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The course will give students hands-on experience in developing interesting Android applications. No previous experience in programming is needed, and the course is suitable for students with any level of computing experience. MIT App Inventor will be used in the course. It is a blocks-based programming tool that allows everyone, even novices, to start programming and build fully functional apps for Android devices. Students are encouraged to use their own Android devices for hands-on testing and exploitation.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 37 hours to complete

English

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Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 37 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Instructor rating

4.56/5 (159 Ratings)

Kenneth W T Leung

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Computer Science and Engineering

144,759 Learners

7 Courses

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Content Rating94%(6,986 ratings)

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction of MIT App Inventor

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 10 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Application Coding

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 2 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes

3 videos

Unit 2 Intro Code Blocks Features43sAndroid Emulator1mCreate APK30s

10 readings

Introduction to Code Blocks10mEvent Handler10mCode Deletion10mMethod Call10mProperty Getter and Setter10mBuilt-In Text Code Block10mApplication Testing10mUsing Emulator10mTesting HelloWorld Project10mProject Sharing10m

4 practice exercises

Code Block Question30mProperty and Text Code Block Question30mHomework 230mQuiz 230m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Programming Basics & Dialog

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 8 min), 9 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 3 Intro Maths, Notifier, Boolean and Logics1mNumbers1mNotifier2mBoolean Values1mLogical Operators2m

9 readings

Math Code Blocks10mEvaluation Order10mMutator10mFormatting Number10mNotifier Component & Starting UsingMath Project10mChoice Dialog & Starting UsingIfThen Project10mBoolean Value & Canceling Dialog10mif-then Code & Logic Code Blocks10melse-if socket10m

5 practice exercises

Using Math Code Blocks Question30mUsing if-then-else code question30mHomework 330mQuiz 330mMath Quiz App Assignment30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

More Programming Basics

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 8 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

Week5

Week 5

4 hours to complete

Alarm Clock Application

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 7 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

Week6

Week 6

4 hours to complete

Audio & Video

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 6 min), 8 readings, 6 quizzes

4 videos

Unit 6 Intro Sound, Audio and Video1mMusic Alarm2mRadio Alarm50sVideo Alarm1m

8 readings

Audio10mVideo10mMedia Source Specification10mPlayer Component10mStarting MusicAlarmClock Project10mStarting RadioAlarmClock Project10mVideoPlayer Component10mStarting VideoAlarmClock Project10m

6 practice exercises

Audio Question30mVideo Question30mPlayer Component Question30mVideoPlayer Component Question30mHomework 630mQuiz 630m

Week7

Week 7

5 hours to complete

Drawing Application

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 8 min), 9 readings, 7 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 7 Intro Components for a Drawing App1mSpinner1mSlider1mText Box53sDrawing Canvas3m

9 readings

Spinner Component10mSlider Component10mTextBox Component10mCanvas Component10mComponent Layout10mStarting DrawingApp Project10mHandling Slider's Selection10mCanvas touching & Color code block10mCanvas Drawing10m

7 practice exercises

Spinner Component Question30mSlider Component Question30mTextbox Component Question30mCanvas Component Question30mComponent Layout Question30mHomework 730mQuiz 730m

Week8

Week 8

1 hour to complete

File

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 3 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week9

Week 9

5 hours to complete

Game

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 9 min), 10 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

Unit 9 Intro Making an Interactive Game47sRandom Numbers1mRandom Real Numbers36sAccelerometer and Shaking1mDolphin Game4m

10 readings

ImageSprite Component10mRandom Number10mDevice Shaking and Vibration10mStarting Superdolphin Project & Game Assets10mApplication Interface10mUsing Clock, Sound and File Components10mGame Score & Game Start10mRandom Dolphin Appearance10mTouching Dolphin10mStopping Game10m

6 practice exercises

ImageSprite Component Question30mRandom Number Question30mDevice Shaking and Vibration Question30mNumber Matching Game Assignment30mHomework 930mQuiz 930m

Week10

Week 10

2 hours to complete

Device Location

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

Week11

Week 11

2 hours to complete

Web Browsing

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 2 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Reviews

4.4

141 reviews

5 stars
64.73%
4 stars
23.22%
3 stars
5.59%
2 stars
1.93%
1 star
4.51%

TOP REVIEWS FROM DEVELOPING ANDROID APPS WITH APP INVENTOR

by MSJun 10, 2020

Some of quizzes weren't really good! but totally I think it was a great course for those who have not worked with any android developing tools and also for beginner programming students.

by RBJun 22, 2020

Amazing course. It is the right amount of challenging plus within reach of the learner. The questions are very well-thought-out.

by SKAug 5, 2020

Some more Components are to be used.

A assignment to create an App with the project plan provided by courseera (i mean the URS)

by HSJun 8, 2021

This is the first course on Coursera, so i cannot say too much about quality as I have nothing to compare it to but for me this course was good and very educational.

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