Dialify Tech: App Development with

Kotlin - Detailed Curriculum

Course Title: App Development with Kotlin

Company: Dialify Tech

Location: Mirpur, Dhaka

Course Description

This intensive course provides a comprehensive journey into modern Android application

development using Kotlin, the officially preferred language for Android. Designed for

aspiring mobile developers, this program will guide participants from foundational Kotlin

programming concepts to advanced UI development with Jetpack Compose, robust data

management, secure networking, and successful app deployment. The curriculum

emphasizes hands-on learning through practical exercises and a capstone project, ensuring

students gain real-world experience and a strong portfolio.

Target Audience: Aspiring Android developers, mobile developers, and individuals seeking

to build native Android applications. This course is also suitable for developers with

experience in other programming languages looking to transition to Kotlin and Android.

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of programming concepts is recommended. No prior

Android or Kotlin experience is strictly required, as the course starts with fundamentals.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Master Kotlin programming fundamentals and advanced features relevant to Android

development.

• Set up and efficiently navigate the Android Studio development environment.

• Design and implement modern, responsive user interfaces using Jetpack Compose.

• Understand and manage Android application components and their lifecycles.

• Implement various data storage and persistence solutions, including Room Database.

• Integrate and consume RESTful APIs for dynamic data retrieval and submission.

• Utilize Android Architecture Components for building robust and maintainable

applications.

• Apply coroutines for efficient asynchronous programming in Android.

• Perform effective debugging and testing of Android applications.

• Prepare and successfully publish Android applications to the Google Play Store.

Course Structure and Modules

Each module combines theoretical instruction with practical coding exercises, quizzes, and

mini-projects to reinforce learning. The course culminates in a comprehensive capstone

project.

Module 1: Introduction to Kotlin and Android Development

Fundamentals (Approx. 10 hours)

• Topics:

• Introduction to Kotlin: Why Kotlin for Android? Key advantages (conciseness, null

safety, interoperability with Java). Setting up Kotlin in Android Studio.

• Kotlin Basics: Variables ( var , val ), data types, operators, control flow ( if/else ,

when , for , while ).

• Functions and Lambdas: Defining functions, higher-order functions, lambda

expressions.

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Kotlin: Classes, objects, constructors,

inheritance, interfaces, abstract classes, data classes, enums.

• Collections: Lists, Sets, Maps and their common operations.

• Introduction to Android: Android ecosystem, architecture overview, Android

Studio tour, creating your first Android project.

• Project Structure: Understanding AndroidManifest.xml , build.gradle files, resources

( res ).

• Learning Outcomes:

• Write basic to intermediate Kotlin code.

• Understand core OOP principles in Kotlin.

• Navigate Android Studio and comprehend basic Android project structure.

• Run a simple

Android application on an emulator or physical device.

Module 2: Building User Interfaces with Jetpack Compose (Approx.

15 hours)

• Topics:

• Introduction to Jetpack Compose: Declarative UI paradigm, advantages over XML

layouts, basic Composables.

• Composables and Modifiers: Text , Button , Image , TextField , Card , Icon , Spacer .

• Layouts: Column , Row , Box , ConstraintLayout , Scaffold , Surface .

• State Management: remember , mutableStateOf , rememberSaveable , ViewModel

integration.

• Lists and Grids: LazyColumn , LazyRow , LazyVerticalGrid for efficient list rendering.

• User Interaction: Handling clicks, input events, gestures.

• Theming and Styling: Material Design, custom themes, colors, typography.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Design and implement modern Android UIs using Jetpack Compose.

• Effectively manage UI state within Composables.

• Create responsive layouts for various screen sizes and orientations.

• Apply Material Design principles and custom themes to applications.

Module 3: Android Application Components and Lifecycle (Approx. 12

hours)

• Topics:

• Activities: Lifecycle methods ( onCreate , onStart , onResume , onPause , onStop ,

onDestroy ), handling configuration changes.

• Fragments: Lifecycle, communication between Fragments and Activities, Fragment

Manager.

