Weekly Breakdown (16 Weeks)

Weeks 1–2 — Kotlin Foundations (Part I)

• Kotlin setup and Android Studio basics
• Variables, types, functions, control flow
• Collections & basic standard library
• Best practices for writing clean Kotlin

• 👉 Write clean Kotlin functions
• 👉 Understand basic app structure and language syntax

Weeks 3–4 — Kotlin Foundations (Part II)

• Object-Oriented Programming (classes, inheritance)
• Data classes, sealed classes, enums
• Coroutines for threading & async
• Introduction to Android components (Activity, Fragment)

• 👉 Use coroutines in simple async tasks
• 👉 Understand basic Android lifecycle concepts

Weeks 5–6 — UI with XML (Part I)

• Layout basics: Linear, Constraint, Frame
• Views: TextView, EditText, Buttons, ImageView
• Resource management (strings, dimensions, colors)
• ConstraintLayout animations & chains

• 👉 Build responsive screens with XML
• 👉 Customize UI with styles and themes

Weeks 7–8 — UI with XML (Part II)

• RecyclerView & adapters
• Lists & dynamic content
• Navigation basics via intents
• Handling user input & form validations

• 👉 Build list screens & multi-screen navigation

Weeks 9–10 — Jetpack Compose (Part I)

• What is Compose + why it matters
• Composables and state basics
• Layouts: Column, Row, Box
• Material 3 basics (Buttons, TextFields, Cards)

• 👉 Build simple Compose screens
• 👉 Manage UI state and updates

Weeks 11–12 — Jetpack Compose (Part II)

• Navigation with Compose
• Lists (LazyColumn / LazyRow)
• Theming & custom styles
• Interoperability: Compose + XML screens

• 👉 Compose full app flows
• 👉 Combine Compose with existing XML UIs

Weeks 13–14 — Data & APIs

• Networking with Retrofit / OkHttp
• JSON parsing & serialization
• Local storage with Room database
• Offline caching patterns

• 👉 Consume REST APIs
• 👉 Store & retrieve data locally

Weeks 15–16 — Architecture, Testing & Deployment

• MVVM & Clean Architecture
• Dependency Injection (Hilt / Koin)
• Unit, UI & integration testing
• App signing, Play Console basics
• Basic CI/CD overview