Learn to create apps for Android mobiles with this highly practical short course.
No starting dates
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Starting date to be confirmed
- Duration: 10 weeks (unconfirmed)
- Fees: £490 (unconfirmed)
- Location: Online (unconfirmed)
Creating Mobile Apps with Android Course overview
The Android app developer online course focuses heavily on key development topics of Android programming such as user interfaces, threading, maps & location, services, sensors, media, networking, data persistence and more. You will get a comprehensive understanding of the Android development platform and will learn the skills required to develop and publish your own applications.
You will have opportunities to practice your programming skills throughout the course and create your own Android application to publish in Google Play.
Android platform tops 88 percent of share of smartphone sales and works across more than 328 million Android devices shipped worldwide. Become part of this exciting industry by learning the key skills for app development.
Who is it for?
This Android short course is ideal if you have experience of programming in Java. This course offers a comprehensive, hands-on course for designing and deploying mobile applications for Android OS using the best features of Android SDK.
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Timetable
This course takes place on evening a week for 10 consecutive weeks.
City Short Courses follow the academic year, delivering courses over three terms. These include:
- Autumn - October
- Spring - January
- Summer - April
Benefits
- Taught by industry professionals
- Accessible online teaching
- Awarded a City, University of London certificate
What will I learn?
Key development topics of Android programming such as:
- User interfaces
- Threading
- Maps & location
- Services
- Sensors
- Media
- Networking
- Data persistence
Assessment and certificates
You will be awarded an official City, University of London certificate if you attend over 70 per cent of the classes. The course is not formally accredited.
Assessment
There is no formal assessment as part of this short course.
Eligibility
Successful completion of Java 1: Object-Oriented Programming with Java, Part 1 and Java 2: Object-oriented programming with Java, Part 2 or knowledge of these topics.
English requirements
Applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.