Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers

Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers

This course is part of Android App Development Specialization

Instructors: Dr. Jules White

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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14 hours to complete

3 weeks at 4 hours a week

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89%

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There are 5 modules in this course

This 4 week MOOC builds upon the overview of Java and Android covered in Course 1 by delving deeper into core Android app components, such as intents, activities, and broadcast receivers. You will learn by example how to program these core Android components together with Android concurrency frameworks and basic Java file I/O classes (such as File and InputStream) and Android storage mechanisms (such as Shared Preferences). You'll also learn how to use the Git source code management system. Throughout this MOOC you'll work incrementally on a project involving downloading, storing, and display images from remote websites. 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.

This module provides an introduction to the contents of the MOOC and summarizes effective learning strategies

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment

7 videosTotal 39 minutes

MOOC 2 Overview2 minutesPreview module
Module 1 Introduction2 minutes
MOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 1)5 minutes
MOOC Contents, Organization, and Learning Strategies (Part 2)5 minutes
Overview of Android (Part 1):Hardware & OS Kernel5 minutes
Overview of Android (Part 2):Middleware Infrastructure11 minutes
Overview of Android (Part 3): Application Framework & Apps6 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and PDF Versions of Slides10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

This module provides an overview of the Git version control system.

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment

This module describes the structure, functionality, and use of Android intents that provide an abstract description of an operation to perform or an event that has occurred.. Android uses intents as the "glue" that simplifies the integration of apps that reuse existing components, such as activities, services, and broadcast receivers.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment1 peer review

10 videosTotal 79 minutes

Introduction to the Module on Android Intents1 minutePreview module
Overview of Android Intents (Part 1)7 minutes
Overview of Android Intents (Part 2)7 minutes
Elements of an Android Intent (Part 1)9 minutes
Elements of an Android Intent (Part 2)14 minutes
Android Intent Resolution and Filtering (Part 1)3 minutes
Android Intent Resolution and Filtering (Part 2)7 minutes
Concurrent Programming with Android Intents6 minutes
MapLocation App Case Study8 minutes
How to Peer Evaluate an Android Assignment (Optional)12 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Assignment 1: Downloader Introduction (Optional)120 minutes

This module describes the structure, functionality, and use of Android activities, which define user-facing operations that are displayed on a device screen. Activities are the most common type of Android component and are at the heart of app Android apps.

What's included

12 videos1 assignment1 peer review

12 videosTotal 109 minutes

Introduction to the Module on Android Activities1 minutePreview module
Introduction to Android Activities (Part 1)5 minutes
Introduction to Android Activities (Part 2)4 minutes
Activity Lifecycle Operations (Part 1)12 minutes
Activity Lifecycle Operations (Part 2)6 minutes
Activity Lifecycle Operations (Part 3)10 minutes
Managing Multiple Activities and Task8 minutes
Concurrent Programming with Android Activities (Part 1)6 minutes
Concurrent Programming with Android Activities (Part 2)15 minutes
Case Study: ImageDownloader App (Part 1)7 minutes
Case Study: ImageDownloader App (Part 2)17 minutes
Case Study: ImageDownloader App (Part 3)12 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Assignment 2: HaMeRDownloader (optional)120 minutes

What's included

9 videos1 assignment1 peer review

9 videosTotal 81 minutes

Module Introduction2 minutesPreview module
Introduction to Android Broadcast Receivers (Part 1)7 minutes
Introduction to Android Broadcast Receivers (Part 2)5 minutes
Registering, Implementing, & Invoking Broadcast Receivers (Part 1)10 minutes
Registering, Implementing, & Invoking Broadcast Receivers (Part 2)16 minutes
Registering, Implementing, & Invoking Broadcast Receivers (Part 3)11 minutes
Android Broadcast Receiver Security6 minutes
Case Study: ImageDownloader Broadcast Receiver Apps (Part 1)10 minutes
Case Study: ImageDownloader Broadcast Receiver Apps (Part 2)11 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 5 Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Assignment 3: HaMeR downloader with Broadcast Receiver (optional)60 minutes

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Reviewed on Dec 19, 2018

More amazing and useful course and really i learn more of new things about android from this course

Reviewed on Sep 7, 2020

I did get insight into how deep the concepts are. I definitely need to and will work and study more on the topics taught in this course which I believe will help me more. Great course!

Reviewed on May 22, 2020

I liked this course and the technical materials, knowledge, and experience delivered through this course lectures.

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