• Intents: Explicit and Implicit Intents, starting Activities, Services, and broadcasting

messages.

• Services: Performing long-running operations in the background, foreground

services.

• Broadcast Receivers: Responding to system-wide events (e.g., battery low, network

changes).

• Permissions: Requesting runtime permissions, understanding permission groups.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the lifecycle of Android components and manage their states.

• Utilize Intents for inter-component communication.

• Implement background tasks using Services and Broadcast Receivers.

• Properly handle Android permissions for sensitive operations.

Module 4: Data Storage and Persistence (Approx. 15 hours)

• Topics:

• Shared Preferences: Storing key-value pairs for simple data.

• File Storage: Internal and External Storage, reading and writing files, media storage.

• SQLite Databases: Introduction to relational databases on Android.

• Room Persistence Library: Setting up Room, defining Entities, DAOs (Data Access

Objects), and Database classes.

• CRUD Operations with Room: Inserting, reading, updating, and deleting data.

• Type Converters: Storing custom data types in Room.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Choose appropriate data storage solutions based on application requirements.

• Implement efficient data persistence using Shared Preferences and file storage.

• Master the Room Persistence Library for robust local database management.

• Perform all CRUD operations on local data.

Module 5: Networking and API Integration (Approx. 12 hours)

• Topics:

• Introduction to HTTP and RESTful APIs: Concepts of client-server communication,

HTTP methods, JSON data format.

• Retrofit: Type-safe HTTP client for Android and Java.

• OkHttp: Efficient HTTP client underlying Retrofit.

• JSON Parsing: Using Gson or Moshi for converting JSON to Kotlin objects.

• Making Network Requests: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests.

• Displaying Network Data: Integrating API responses into UI components.

• Error Handling: Managing network errors, timeouts, and response codes.

• Authentication with APIs: API keys, token-based authentication (overview).

• Learning Outcomes:

• Understand how to interact with RESTful APIs from an Android application.

• Implement network requests using Retrofit and OkHttp.

• Parse JSON data into Kotlin objects.

• Handle network responses and errors gracefully.

Module 6: Advanced Android Development Concepts (Approx. 15

hours)

• Topics:

• Android Architecture Components:

• ViewModel: Surviving configuration changes, sharing data between Fragments.

• LiveData / StateFlow: Observable data holders, reactive programming

principles.

• Navigation Component: Managing in-app navigation, passing arguments, deep

links.

• Coroutines for Asynchronous Programming:

• Introduction to Coroutines: Lightweight threads, structured concurrency.

• Dispatchers : Main, IO, Default.

• launch and async builders.

• Error handling in Coroutines.

• Dependency Injection (DI): Principles of DI, introduction to Hilt (or Koin) for

Android.

• Testing with DI: Facilitating testable code with dependency injection.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Build robust and maintainable applications using Android Architecture

Components.

• Implement efficient asynchronous operations using Kotlin Coroutines.

• Apply Dependency Injection principles to improve code organization and testability.

Module 7: Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (Approx. 10 hours)

• Topics:

• Debugging Android Applications: Using Android Studio debugger, breakpoints,

Logcat for logging.

• Unit Testing: JUnit, Mockito for testing individual components.

• UI Testing: Espresso for testing user interface interactions.

• Preparing for Release: Signing your application, ProGuard/R8 for code shrinking

and obfuscation.

• Publishing to Google Play Store: Google Play Console overview, creating a

developer account, app bundles, release management, store listing optimization.

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) (Overview):

Automating build and deployment processes.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Effectively debug and troubleshoot Android applications.

• Write comprehensive unit and UI tests to ensure app quality.

• Prepare and sign an Android application for release.

• Successfully publish an application to the Google Play Store.

• Understand the basics of CI/CD for mobile development.

Capstone Project

Students will undertake a comprehensive capstone project, building a full-fledged Android

application from conception to deployment. This project will integrate all concepts learned

throughout the course, including UI design with Compose, data persistence, API

integration, and user authentication. The project will be guided with milestones, code

reviews, and peer feedback, culminating in a deployable application.

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