About this course
This course takes you on a deep dive into native Android development
using Kotlin. You’ll start by learning Kotlin fundamentals and then
transition to building Android applications with a focus on modern UI
design, material components, and best practices. The curriculum covers
Android architecture, component lifecycles, data handling, networking,
performance optimization, and secure app deployment. With hands-on
projects and real-world case studies, you'll be empowered to ask, “How
could I have built this myself?” and become a proficient Android developer.
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Overview of Kotlin, its evolution, and benefits for
Android.
Declaring variables, data types, and basic operations.
If/else, when expressions, loops, and ranges.
Function declarations, lambda expressions, and higher-
order functions.
Subtopics: Classes, inheritance, interfaces, and data classes.
Subtopics: Analyze a sample Kotlin project to review key concepts.
Installing Android Studio, configuring the environment,
and overview of IDE features.
Understanding app modules, Gradle, and resource files.
Lifecycle of activities and fragments, and their roles in
app navigation.
Designing UI using XML, view hierarchy, and basic widgets.
Principles of Material Design and implementing basic
components.
Walkthrough of creating a basic Android app from scratch.
Advanced layout techniques, ConstraintLayout, and
responsive design.
Subtopics: Buttons, lists, dialogs, and input controls.
Building dynamic lists, adapters, and view holders.
Modular UI design with fragments and dynamic content
loading.
Capturing touch events, handling user input, and feedback
mechanisms.
Analyze a complex UI in a popular Android app and discuss
design strategies.
Overview of architecture patterns (MVC, MVVM) and Android Jetpack components.
Implementing navigation graphs, fragments, and deep linking.
How to bind UI components to data sources for real-time updates.
Using ViewModel to manage UI-related data in a lifecycle-conscious way.
Simplifying code with dependency injection for modularity and testability.
Analyze a well-architected Android application and discuss best practices.
Using Retrofit/Volley for API calls, handling asynchronous data.
Mapping JSON to Kotlin data classes and handling API responses.
SQLite, Room, and SharedPreferences for persisting data.
Techniques for caching, synchronization, and handling connectivity issues.
Error handling, retries, and secure API communication.
Review a complete project integrating networking and local storage.
Profiling, memory management, and improving UI
responsiveness.
Managing background tasks and minimizing power
consumption.
Secure coding practices, data encryption, and protecting
user privacy.
Using JUnit, Espresso, and best practices for app testing.
Tools for debugging and monitoring app stability in
production.
Analyze a high-performance, secure Android app and discuss
lessons learned.
Final code review, optimizing assets, and preparing
release builds.
Utilizing beta testing platforms to gather user feedback
and refine your app.
Guidelines, documentation, and the submission process.
Analytics, crash reporting, and iterative improvements
post-launch.
Define project scope, requirements, and design for a full-
scale app.
Develop, test, and present your project with feedback and
future plans.
