Mobile Development in Android

Course fee

Cost: R2 680.00

Deposit: R670.00

Monthly instalment: R670.00 x 3

Duration: You will have Skillsoft access to this course for 12 months. The average time required to work through the syllabus is:

About the course

Course code: C01331

Course overview:

This Aspire Journey is divided into two tracks. The first track of this journey encompasses comprehending Kotlin’s features and use cases, acquiring fundamental programming concepts, utilizing functions, closures, and lambda expressions, and implementing object-oriented principles. It also involves creating an Android Virtual Device in Android Studio, mastering views, and interactive layouts using GridView & ListView, and handling intents, activities, & fragments.
The final track explores Jetpack Compose’s core concepts, including layouts, state management, navigation, gestures, animations, data handling with CRUD operations, local data persistence, and building a comprehensive Firebase-powered application.

• Track 1: Kotlin Fundamentals
• Track 2: Building Android Apps Using Jetpack Compose

What are Aspire Journeys?

Aspire Journeys are guided learning paths designed and published by Skillsoft. These courses provide:

• A clear starting point across the roles and responsibilities of tomorrow.
• Exercises for on-the-job applications to put what you’ve learned into practice.
• Verifiable, shareable, and portable digital badges so you can celebrate accomplishments along the way.
• A diverse array of learning tools from the books to audiobooks to video courses, and more.

The learning path for each journey comprises tracks of content in a recommended order. Completing all content within a track completes the track. Completing all tracks within the journey completes the journey.

Modules and topics covered:

Track 1: Kotlin Fundamentals

• Getting Started with Kotlin
• Basic Programming Concepts in Kotlin
• Functional Programming with Kotlin
• Object-oriented Programming with Kotlin
• Kotlin: Getting Started with Android App Development
• Kotlin: Understanding Views & Layouts
• Kotlin: Building Interactive Layouts Using GridView & ListView
• Kotlin: Working with Intents, Activities, & Fragments
• Final Exam: Kotlin Fundamentals

Track 2: Building Android Apps Using Jetpack Compose

• Jetpack Compose: Getting Started
• Jetpack Compose: Layouts & State Management
• Jetpack Compose: Lazy Composables & Navigation
• Jetpack Compose: Gestures & Animation
• Building Android Apps: Accessing Data from the Internet
• Building Android Apps: Performing CRUD Operations
• Building Android Apps: Persisting Data Locally
• Building Android Apps: Building a Complete Application with Firebase
• Final Exam: Building Android Apps Using Jetpack Compose

Accreditation status

Course type: Short course

Industry partner: Skillsoft

Certification: Certificate confirming course completion.

Certification issued by: College SA

Assessment details

Each track concludes with a final internal assessment that will test your knowledge and application of the topics presented throughout that specific track.

There are no external certification exams for this course.

What to expect

Dedicated support team

We understand that students may require guidance and support to navigate the learning journey, and our Client Services team is always ready to assist them in every possible way. Our team is readily available during office hours and can be contacted via email, phone, WhatsApp and social media.

Skillsoft Learner Management System (LMS) access

Skillsoft is an online learning management system that offers all students enrolled for any of our IT Academy courses compelling content, interactive videos, quizzes, mentoring and practical simulations/virtual labs. The platform allows students to learn at their own pace.