Development or Curation Solution
3. Best Higher Education Learning Management Solution (LMS)
2020
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1. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
2. Best Cross-Curricular Solution
3. Best Virtual Learning Solution
10. Chapter & Lessons
uCertify brings these textbooks to life. It is full of interactive activities that keeps the learner engaged.
uCertify brings all available learning resources for a topic in one place so that the learner can
efficiently learn without going to multiple places. Challenge questions are also embedded in the
chapters so learners can attempt those while they are learning about that particular topic. This helps
them grasp the concepts better because they can go over it again right away which improves learning.
Learners can do Flashcards, Exercises, Quizzes and Labs related to each chapter. At the end of every
lesson, uCertify courses guide the learners on the path they should follow.
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Android Programming
What Is Android?
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Obtaining the Required Tools
Launching Your First Android Application
Summary
Chapter 3: Using Android Studio for Android Development
Exploring the IDE
Using Code Completion
Debugging Your Application
Publishing Your Application
Summary
Chapter 4: Activities, Fragments, and Intents
Understanding Activities
Linking Activities Using Intents
Fragments
Displaying Notifications
Summary
Chapter 5: Getting to Know the Android User Interface
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Understanding the Components of a Screen
Adapting to Display Orientation
Managing Changes to Screen Orientation
Utilizing the Action Bar
Creating the User Interface Programmatically
Listening for UI Notifications
Summary
Chapter 6: Designing Your User Interface with Views
Using Basic Views
Using Picker Views
Using List Views to Display Long Lists
Understanding Specialized Fragments
Summary
Chapter 7: Displaying Pictures and Menus with Views
Using Image Views to Display Pictures
Using Menus with Views
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Using WebView
Summary
Chapter 8: Data Persistence
Saving and Loading User Preferences
Persisting Data to Files
Creating and Using Databases
Summary
Chapter 9: Content Providers
Sharing Data in Android
Using a Content Provider
Creating Your Own Content Providers
Using the Content Provider
Summary
Chapter 10: Messaging
SMS Messaging
Sending Email
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Summary
Chapter 11: Location-Based Services
Displaying Maps
Getting Location Data
Monitoring a Location
Summary
Chapter 12: Networking
Consuming Web Services Using HTTP
Consuming JSON Services
Summary
Chapter 13: Developing Android Services
Creating Your Own Services
Establishing Communication Between a Service and an Activity
Binding Activities to Services
Understanding Threading
Summary
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Chapter 14: Video Tutorials
Getting Started with an Android Phone
Brief Introduction to an Android Phone
Android Screen
Using Stylus with an Android Phone
Android Camera
Using Gestures to Interact with an Android Phone
Using Keypad to Interact with an Android Phone
Contacts in an Android Phone
Messaging in an Android Phone
Getting Connected to the Internet
Getting Started with an Email Application in an Android Phone
Music App
WrapUp
11. Practice Test
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POST-ASSESSMENTS QUESTIONS
Features
Each question comes with detailed remediation explaining not only why an answer option is correct
but also why it is incorrect.
Unlimited Practice
Each test can be taken unlimited number of times until the learner feels they are prepared. Learner can
review the test and read detailed remediation. Detailed test history is also available.
Each test set comes with learn, test and review modes. In learn mode, learners will attempt a question
and will get immediate feedback and complete remediation as they move on to the next question. In
test mode, learners can take a timed test simulating the actual exam conditions. In review mode,
learners can read through one item at a time without attempting it.
12. LABS
The benefits of live-labs are:
Exam based practical tasks
Real equipment, absolutely no simulations
Access to the latest industry technologies
Available anytime, anywhere on any device
Break and Reset functionality
No hardware costs
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Lab Tasks
Getting Started with Android Programming
Opening an Existing Database
Using Android Studio for Android Development
Using the Code Completion Tool
Debugging an Application
Publishing an Application
Activities, Fragments, and Intents
Understanding the Life Cycle of an Activity
Applying Styles and Themes to an Activity
Hiding the Activity Title
Displaying a Dialog Window
Displaying a Progress Dialog Window
Passing Data Using an Intent Object
Linking Activities Using Intents
Returning Results from an Intent
Using Fragments
Adding Fragments During Runtime
Understanding the Life Cycle of a Fragment
Communicating Between Fragments
Understanding the Intent Object
Displaying Notifications on the Status Bar
Getting to Know the Android User Interface
Placing a TextView Within a FrameLayout
Using TableLayout
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Using RelativeLayout
Using FrameLayout
Using ScrollView
Adapting to Display Orientation
Anchoring Views in the Android App
Understanding the Activity Behavior When Orientation Changes
Showing and Hiding the Action Bar
Adding Action Items to the Action Bar
Creating the UI Via Code
Designing Your User Interface with Views
Handling View Events
Using the ProgressBar View
Using the AutoCompleteTextView
Using the TimePicker View
Using a Dialog to Display the TimePicker View
Using the DatePicker View
Displaying a Long List of Items Using the ListView
Enabling Filtering and Multi-Item Support in the ListView
Storing Items in the strings.xml File
Checking Which Items Are Selected
Using the SpinnerView to Display One Item at a Time
Creating and Using a List Fragment
Creating and Using a Preference Fragment
Creating and Using a Dialog Fragment
Displaying Pictures and Menus with Views
Using the Image View
Using the ImageSwitcher View
Using the GridView View
Creating the Menu Helper Methods
Displaying an Options Menu
Displaying a Context Menu
Using the WebView View
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Data Persistence
Saving Data to Internal Storage
Saving Data to External Storage
Creating the DBAdapter Helper Class
Adding Contacts to a Table
Retrieving All Contacts from a Table
Retrieving a Contact from a Table
Updating a Contact in a Table
Deleting a Contact from a Table
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13. Post-Assessment
After completion of the uCertify course Post-Assessments are given to students and often used in
conjunction with a Pre-Assessment to measure their achievement and the effectiveness of the exam.
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