Android Mobile Application Development

Course code CSTP 2250

Credit 3.0

Length 60.0 hours

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Students learn Android mobile application development. Students will learn the Kotlin programming language and the Jetpack Compose development framework. They will learn to use the Android Studio development tool to develop mobile apps. Students will learn activities, fragments, user interface design, menus, navigation, ViewModel, threading and coroutines, data persistence and control logic implementation using Kotlin. They will learn how to publish mobile apps to an app store.

This course assumes that students already know a programming language and have basic programming skills. However, the course will teach Kotlin and students do not need to have prior knowledge of Kotlin.

Prerequisites

CSTP 2140 or equivalent, taken prior to or concurrently; CSTP 2150 or equivalent, taken prior to or concurrently.

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Android platform and development tools
  • Kotlin data structures and functions
  • Jetpack Compose and Composable functions
  • Layouts and Lists
  • Navigation
  • State management
  • Data persistence
  • Threading and coroutines

Course schedules

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.