Postgraduate Certificate

Android Application
Programming Language:
Advanced Kotlin
Postgraduate Certificate
Android Application
Programming Language:
Advanced Kotlin
» Modality: online
» Duration: 6 weeks
» Certificate: TECH Technological University
» Dedication: 16h/week
» Schedule: at your own pace
» Exams: online
Website: www.techtitute.com/us/information-technology/postgraduate-certificate/android-application-programming-language-advanced-kotlin
Index

01 02
Introduction Objectives
p. 4 p. 8

03 04 05
Course Management Structure and Content Methodology
p. 12 p. 16 p. 20

06
Certificate
p. 28
01
Introduction
Keeping up to date in mobile application programming involves a close knowledge
of the Kotlin language. However, mastering it can be a complex task, both for
professionals who want to become specialized developers in this language,
and for those who know the basics, but want to master the main techniques
for creating functional and quality applications. This program not only provides
advanced concepts about the Kotlin language, but also allows the student to learn
immediately, from anywhere and with the guarantee of having teaching material
adapted to the current reality of Android application development.
 Introduction | 05

An advanced, practical program adapted to the needs

of the student and the market that will allow you to
master programming with Kotlin in 6 weeks"
 06 | Introduction

While most programming languages have been in use for decades, Kotlin is newer This Postgraduate Certificate in Android Application Programming Language:
and therefore has some novel features aimed at improving developer productivity. Advanced Kotlin contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on
This has meant that in just a few years it has become one of the main techniques the market. The most important features include:
used to create applications, mainly for Android and, therefore, it is becoming Š The development of case studies presented by experts in computer engineering
increasingly common to find job offers aimed at experts and professionals with focused on the programming of Android applications with Kotlin
demonstrable experience in this sector.
Š The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide
For this reason, having a Postgraduate Certificate focused on the advanced practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
programming language of Android applications with Kotlin not only allows the graduate Š Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to
to broaden their knowledge and improve their professional resume, but also expands improve learning
their possibilities when facing the labor market. With a complete program that focuses
Š Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
on the most important features, structure and syntax of Kotlin, this title provides the
Š Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics,
keys for Android (or Kotlin in general) developers, giving the professional the best tools
and individual reflection assignments
to progress in this field.
Š Access to content from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
During the learning process, the student will learn all about advanced terms, functional
programming, asynchronous computing and more concepts that will allow them, as a
final result, to develop a more readable, concise and secure code.

Furthermore, TECH provides the graduate with the entire syllabus from the beginning of
the program, allowing them to organize the study of the same, which will be carried out
100% online. In addition to carefully selected content adapted to the area of study, the
Postgraduate Certificate will be supervised by a group of professionals in the field, who
will not only contribute their experience and rigor, but will also present practical cases in
which students will be able to apply everything they have learned during the course.
Learn the keys to master the
Kotlin language and expand
your job opportunities as a
programmer"
 Introduction | 07

Acquire advanced skills and

implement the best techniques
Integrate into your work the for programming applications
different concepts that the Kotlin with Kotlin language.
language offers and create a
functional model adapted to your
own programming style"
With this Postgraduate
Certificate, learn how to use
the different tools and libraries
of the Kotlin ecosystem.
The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute
their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading
societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide
the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment
that will provide immersive knowledge programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional

must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout
the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive
video system created by renowned and experienced experts.
02
Objectives
Knowing the complexity of the world of programming, in this case related to the
development of mobile applications, TECH's goal is to offer a Postgraduate Certificate
that is easy to study. At the same time, it is necessary that it meets the demand to
become an expert in the sector. Therefore, the methodology used during the program,
linked to the experience of the teacher involved in the program will encourage the
student to set more and more demanding goals.
 Objectives | 09

TECH's main goal is for the student

to reach and exceed their own
professional objectives with ease"
 10 | Objectives

General Objectives

Š Develop advanced capabilities and best practices in application development in the Kotlin
programming language
Š Analyze the Genericity Model in Kotlin
Š Examine the Kotlin Functional Programming Model and the Kotlin Asynchronous
Programming model
Š Compile the different tools and libraries of the Kotlin ecosystem

