Build your very first iOS app (edX)

What you'll learn
After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand and use the Swift programming language;
• Use and explain the Apple developer tools: including Xcode, Interface Builder, Documentation Browser;
• Confidently converse with iOS developers, understanding the basics of coding and App development;
• Design, develop and build your own simple iOS Apps.

This course is part of the Mobile App Development with Swift Professional Certificate.

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Starting App Development
Explain where programming is used and especially where Swift is used;
Explain the terminal, playgrounds;
Use Xcode to build an App for iOS; and
Use and explain variables and data types.

Lesson 2: Control Flow and Advanced Variables and Data Types
Make decisions within your programs using if-then-else statements;
Use the different logical operators NOT, AND and OR to verify the truth of something;
Use the switch statement to control what is executed next; and
Use arrays and dictionaries to store data.

Lesson 3: Xcode and Interface Builder
Navigate through Xcode projects;
Use the following areas of Xcode: project navigator, the debug area, the assistant and version editors; and
Use interface builder to build interfaces and be able to preview interfaces outside of a running App.

Lesson 4: Functions, Classes and Structures
Understand the benefits of abstraction when writing code;
Create functions, classes and structures to improve program quality;
Use classes and structures to create custom datatypes;
Understand relationships and inheritance between classes.

Lesson 5: Introduction to User Interface Development
Build Apps using common user interface views and controls;
Use Interface Builder to configure common user interface views and controls;
Connect Swift code to common user interface controls;
Use AutoLayout to ensure Apps adapt to different devices.

Lesson 6: View Controllers and Navigation
Develop Apps with multiple scenes;
Use tab bar controllers to move between scenes within Apps;
Create and utilise event handlers on view controllers;
Design an appropriate navigation hierarchy for your app.

Lesson 7: Introduction to TableViews
Use the Model View Controller design pattern for App development;
Use a ScrollView to control content display;
Use tables to display data within your App;
Respond to user input within a table.