Mobile UI/UX Best Practices
By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Install Flutter and the Dart SDK
Unlock your potential with this carefully crafted course on Mobile UI/UX Best Practices. We've distilled years of industry experience into actionable lessons that you can apply immediately.
This course covers both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Each module builds on the previous one, ensuring a smooth learning journey.
Perfect for self-learners and professionals seeking to expand their skillset in the growing African tech ecosystem.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Install Flutter and the Dart SDK
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 2: Set up Android Studio and Xcode tooling
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 3: Create and run your first Flutter app
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 4: Understand the Flutter project structure
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 5: Debug on emulators and physical devices
What you will build and prove
- Practice: Practice: Lesson 5: Handle user input with forms and validation
- Project: Apply Mobile UI/UX Best Practices
- Quiz: Lesson 5: Handle user input with forms and validation check (pass 70%)
- Final assessment: Mobile UI/UX Best Practices — course assessment (pass 70%)
Course journey
How this free course is structured — watch, practise, and progress module by module.
- Setup & Environment
- UI Components & Layouts
- State Management
- Navigation Patterns
- Native Features
- Data Persistence
Practice
1 optional practice exercise — apply what you learned. Practice is not required to complete the course.
Assessment
- Lesson 5: Handle user input with forms and validation check · pass mark 70%
- Mobile UI/UX Best Practices — course assessment · pass mark 70%
Prove
Course completion means finishing required lessons , and the course assessment . That grants a certificate of completion — not a professional certification. Optional practice does not block completion.
Curriculum
Week 1: Setup & Environment
- Lesson 1: Install Flutter and the Dart SDK Preview 10min
- Lesson 2: Set up Android Studio and Xcode tooling Preview 15min
- Lesson 3: Create and run your first Flutter app 19min
- Lesson 4: Understand the Flutter project structure 12min
- Lesson 5: Debug on emulators and physical devices 22min
- Lesson 6: Manage packages with pubspec.yaml 24min
Week 2: UI Components & Layouts
- Lesson 1: Compose UIs with Flutter widgets 25min
- Lesson 2: Rows, columns, and flexible layouts 8min
- Lesson 3: Theme colors, typography, and Material Design 19min
- Lesson 4: Build reusable custom widgets 23min
- Lesson 5: Handle user input with forms and validation Practice 25min
Week 3: State Management
- Lesson 1: Ephemeral state with setState 22min
- Lesson 2: Lift state up across widget trees 20min
- Lesson 3: Intro to Provider for shared state 17min
Week 4: Navigation Patterns
- Lesson 1: Navigator 2.0 and named routes 17min
- Lesson 2: Pass arguments between screens 22min
- Lesson 3: Bottom navigation and tab scaffolds 15min
- Lesson 4: Deep links and app links 15min
Week 5: Native Features
- Lesson 1: Access device camera and gallery 10min
- Lesson 2: Read and write local file storage 19min
- Lesson 3: Add maps and location services 25min
- Lesson 4: Handle push notifications 13min
Week 6: Data Persistence
- Lesson 1: Cross-platform mobile fundamentals 20min
- Lesson 2: Build a polished mobile screen 21min
- Lesson 3: Connect your app to a backend API 13min
- Lesson 4: Test widgets and integration flows 16min
- Lesson 5: Prepare a release build for stores 21min
- Lesson 6: Ship and monitor a production app 16min
Free to enroll — no purchase required.
Instructor: Africoders
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