Android Developer Fundamentals (V2) is an instructor-led course created by the Google Developers Training team. In this course, you learn basic Android programming concepts and build a variety of apps, starting with Hello World and working your way up to apps that schedule jobs, update settings, and use Architecture Components.
Type of Material:
Online Course Module
Recommended Uses:
In-class, self-paced, lecture
Technical Requirements:
Web browser; Andriod Studio
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Upon completion of this course module, students should be able to:
describe how to develop android mobile application in android studio
develop android mobile application using android studio
critique the design of mobile application
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Programming experience in JAVA is undoubted useful when learning Android development.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
It is very comprehensive course, very contentful, covering the development of Android apps. It is very suitable for the beginners of Android to learn from simple to some more sophisticated apps using the Android Studio.
As also stated in the introduction page, the course is divided into lessons, each contains soome slide deck and concepts chapter, and in most cases, one or more practical section is also provided.
For the topics covered, it describes them in details. When viewing the videos, I would suggest downloading the codes in the complimentary web site first; otherwise, they may find the content being overwhelming and missing some important points.
The materials are very comprehensive for new learners to mobile application development. It consists of topics related to UI development, data storage, background process, etc. It describes the concepts and the development process in sufficient details.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
It starts by presenting the meaning of terms as the background in the development, which is useful for the beginners. Beginners will find it easy to follow as the videos teach each steps of development, such ast the setup of Android Studio, very detailly.
The lectures are presented in youtube videos. Slides shown are informative and written in point form.
It also points out some common challenges in writing Android apps.
The learning objectives of the material are clearly stated. The prerequisite knowledge is also mentioned. It contains the program codes and the diagrams to illustrate the development process. It contains a number of tasks to assess students. Learners can also get the solutions to check their answers.
Concerns:
Difficult to determine the level of and prerequisite knowledge for activities.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The points being presented and power points are relevent. The narrator presents the points clearly, but sometimes it maybe a bit wordy, and using some being graphics may help.
The contents proided in the video is very rich and every steps are clear if the learners follow the sequence of topic; on the other hand, if the learner would like to find a particular topic, it may take some time to find it.
The content is very well organized and clear. It can help learners to quickly and easily identify the resources. It contains a number of screenshots and diagram to illustrate the concepts and the development process.
Concerns:
There are no clear links or instructions for accessing and using the "course".
It lacks interaction or videos.
Creative Commons:
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