If your goal is to finish a

program knowing how to
program Android applications,
this Postgraduate Certificate
is the perfect one for you"
 Objectives | 11

Specific Objectives

Š Examine the covariant and contravariant genericity model in Kotlin

Š Analyze Kotlin's functional programming model with Lambdas
Š Define Kotlin's higher order functions
Š Develop extensions and companion objects in Kotlin
Š Examine the use of the delegation pattern in Kotlin
Š Compile annotations and reflection in Kotlin
Š Delve into the testing model in Kotlin
Š Establish the different asynchronous programming models available in Kotlin
Š Determine the Kotlin coroutines model
Š Compile the various libraries and utility tools of the Kotlin ecosystem
03
Course Management
TECH's teaching team meets a series of requirements: significant academic
curriculum, proven experience in the sector and personal and professional
quality. This guarantees an educational process in which the graduate's
feedback will always be positive and productive for their professional
career. In this case, learning from computer experts specialized in the
development and management of applications will also give students the
opportunity to discover new ideas and enrich their knowledge not only by
making use of theory, but also of the teachers' own experience.
 Course Management | 13

The expertise of our teachers will ease

your path to success as a programmer
specializing in Kotlin"
 14 | Course Management

International Guest Director

Colin Lee is a successful mobile application developer, specializing in native Android
code, whose influence extends internationally. The Postgraduate Diploma is an authority
in the Twin Cities area and in the handling of Kotlin. One of his most recent contributions
was to demonstrate, in live code, how to quickly build a browser using the aforementioned
programming language and Mozilla’s open source browser components for Android.

In addition, his applications have been linked to globally significant companies. For example,
he was in charge of creating digital solutions for Pearson, one of the largest international
publishers. He also developed a low-level Android video recorder for the startup Flipgrid, later
acquired by Microsoft.

He also built a successful Android VPN for a large client in the consulting world. In turn, he
is the creator of a freight management tool implemented by the transnational Amazon to
facilitate the work of its contracted truckers. On the other hand, he has helped build the mobile
versions of the Firefox browser for Mozilla.

Today, he performs work as a contractor, including code reviews and security checks. His
impact on mobile application development and his experience over the years make him a
leading figure in the global technology arena.
 Course Management | 15

Mr. Lee, Colin

Š Director at ColinTheShots LLC
Š Android Software Engineer for Specto Inc.
Š Senior Android Engineer for Mozilla
Š Software Development Engineer for Amazon
Š Mobile Application Engineer for Flipgrid
Š Software Configuration Specialist for Pearson VUE
Š Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida

Thanks to TECH you will be

able to learn with the best
professionals in the world”
 16 | Course Management

Management

Mr. Olalla Bonal, Martín

Š Current Blockchain Technical Specialist at IBM SPGI
Š Digital Electronics Technician
Š Blockchain Architect
Š Infrastructure Architect in Banking
Š Hyperledger Fabric training to companies
Š Business-oriented companies Blockchain training
Š Project management and implementation of solutions
Š More than 25 years of experience in the IT world

Professors
Mr. Villot Guisán, Pablo
Š Cloud Architect, Exponential Solutions and Subject Mater Expert Blockchain at KPMG
Š Cloud Architect, Exponential Solutions and Subject Mater Expert Blockchain
Integration at Everis
Š Developer and Technical Manager of web and heavy desktop applications for the
Commercial Logistics area of Inditex, Connectis
Š Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of La Coruña
Š Microsoft MSCA certification: Cloud Platform
Course Management | 17
04
Structure and Content
TECH always offers programs adapted to the characteristics of the market, adjusting
the content to the current demand and the needs of the professional profile. For that
reason, this program has been designed taking as a reference the most up-to-date
concepts of the programming sector. All linked to innovative online learning in which
the most important information is reiterated, facilitating a progressive and quality
acquisition of knowledge. This makes this Postgraduate Certificate the best opportunity
to learn and improve professional skills immediately.
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Become, in only 150 hours, an

expert developer with Kotlin and
add quality to your projects"
 20 | Structure and Content

