The Android Programming course will teach students to create their own Android apps. This course includes 1 semester of pre-requisite Java skills and 1 semester of Android development.
All Android development is done in a software emulator; no physical devices are required.
Topics Covered
The first semester teaches students to write Java programs.
Data types and variables
Math and strings
Logical expressions and flow control
Writing functions
Debugging and exceptions
Object-Oriented Programming
Inheritance and polymorphism
GUI programs with Java Swing
Arrays and collections
The second semester builds on the student’s Java skills to create Android apps.
Using Android development tools
Designing Android screens and layout
Getting Android user input
Android file system
Using images and dialogs
Creating menus and notifications
Messaging and networking
Creating home app widgets
Click on the Course Syllabus tab to see a complete list of topics.
WHY WE DO IT
A love of computers starts early. Many computer programmers write their first programs in middle school. Our courses let kids and teens take that important first step towards what could become a lifelong hobby, career, and passion!
HOW WE GOT STARTED
Using a love of computers and programming to inspire a new generation, and frustrated by a lack of proper teaching materials for young students, CompuScholar founders Chris and Andrea Yust set out to make a difference. They worked together to create courses that would teach professional programming languages in a fun way that students could understand and that non-technical teachers and parents could teach.
Chris and Andrea have co-written more than eight introductory computer programming textbooks for kids and teens. The entire CompuScholar team continues to work to make Computer Science education approachable and available to all.
THE COMPUSCHOLAR MISSION
To publish computing curricula for use in all learning environments to make it fun and easy for teachers and parents to bring Computer Science and Digital Literacy to their students.
THE COMPUSCHOLAR VISION
To partner with educators and draw on real world experience to prepare our students for the computing jobs of the future.