Course Outline

🔹 Day 1: Kotlin Fundamentals and Android Basics

Session 1: Kotlin Language Essentials

• Setting up Kotlin environment and tools (IntelliJ IDEA / Android Studio)
• Kotlin syntax, variables, types, and control flow
• Functions, lambdas, and null safety

Session 2: Object-Oriented and Functional Kotlin

• Classes, objects, and data classes
• Inheritance and interfaces
• Functional programming basics: higher-order functions, collections API

Session 3: Introduction to Android Development with Kotlin

• Android project structure and Android Studio overview
• Activities, layouts, and UI components
• Event handling and lifecycle basics

Lab Activities:

• Write Kotlin programs practicing core language features
• Build a simple Android app with basic UI and navigation
• Use Kotlin idioms to handle nullability and collections

🔹 Day 2: Advanced Android Development with Kotlin

Session 1: Android Architecture and Components

• ViewModels and LiveData for MVVM architecture
• RecyclerView and adapters
• Working with fragments and navigation components

Session 2: Data Storage and Networking

• SQLite and Room database integration
• SharedPreferences and data persistence
• Networking with Retrofit and coroutines

Session 3: Coroutines and Asynchronous Programming

• Introduction to Kotlin Coroutines
• Suspending functions and coroutine builders
• Managing background tasks and threading

Lab Activities:

• Build an app using MVVM with ViewModel and LiveData
• Implement local database and network data fetch
• Use coroutines for asynchronous operations

🔹 Day 3: Backend Development with Kotlin

Session 1: Introduction to Kotlin Backend Development

• Overview of Kotlin backend frameworks (Ktor and Spring Boot)
• Setting up a Kotlin backend project
• Creating RESTful APIs with routing and controllers

Session 2: Data Persistence and Security

• Database integration with Exposed ORM or Spring Data
• Authentication and authorization basics
• Error handling and validation

Session 3: Deployment and Best Practices

• Testing Kotlin backend services
• Packaging and deploying to cloud or container environments
• Kotlin multiplatform overview and code sharing

Lab Activities:

• Develop a REST API backend service with Ktor or Spring Boot
• Secure endpoints with simple authentication
• Deploy backend service and test API endpoints