Android Programming Training

Android Application Development Fast Track

How to Become an Android Programmer

In order to jump into Android Programming you need to know Java. In order to take Java you need a background in C Programming. And if you don't know C Programming, then you need to start with the Fundamentals of Operating Systems and Programming. Whether you need to start at the beginning or are ready to jump straight into Android Programming, GogoTraining has the courses for you.

The full training path involves the following courses:

• Programming Essentials (Optional Prerequisites)
  • Fundamentals of Operating Systems
  • Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers
• C Programming (Optional Prerequisites)
  • Introduction to C Programming Part 1
  • Introduction to C Programming Part 2
• Java Programming (Optional Prerequisites)
  • Programming in Java 6 with Swing and Servlets Part 1
  • Programming in Java 6 with Swing and Servlets Part 2
• Core Courses
  • Introduction to Android Programming
  • Advanced Android Programming

About the Core Courses

There are two core courses in the Android Development Training Program.

Introduction to Android Programming

• Instructor: Michael Simpson
• Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
• Modules: 26

This Introduction to Android online training course is designed to quickly get you up to speed with writing apps for Android devices. This course will teach you the basis of the Android platform and the application lifecycle. You will be able to write simple GUI applications, use built-in widgets and components, work with the database to store data locally, and much more by the end of this online course. Includes 9 demonstration modules!

As a result of taking this Android training course, you will be able to:

• Describe the platforms upon which the Android operating system will run.
• Create a simple application that runs under the Android operating system.
• Access and work with the Android file system.
• Create an application that uses multimedia under the Android operating system.
• Access and work with databases under the Android operating system

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• Watch the Meet the Instructor video

Advanced Android Programming

• Instructor: Michael Simpson
• Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
• Modules: 26

This Advanced Android online training course teaches you how to create custom advanced Android applications. You will learn how to create location-aware applications that use animations, work with the built-in camera, use sensors, create and use advanced content providers and manage Bluetooth, telephony and networking connectivity.

Upon completion of this Android course, you will be able to:

• Create location-aware applications.
• Create custom "services" that multi-task and run in the background.
• Monitor, manage and control Android's WiFi networking capabilities.
• Monitor, manage and control Android's Bluetooth networking capabilities.
• Monitor, manage and control Android's telephony capabilities (abilities to place receive and manage calls.)
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• Watch the course previews
• Watch the Meet the Instructor video

Industry Expert: Michael Simpson

GogoTraining is pleased to deliver the Android Development Training Program in cooperation with and taught by such an industry expert as Michael Simpson. Mr. Simpson's career as a knowledge engineer, developer and instructor have afforded him the opportunity to develop a unique set of skills for assembling, interpreting, managing and disseminating knowledge.

Mr. Simpson has created almost one hundred week-long training courses in diverse technical areas and supervised the development of over fifty others. He has conducted extended knowledge acquisition interviews of senior engineering and technical staff, completed assessments of technical knowledge acquisition and knowledge transfer situations, and written extensive responses to commercial and military bids. He has managed the development and monitored the performance of hundreds of classroom instructors and achieved consistent, on-time and on-budget deliveries in challenging environments and difficult situations. Learn more about Michael Simpson.

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