Working with Data in Android

This course is part of Meta Android Developer Professional Certificate

Instructor: Taught by Meta Staff

What you'll learn

Review some of the most useful tools and packages available to a Kotlin developer
Apply Kotlin coroutines in Android applications
Integrate code from other languages into Kotlin. Build a data driven Android app

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25 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

Learn how to work with web technologies and persistent data on Android applications even after you close or restart an app. There is a focus on web communication and developer tools and you will discover how Kotlin applications communicate over the web. You’ll learn how data formats and web protocols work in relation to Kotlin apps. Furthermore, you will practice applying asynchronous programming techniques using Kotlin.

Learn the core functionality and uses of the SQLite database management system (DBMS). Learn about web clients and databases by adding connections from your app to other languages to access custom-built web application programming interfaces (APIs) and database management systems. To complete this course, it is recommended that you have an advanced understanding of Kotlin programming, along with a functional knowledge of operating Android Studio to complete this course. By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Identify some of the most useful tools and packages available to a Kotlin developer • Apply Kotlin coroutines in Android applications • Apply the general principles of using Room • Integrate code from other languages into Kotlin • Build a data driven Android app

Get to know RESTful API development.

What's included

9 videos8 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videosTotal 51 minutes

Introduction to the course5 minutesPreview module
What you know about HTTP6 minutes
RESTfulness7 minutes
Naming conventions8 minutes
Essential tools for API development5 minutes
REST best practices6 minutes
Security and authentication in REST API4 minutes
Access control3 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to REST APIs3 minutes

8 readingsTotal 89 minutes

Course syllabus10 minutes
How to be successful in this course10 minutes
Good Routes versus Bad Routes6 minutes
HTTP methods, status codes and response types8 minutes
Exercise: Know your tools30 minutes
Additional resources10 minutes
Authentication versus authorization10 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 89 minutes

Self review: Know your tools9 minutes
Knowledge Check: Introduction to APIs15 minutes
Knowledge check: Principles of API development15 minutes
Module Quiz: REST APIs50 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

What do you hope to learn?10 minutes

Practice applying asynchronous programming techniques to query REST APIs and handle their responses using Kotlin and Android

What's included

5 videos8 readings5 assignments

5 videosTotal 19 minutes

Contacting Servers, HTTP protocol and asynchronous calls5 minutesPreview module
HTTP protocol and asynchronous calls in action4 minutes
What you've learned about JSON4 minutes
Working with JSON2 minutes
Module summary: Interacting with REST APIs in Android2 minutes

8 readingsTotal 130 minutes

HTTP protocol in detail10 minutes
Exercise: HTTP Request/Response in Kotlin30 minutes
Solution: HTTP Request/Response in Kotlin10 minutes
Additional Resources5 minutes
Fetching Images10 minutes
Exercise: Parsing data in Kotlin30 minutes
Solution: Parsing data in Kotlin30 minutes
Additional Resources5 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 107 minutes

Self review: HTTP Request/Response in Kotlin9 minutes
Knowledge Check: HTTP in Kotlin24 minutes
Self review: Parsing data in Kotlin9 minutes
Knowledge Check15 minutes
Module Quiz: Interacting with REST APIs in Android50 minutes

What's included

17 videos9 readings6 assignments2 ungraded labs

17 videosTotal 61 minutes

What is a database?5 minutesPreview module
How is data related?3 minutes
What is Structured Query Language?2 minutes
SQL usage3 minutes
SQL syntax introduction4 minutes
CREATE and DROP database2 minutes
What are tables in databases?3 minutes
Numeric data types3 minutes
String data types3 minutes
Default values4 minutes
CREATE TABLE statement2 minutes
ALTER TABLE statement3 minutes
INSERT statement4 minutes
SELECT statement3 minutes
Updating data3 minutes
Deleting data3 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to Databases & SQL2 minutes

9 readingsTotal 80 minutes

Relational data example charts10 minutes
Common SQL Commands15 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes
Tables overview10 minutes
Database structure overview10 minutes
Creating tables10 minutes
Solution: Create database and create table10 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 116 minutes

Knowledge check: Introduction to SQL Databases15 minutes
Self review: Create Database and create table9 minutes
Knowledge check: Setting up Tables15 minutes
Self-review: Record deletion12 minutes
Knowledge check: Working with Data in SQL15 minutes
Module Quiz: Introduction to Databases & SQL50 minutes

2 ungraded labsTotal 120 minutes

Exercise: Create database and create table60 minutes
Exercise: Record deletion60 minutes

Learn how to work with SQLite in Android

What's included

7 videos9 readings5 assignments

7 videosTotal 23 minutes

What is SharedPreferences?5 minutesPreview module
Working with SharedPreferences2 minutes
Connecting SharedPreferences to State3 minutes
What is SQLite?2 minutes
Setting up Room4 minutes
Connecting Room to State4 minutes
Module summary: SQL Data in Android1 minute

9 readingsTotal 140 minutes

SharedPreferences in Detail10 minutes
Exercise: Read and write with SharedPreferences30 minutes
Solution: Read and write with SharedPreferences30 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes
Room in Detail10 minutes
Queries in Room10 minutes
Exercise: Read and write with Room30 minutes
Solution: Read and write with Room10 minutes
Additional resources5 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 98 minutes

Self review: Read and write with SharedPreferences9 minutes
Knowledge check: Introduction to SharedPreferences15 minutes
Self review: Read and write with Room9 minutes
Knowledge check: Introduction to Room15 minutes
Module Quiz: SQL Data in Android50 minutes

What's included

2 videos7 readings5 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 5 minutes

Course Recap: Working with data in Android3 minutesPreview module
Course wrap up2 minutes

7 readingsTotal 155 minutes

About the final project assessment10 minutes
Set up the app30 minutes
Query the REST API30 minutes
Displaying the food menu via Room30 minutes
Sorting and filtering the food menu30 minutes
Exemplar: Little Lemon Menu App20 minutes
Next steps5 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 270 minutes

Readiness check: Have you completed the initial setup?30 minutes
Readiness check: Have you set up the REST API queries?30 minutes
Readiness check: Have you implemented displaying the food menu?30 minutes
Readiness check: Have you implemented filtering and sorting the food menu?30 minutes
Final Graded Quiz: Working with Data in Android150 minutes