Module 1. Android Application Programming Language Advanced Kotlin

Genericity, Functional Programming and Parallelism
1.1. Genericity in Kotlin
1.1.1 Genericity in Kotlin
1.1.2 Genericity in Collections, Functions, Classes and Interfaces
1.1.3 Covariance and Contravariance: Out or In
1.2. Lambda Functions in Kotlin
1.2.1 Lambda Functions
1.2.2 Structure of a Lambda Function
1.2.3 Use of Lambda Functions
1.3. Higher Order Functions in Kotlin
1.3.1 Higher Order Functions
1.3.2 Standard Kotlin Higher-Order Functions
1.3.3 Linking Function Calls
1.4. Kotlin Extensions
1.4.1 Kotlin Extensions
1.4.2 Extension Functions
1.4.3 Extension Properties
1.4.4 Accompanying Objects
1.5. Delegation Pattern in Kotlin
1.5.1 Delegation Pattern
1.5.2 Delegation in Kotlin
1.5.3 Delegated Properties
1.6. Annotations and Reflection in Kotlin
1.6.1 Annotations and Reflection
1.6.2 Annotations in Kotlin
1.6.3 Reflection in Kotlin
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1.7. Testing in Kotlin

1.7.1 Testing in Kotlin
1.7.2 Kotlin Testing Frameworks and Libraries
1.7.3 Kotest
1.8. Asynchronous Programming in Kotlin
1.8.1 Asynchronous Programming
1.8.2 Asynchronous Programming Techniques in Kotlin
1.8.3 Comparative Programming Techniques
1.9. Coroutine in Kotlin
1.9.1 Coroutines
1.9.2 Channels
1.9.3 Context and Dispatchers
1.9.4 Shared State and Concurrency
1.9.5 Exception Handling in Coroutines
1.10. Kotlin Ecosystem
1.10.1 Kotlin Ecosystem
1.10.2 Libraries for Kotlin
1.10.3 Tools for Kotlin

A complete Kotlin language

program with advanced
concepts and content"
05
Methodology
This academic program offers students a different way of learning. Our methodology
uses a cyclical learning approach: Relearning.
This teaching system is used, for example, in the most prestigious medical schools in
the world, and major publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine have
considered it to be one of the most effective.
 Methodology | 23

Discover Relearning, a system that abandons

conventional linear learning, to take you through
cyclical teaching systems: a way of learning that has
proven to be extremely effective, especially in subjects
that require memorization"
 24 | Methodology

Case Study to contextualize all content

Our program offers a revolutionary approach to developing skills and
knowledge. Our goalt is to strengthen skills in a changing, competitive, and
highly demanding environment.

At TECH, you will experience a learning

methodology that is shaking the
foundations of traditional universities
around the world"

You will have access to a

learning system based on repetition,
with natural and progressive teaching
throughout the entire syllabus.
 Methodology | 25

A learning method that is different and innovative

This TECH program is an intensive educational program, created from scratch,
which presents the most demanding challenges and decisions in this field,
both nationally and internationally. This methodology promotes personal and
professional growth, representing a significant step towards success. The case
method, a technique that lays the foundation for this content, ensures that the
most current economic, social and professional reality is taken into account.

Our program prepares you to face new

challenges in uncertain environments
and achieve success in your career”

The case method has been the most widely used learning system among the world's
leading Information Technology schools for as long as they have existed. The case
method was developed in 1912 so that law students would not only learn the law
based on theoretical content. It consisted of presenting students with real-life, complex
situations for them to make informed decisions and value judgments on how to resolve
The student will learn to solve them. In 1924, Harvard adopted it as a standard teaching method.
complex situations in real business What should a professional do in a given situation? This is the question that you are
environments through collaborative presented with in the case method, an action-oriented learning method. Throughout the

activities and real cases. course, students will be presented with multiple real cases. They will have to combine
all their knowledge and research, and argue and defend their ideas and decisions.
 26 | Methodology

Relearning Methodology
TECH effectively combines the Case Study methodology with a 100%
online learning system based on repetition, which combines different
teaching elements in each lesson.

We enhance the Case Study with the best 100% online teaching
method: Relearning.

In 2019, we obtained the best learning

results of all online universities in the world.

At TECH you will learn using a cutting-edge methodology designed

to train the executives of the future. This method, at the forefront of
international teaching, is called Relearning.

