This micro-credential course introduces mobile software development. Students will study native application development for the Android platform. The course will cover basic user-interface creation including dialog boxes, toast notifications and event-driven programming. Students will become familiar with the Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE) to develop basic apps. Students will apply JSON data from HTTP application programming interfaces (APIs) to present data from and API to a user. Students will use an Android emulator to run and test a mobile app on their computers.
This is the first mobile computing micro-credential in Manitoba.
Note: The discounted course fee that appears on this page is only available to RRC alumni. If you are not an alumnus, please register using this page.
Career opportunities:
By completing the course, students will have an introduction to Android mobile app development that can be used as a first step in starting or building on a career to become a:
Salaries for these positions typically range from $53,000 to $114,000.
Prerequisites:
System requirements:
Please see the system requirements listed on the Android Developers website.
Employee registration:
If you are sponsoring employees to attend the course, see the Sponsorship Authorization for Part-time Students form on the Student Records and Forms page.
Students enrolling in Part-Time and Online Education courses may be required to purchase textbooks and materials at participating Campus Store locations or online at bookstore.rrc.ca. Student booklists will be available approximately 3 weeks prior to scheduled course start dates. Please ensure materials are purchased in advance, to be available for the start date.
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