Basics of Android App Development

PURPOSE To acquire the ability of applying various app

development concepts for all domains and efficient
interpretation of real life problems.
COURSE PLAN:

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1 Basics of XML and Parent Layouts 2

XML Tags and Relative

Linear Layouts
2 Views 2
Basic structure of views
how to identity it
3 Designing the basic layout 4
Designing and building the first Android App
4 Activity and types and activity life cycle 2
Understanding the Activity
how to link java logic with app layout
5 App with basic views 4
Building a single activity app with all the basic
views
6 Android Resources 2
Android and its resource files
7 Supporting multiple Screens and Languages 4
App that supports different languages
screen sizes(mini app demonstration)
8 Intents 2
All about transferring data and control from one
activity to another
9 Multi-Activity App 4
Building a multi activity app with various things
learned so far
10 Services 2
What are services and its uses
11 SQLite Database 2
Introduction to SQLite Database in Android
12 4
App with multiple users and their data

Building an app with multiple users and their

data and storing all the information in SQLite
Database
*The red font colour titles are the app practical exercises which will be done in the
class itself.

Software Required:

Android Studio
Java Development Kit
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of any one programing language. (C, C++, Java)