About this course: Engineering Maintainable Android Apps, which is a 4 week MOOC that shows by example various methods for engineering maintainable Android apps, including test-driven development methods and how to develop/run unit tests using JUnit and Robotium (or equivalent automated testing frameworks for Android), as well as how to successfully apply common Java/Android software patterns to improve the extensibility and clarity of Android apps. Students will work on the appropriate automated unit quizzes, based on the material covered in the lecture videos. These lessons will demonstrate the benefits of good software engineering practices that are targeted at creating maintainable code for mobile apps. There will be roughly 3-4 hours of student engagement time per week, including video lectures, and quizzes. The ordering of the modules within the course is designed to be flexible. In particular, students can watch the videos in whatever order suits their experience and needs, e.g., they may want to watch the unit testing videos prior to the software pattern videos if they prefer to learn about unit testing first.
Taught by: Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Taught by: Michael Walker, Instructor - Graduate Student pursuing PhD in Computer Science
EECS
Taught by: Dr. C. Jules White, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
| Basic Info | Course 4 of 5 in the Android App Development Specialization |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: Course Intro
- Video: Software Engineering as Search
- Video: Why Test?
- Video: Unit Testing
- Video: Unit Testing with Android Studio
- Video: The Importance of Test Automation
- Video: Code Coverage
- Video: Styles of Testing
- Peer Review: Assignment: Testing (Optional)
- Video: Functional & Non-functional Properties
- Video: Refactoring
- Video: Refactoring and Regression Testing
- Video: Integration Testing
- Video: Integration Testing with Android Studio
- Video: Mock Objects with Android Studio
- Video: UI Testing with Espresso in Android Studio
- Video: Security & Sustainability
- Video: Economy of Mechanism
- Video: Economy of Mechanism Example
- Video: Least Privilege
- Video: Least Privilege Example
- Video: Complete Mediation
- Video: Complete Mediation Example
- Video: Secure Defaults
- Video: Secure Defaults Example
- Video: Traditional App Accounts
- Video: Traditional vs. Mobile App Accounts
- Video: App Account Mapping to Linux Users
- Video: Apps Lie & Steal
- Video: How Android Protects Apps
- Video: What Android Does Not Protect
- Video: The Challenges of Secure Coding
- Video: Security Vulnerability Walkthrough
- Video: The iRemember App Example
- Video: Privilege Escalation I
- Video: Privilege Escalation II
- Video: Privilege Escalation III
- Video: Course Wrap-up
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gave me a very good overview on security as a whole and on security specifically for android.
Great end to the specialisation course work!!!
Great job & course! Getting deeper in core aspects of your App, just a little point : - Some credito/week more extra & practical exam about testing, with exercises to complete with all framework you explained.
Thanks for your decication.
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Dr White is always a pleasure to learn from. He has presented a large amount of vital information in a relatively short, concise and palatable manner. Looking forward to the next course. \m/