Course Outline

Course Overview

This course introduces learners to cross-platform mobile app development using Flutter and Dart. Students will learn how to design, develop, and deploy modern, high-performance mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Develop cross-platform mobile apps using Flutter and Dart
• Integrate Firebase for authentication and data management
• Build and publish production-ready mobile applications
• Apply professional UI/UX and state management techniques

Module 1: Introduction to Flutter & Dart

• What is Flutter and why use it?
• Flutter architecture and framework overview
• Understanding the Flutter SDK and setup
• Introduction to Dart programming
• Dart variables, data types, and operators
• Control statements and loops
• Functions and classes in Dart
• Packages and Libraries

Module 2: Flutter Basics

• Flutter project structure and file system
• Understanding Widgets (Stateless & Stateful)
• Material Design & Cupertino Widgets
• Layouts: Row, Column, Container, Stack
• Common widgets: Text, Image, Button, Icon, ListView
• Handling user input & forms

Module 3: State Management

• Understanding State in Flutter
• Stateful vs Stateless widgets
• setState(), InheritedWidget, Provider
• Bloc and Riverpod (introductory concepts)
• Best practices for state management

Module 4: Navigation & Routing

• Introduction to navigation
• Navigating between screens
• Passing data between routes
• Named routes and route management
• Drawer, Bottom Navigation Bar, Tab Navigation

Module 5: Working with APIs & JSON

• HTTP requests in Flutter
• Consuming REST APIs
• Parsing JSON data
• Displaying API data using ListView & FutureBuilder
• Error handling and network management

Module 6: Local Data Storage

• Shared Preferences
• SQLite database integration
• Hive database
• File handling and local storage best practices

Module 7: Firebase Integration

• Firebase setup and configuration
• Authentication (Email/Password, Google Sign-In)
• Cloud Firestore Database
• Firebase Storage (upload/download files)
• Firebase Push Notifications (FCM)

Module 8: App Design & Theming

• Flutter themes and color schemes
• Custom fonts and icons
• Responsive UI for multiple devices
• Animations and transitions

Module 9: Advanced Features

• Camera and Gallery integration
• Accessing device features (location, sensors, etc.)
• Background tasks and notifications
• Using third-party packages effectively

Module 10: Testing, Debugging & Deployment

• Debugging in Flutter
• Unit and widget testing
• Performance optimization
• Building APKs and App Bundles
• Publishing apps to Play Store & App Store

Module 11: Capstone Project

• Design and develop a complete real-world Flutter app
• Integrate all learned modules
• Present and deploy the final project