On the 23rd of March 2019, IEEE Student Branch University Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) held an “Android Application Development Workshop” which had been participated by 17 students from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) from different departments and faculties. As students who participated came from different departments and faculties, the workshop is open to anyone who is interested to join the workshop to gain extra knowledge regarding android application development. The workshop and tutorial provided is given by the Gieption Sdn Bhd officer, Voon Yoon Nam, and supervised by Dr Hafiz Rashidi Ramli.
The objective of participants in the Android Application Development Workshop is to encourage the students to gain knowledge in how to use Android Studio to build an application and to learn the Java programming language. The impact of the program is to learn about Java and Android Studio, build a simple Android application and convert their ideas into real applications. This workshop is also beneficial towards the society as nowadays they use the mobile app in their daily life to assist them with their daily schedules.
The participants arrived at the microprocessor laboratory (Block D2.1) at 9:00am. The participants were required to download the “Android Studio” software beforehand as they will be using the software to develop android application and it save time as well. The participants were served a breakfast after registering. After registering session, the participants were given an introduction of the speaker and an introduction regarding the android application as it can be concluded that nowadays the society use it a lot to aid their daily activities. The participants also learned the basics of Java programming language, designing the layout of the application, writing code for a simple application and installing the APK in android electronic device. After that, around 11:50am to 12:00pm, there is a Q&A session and certificate-giving ceremony to the instructor.
In conclusion, the program ran smoothly, and the participants were able to apply the knowledge received for future project or future use and can face real world problems that would require them to use programming language to solve.