Our university is the only one in the world authorized to employ this
successful method. In 2019, we managed to improve our students'
overall satisfaction levels (teaching quality, quality of materials, course
structure, objectives...) based on the best online university indicators.
 Methodology | 27

In our program, learning is not a linear process, but rather a spiral (learn, unlearn,
forget, and re-learn). Therefore, we combine each of these elements concentrically.
This methodology has trained more than 650,000 university graduates with
unprecedented success in fields as diverse as biochemistry, genetics, surgery,
international law, management skills, sports science, philosophy, law, engineering,
journalism, history, and financial markets and instruments. All this in a highly
demanding environment, where the students have a strong socio-economic profile
and an average age of 43.5 years.

Relearning will allow you to learn with less effort and

better performance, involving you more in your training,
developing a critical mindset, defending arguments, and
contrasting opinions: a direct equation for success.

From the latest scientific evidence in the field of neuroscience, not only do we know
how to organize information, ideas, images and memories, but we know that the
place and context where we have learned something is fundamental for us to be able
to remember it and store it in the hippocampus, to retain it in our long-term memory.

In this way, and in what is called neurocognitive context-dependent e-learning, the

different elements in our program are connected to the context where the individual
carries out their professional activity.
 28 | Methodology

This program offers the best educational material, prepared with professionals in mind:

Study Material
All teaching material is produced by the specialists who teach the course, specifically
for the course, so that the teaching content is highly specific and precise. 30%
These contents are then applied to the audiovisual format, to create the TECH online
working method. All this, with the latest techniques that offer high quality pieces in each
and every one of the materials that are made available to the student.

Classes
There is scientific evidence suggesting that observing third-party experts can be useful.
Learning from an Expert strengthens knowledge and memory, and generates
confidence in future difficult decisions.

Practising Skills and Abilities

They will carry out activities to develop specific skills and abilities in each subject area.
10%
Exercises and activities to acquire and develop the skills and abilities that a specialist
needs to develop in the context of the globalization that we are experiencing.

Additional Reading
8%
Recent articles, consensus documents and international guidelines, among others.
In TECH's virtual library, students will have access to everything they need to complete
their course.
 Methodology | 29

Case Studies
Students will complete a selection of the best case studies chosen specifically
for this program. Cases that are presented, analyzed, and supervised by the best

20%
specialists in the world.

Interactive Summaries
The TECH team presents the contents attractively and dynamically in multimedia
lessons that include audio, videos, images, diagrams, and concept maps in order to
reinforce knowledge.
This exclusive educational system for presenting multimedia content was awarded
by Microsoft as a "European Success Story".

25%
Testing & Retesting
We periodically evaluate and re-evaluate students’ knowledge throughout the
4% program, through assessment and self-assessment activities and exercises, so that
3% they can see how they are achieving their goals.
06
Certificate
This Postgraduate Certificate in Android Application Programming Language: Advanced
Kotlin guarantees students, in addition to the most rigorous and up-to-date education,
access to a Postgraduate Certificate issued by TECH Technological University.
 Certificate | 31

Successfully complete this program and receive

your university qualification without having to
travel or fill out laborious paperwork"
 32 | Certificate

This Postgraduate Certificate in Android Application Programming Language:

Advanced Kotlin contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market"

After the student has passed the assessments, they will receive their corresponding
Postgraduate Certificate issued by TECH Technological University via tracked
delivery*.

The diploma issued by TECH Technological University will reflect the qualification
obtained in the Postgraduate Certificate, and meets the requirements commonly
demanded by labor exchanges, competitive examinations and professional career
evaluation committees.

Title: Postgraduate Certificate in Android Application Programming Language:

Advanced Kotlin
Official Nº of Hours: 150 h.

*Apostille Convention. In the event that the student wishes to have their paper diploma issued with an apostille, TECH EDUCATION will make the necessary arrangements to obtain it, at an additional cost.
Postgraduate Certificate
Android Application
Programming Language:
Advanced Kotlin
» Modality: online
» Duration: 6 weeks
» Certificate: TECH Technological University
» Dedication: 16h/week
» Schedule: at your own pace
» Exams: online
Postgraduate Certificate
Android Application
Programming Language:
Advanced Kotlin