About this course: This 4 week MOOC builds upon the core Android app components and concurrency frameworks covered in Course 2 by focusing on started and bound services, local inter-process communication (IPC), and content providers. Case study apps will be examined from multiple perspectives to learn how to program these app components using Android's material design paradigm. Students will work incrementally on a hands-on project involving a material design-based RSS reader app. Each week you will add additional capabilities to the project, based on material covered in the lecture videos. You'll spend roughly 4 hours per week watching video lectures, taking quizzes, and programming assignments with Java and Android.
Created by: Vanderbilt University
Taught by: Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
| Basic Info |
Course 3 of 5 in the
Android App Development Specialization.
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| Level | Beginner |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
MOOC Overview
This module provides an introduction to the contents of the MOOC and summarizes effective learning strategies. Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.
14 videos, 1 reading
- Video: MOOC 3 Overview
- Reading: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and PDF Versions of Slides
- Video: Module Introduction
- Video: MOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 1)
- Video: MOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 2)
- Video: Overview of Layered Architectures
- Video: Primary and Secondary Storage Mechanisms
- Video: Kernel IPC and Processing Mechanisms
- Video: Android Kernel Extensions
- Video: An Introduction to Key Concepts
- Video: Android Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
- Video: Android Runtime: Execution Environments
- Video: Android Runtime: Core and Native Libraries
- Video: Overview of Object-Oriented Frameworks
- Video: Service Frameworks and Packaged Apps
Graded: Module 1 - Overview of the Android App Components
WEEK 2
Android Started and Bound Services
Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.
10 videos
- Video: Module Introduction
- Video: Overview of Android Services (Part 1)
- Video: Overview of Android Services (Part 2)
- Video: Overview to Android Services (Part 3)
- Video: Service Lifecycle Operations (Part 1)
- Video: Service Lifecycle Operations (Part 2)
- Video: Service Lifecycle Operations (Part 3)
- Video: The IntentService Framework
- Video: Service Deployment and Communication Models
- Video: Case Study: PingPongReceiverService App
- Peer Review: Peer Review: Peer Review: Assignment 1: IntentServices (Optional)
Graded: Module 2 - Started and Bound Services
WEEK 3
Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC)
Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.
13 videos
- Video: Module Introduction
- Video: Overview of Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC) (Part 1)
- Video: Overview of Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC) (Part 2)
- Video: Service and Activity Communication Via Android Messengers (Part 1)
- Video: Service and Activity Communication Via Android Messengers (Part 2)
- Video: Programming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 1)
- Video: Programming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 2)
- Video: Programming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 3)
- Video: Programming Started Services with Intents & Messengers (Part 4)
- Video: Programming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 1)
- Video: Programming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 2)
- Video: Programming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 3)
- Video: Programming Bound Services with Messengers (Part 4)
- Peer Review: Peer Review: Assignment 2: IntentService & Messages (Optional)
Graded: Module 3 - Android: Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC)
WEEK 4
Android Content Providers
Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.
10 videos
- Video: Module Introduction
- Video: Overview of Content Providers & Content Resolvers (Part 1)
- Video: Overview of Content Providers & Content Resolvers (Part 2)
- Video: Overview of SQLite (Part 1)
- Video: Overview of SQLite (Part 2)
- Video: Developing a Content Provider (Part 1)
- Video: Developing a Content Provider (Part 2)
- Video: Case Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 1)
- Video: Case Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 2)
- Video: Case Study: The HobbitContentProvider App (Part 3)
- Peer Review: Assignment 3: Content Providers (Optional)
Graded: Module 4 - Android Content Providers
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Ratings and Reviews
Assignments were pretty cool. Topics are covered thoroughly and provided links to relevant material and excellent examples.
Some Modules are very complicated and hard to follow.
I love the detail on each of the components and the real world examples, just like the MOOC before this one. These are the kind of lectures and examples you can come back to time and time again. The material is tough, so you likely won't understand it fully your first time through the MOOC, but you'll get to know it better over time as you consult it while you make your own stuff.
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Another course with great content in the respective specialization.
Local IPC got my head spinning for a while, but that's good because the harder the material you study and learn, the better you get at it.