Course Overview
Background
Our world runs on software. Software provides immeasurable value through security,
automation, and scalability. To support Army Futures Command and other Army units that
have software development requirements, the USAR Innovation Command must have in-
house expertise in app development.
Concept
This is a 10-session, 20-hour introduction course in app development using the MIT App
Inventor toolkit. The course assumes no prior experience in software and gradually
progresses from basic concepts of object-oriented programming in a low-code
environment to advanced concepts with Javascript and Google’s Firebase software
development environment. The course is designed for meetings via Teams weekly for 10
weeks to complete the tutorials or can be self-paced. All sessions will be recorded for
future training.
Key words
Symbolic logic, loops, counting, rules, API calls, sensor inputs, databases, Javascript,
authentication, identity,