Training Courses

These training courses are created by Forum Nokia and available for developers and learners.

For your benefit, recent course materials and examples are available for download free of charge, and more is coming!

A part of the courses are available by Nokia Certified Training Centers. Check you local trainer offering!.

Symbian C++ Track

Tap the power of Symbian OS. Symbian OS phones offer a unique opportunity to code native applications in C++. These applications can be larger and faster and contain more functionality than applications that don't connect directly to the operating system but instead run within a specific application environment.

Basic S60 UI and Usability

Intermediate Symbian Basics S60 C++ Basics

Advanced S60 3rd Edition Advance S60 Scalable UI

Java™ ME Track

Work with MIDP 1.0 and 2.0, including extensions for wireless messaging, multimedia, and Bluetooth technology. Java™ ME development represents the largest client-side opportunity for mobile application developers.

Basic Java™ ME Basics

Advanced Java™ ME for Games Java™ ME for Mobile Commerce Java™ ME for Entertainment

Open Source

Cost-effective, fast development is on the minds of all development managers. The courses in this track introduce faster and easier ways to build applications, as well as ways to prototype and build proof-of-concept applications for the S60 platform.

Intermediate Maemo Python

Advanced Open C

Web Technologies and Content Creation Track

The courses in this track introduce how to quickly and easily mobilize Web content by developing mobile applications fast and easy way.

Advanced

Widgets for the S60 Platform

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Symbian Basics

Audience

This course is intended for C++ developers with an interest in developing applications for S60 and Series 80 platforms.

Topic areas include

• Symbian OS Background
• Developing with Carbide.c++
• OS Basics
• Memory Management
• Descriptors
• Application Structure Overview
• Resource and Localisation Files
• Client/Server Framework
• Active Object Framework

Prerequisites

Attendees should have C++ programming experience, a firm grasp of object-oriented programming principles, an understanding of C++ coding constructs common in C, and have taken S60 UI and Usability course or have familiarity with the UI and usability principles of the developer platforms.

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S60 C++ Basics

Audience

This course is intended for experienced Symbian C++ developers with an interest in developing applications for the S60 developer platform.

Topic areas include

• S60 Background
• S60 UI Architecture
• UI Controls
• List Controls
• Deployment
• Data Persistence
• Multimedia Framework (MMF)
• Carbide.c++ IDE

Prerequisites

Attendees should have taken Symbian Basics course or have prior Symbian experience and have some familiarity with the S60 UI.

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S60 3rd Edition Advance

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers with an interest in upgrading applictions to the 3rd Edition of the S60 developer platform

Topic areas include

• Introduction to S60
• Platform Security
• On-Device Debugging
• Deployment
• Location Based Services
• Symbian Signed
• CodeWarrior IDE
• Carbide.c++ IDE

Prerequisites

Attendees should have taken S60 C++ Basics course or have advanced programming experience with S60 C++.

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S60 Scalable UI

Audience

This course is intended for developers who are interested in understanding how their applications can handle different device resolutions and associated issues for the Series developer 60 platform

Topic areas include

• New resolutions
• Scalable UI APIs
• Bitmaps and Icons
• Backward Compatibility Issues
• Application Examples

Prerequisites

Attendees should have taken S60 C++ Basics course or have advanced programming experience with S60 C++.

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S60 UI and Usability

Audience

This course is intended for professionals interested in acquiring a better understanding of Nokia’s usability principles, UI style guide, and user experience.

Topic areas include

• Usability principles
• Usability in S60 application design
• User context
• Navigation
• Common problems
• Sample solutions

Prerequisites

Attendees should have an understanding of wireless platforms, some knowledge of C++ programming, and preferably some experience with the S60 Platform.

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Java™ ME Development/MIDP Basics

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers with an interest in developing Java™ ME applications for Nokia platforms.

Topic areas include

• Java ME Development/MIDP Basics
• Developing and Deploying MIDP Applications
• High and Low Level UI API
• Persistent Storage using Record Management System
• Networking
• Wireless Messaging API 2.0
• Introduction to Mobile Media API
• Game API
• Bluetooth API for Java ME
• Security Domains
• Unified Testing Initiative

Prerequisites

Attendees should have basic knowledge of the Java™ programming language.

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Java™ ME Development for Games (covers 3D API)

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers with an interest in developing games applications using Java™ ME for Nokia platforms.

Topic areas include

• Java ME and Game Development
• Game API
• 3D Concepts and Basics of M3G API
• Using 3DS Max with M3G API
• Animating 3D Objects using M3G API
• Sounds and Tones in Games
• Bluetooth API for Java ME

Prerequisites

Attendees should have basic knowledge of the Java™ programming language and have taken Java™ ME Development/MIDP Basics course or have equivalent experience.

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Java™ ME Development for Mobile Commerce

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers with an interest in developing mobile commerce applications using Java™ ME for Nokia's developer platforms.

Topic areas include

• Java ME Development and Mobile Commerce
• Inter-Communication with Java Servlets
• Mobile Commerce Security: Securing Connections using HTTPS
• Data Caching and Disconnected Operations
• Mobile Commerce Security: Securing Data using SATSA
• Bluetooth in Mobile Commerce Applications
• Web Services

Prerequisites

Attendees should have basic knowledge of the Java™ programming language and have taken Java™ ME Development/MIDP Basics course or have equivalent experience.

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Java™ ME Development for Entertainment

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers with an interest in developing entertainment applications using Java™ ME for Nokia's developer platforms.

Topic areas include

• Java ME Development for Entertainment
• GUIs for Entertainment Applications
• Video and Web Cam Applications
• Audio and On-Device Radio Applications
• On-Device Camera and Photo Applications
• Wireless Messaging API 2.0

Prerequisites

Attendees should have basic knowledge of the Java™ programming language and have taken Java™ ME Development/MIDP Basics course or have equivalent experience.

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Python Training course

Learn about Python, the open source programming language optimized for rapid application prototyping. It is an object-oriented scripting language that is easy to learn and use and supported on many platforms. This material cover topics: Python on S60, Programming Basics, Python S60 Modules and Python Sockets. The material assumes some familiarity with object-oriented programming languages

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Developing Applications in the Maemo Platform Training Course

Setting up the Maemo Development Environment is a basic introductory learning solution that every developer should learn before starting development on the maemo environment. It gives valuable information on the development environment, maemo SDK installation, porting the application to target devices, application framework, and other topics.

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Open C

Audience

This course is intended for experienced developers who already have at least 6 months of professional experience in C, hand have used either the POSIX or GLIB libraries.

Topic areas include

• Introduction to Open C
• What tools do I need to develop an Open C project for S60?
• S60 Platform Security
• Porting code to a DLL
• Porting code to an EXE

Prerequisites

Attendees should have experience with programming in C, a knowledge of either POSIX or GLIB libraries.

Widgets for the S60 Platform Training Course

This training course describes how to develop Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) widgets for the S60 platform devices. Widgets are Web applications that can be run outside the Web browser in devices compatible with the Web Runtime environment. This package includes training documentation and lab exercises with example code.

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