Android App Components – Services, Local IPC, and Content Providers (Coursera)

Android App Components – Services, Local IPC, and Content Providers Online Course Overview

This 4 week MOOC builds upon the core Android app components and concurrency frameworks covered in Course 2 by focusing on started and bound services, local inter-process communication (IPC), and content providers. Case study apps will be examined from multiple perspectives to learn how to program these app components using Android’s material design paradigm.

Students will work incrementally on a hands-on project involving a material design-based RSS reader app. Each week you will add additional capabilities to the project, based on the 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.

Course Syllabus

WEEK 1

MOOC Overview

This module provides an introduction to the contents of the MOOC and summarizes effective learning strategies. Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.

WEEK 2

Android Started and Bound Services

Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.

WEEK 3

Android Local Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.

WEEK 4

Android Content Providers

Learning objectives are presented in the Module Introduction video lecture.

Course Instructor

• Douglas C. Schmidt