App Design and Development for iOS (Coursera)

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App Design and Development for iOS (Coursera)

In App Design and Development for iOS, the third course of the iOS App Development with Swift specialization, you will be developing foundational programming skills to support graphical element presentation and data manipulation from basic functions through to advanced processing. You will continue to build your skill set to use and apply core graphics, touch handling and gestures, animations and transitions, alerts and actions as well as advanced algorithms, threading and more. By the end of this course you will be able to develop a more advanced, fully functioning app.

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Course 3 of 4 in the iOS App Development with Swift Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Welcome to App Design and Development for iOS
Get oriented to the course.
User Interactivity
In this module you'll learn how to design for your users' interactions

WEEK 2
Multiple View Controllers & Navigation
In this module we explore different controllers for navigating your app

WEEK 3
Persistence & Networking
Learn how to customize behavior to match a user’s preferences.

WEEK 4
Introduction to developing for watchOS 2
In this module we give you some of the tools for designing for watchOS 2

WEEK 5
Introduction to Developing for tvOS
In this module you will gain insight into developing for tvOS
Peer Assessment
Final Assessment for the Course

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