Build your very first iOS app

In this course you will learn the tools, techniques and concepts needed to build a basic iOS app, from scratch. You will be introduced to the Swift programming language and learn how to utilise the Apple developer tools to build an app.

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.