Re: [android-developers] Android development Online course at UCI

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Nency Robert <angelgirl4you@gmail.com> wrote:
> HI All,
>
> I am new to android development. As I am still in learning phase, I
> have searched so many courses and materials on google for it.
>

Online materials are good, especially the android site and related
books, but you'll want some good experience with Java first. Also a
CS background (systems, especially) may help you understand the design
decisions in android, etc...

> I found one interesting course which is online. It is held at
> University of California, Irvine Extension. I am planning to enroll
> for this course.
>
> So anyone have any idea about how the course is, please let me know.
> This course costs about, $650. So before I enroll for it I want to
> know how useful it will be for me to get job after completion of it.
>

I would say that you would almost have zero probability of getting a
job because you took a course in Android development. However, if you
aren't at a point where you can figure at least a little of it out
without instruction, you might want to look at Java development (and
traditional CS in general). I.e., no single course is going to make
you become a good programmer (who train for years to be proficient)
and get a job.

This isn't to say that the course has no merit: surely they point
things out to you that you might not have figured as quickly alone,
and the extra pressure of a course forcing you to do assignments on a
regular basis changes things as well.

> I also want to know if anyone has any idea about it, what is the
> difference between University of California Irvine and University or
> California Irvine Extension degree. Are these both same collage or
> different?
>

Completely separate entities, UC Irvine is an internationally
recognized institution, an extension degree would a) take much more
than one class, and b) is not held to as high a standard as a
traditional CS degree from the actual institution.

Kris

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