iOS App Development Basics

About this course: iOS App Development Basics, the second course in the iOS App Development with Swift specialization, expands your programming skills and applies them to authentic app development projects. The topics covered in this course include Xcode basics, Core iOS and Cocoa Touch frameworks, simple user interface creation, MVC Architecture and much more. With a focus on using Apple’s components to access sensors like camera, microphone and GPS, by the end of this course you will be able to create a basic App according to specified parameters and guidelines. Currently this course is taught using Swift 2. The team is aware of the release of Swift 3 and will be making edits to the course in time. Please be aware that at this time the instruction is entirely with Swift 2.

Created by:  University of Toronto

• Taught by:  Parham Aarabi, Professor

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Welcome to iOS App Development Basics



1 video, 2 readings expand

1. Reading: Welcome to iOS App Development Basics
2. Video: Introducing Mixit
3. Reading: Mixit App

WEEK 2


Further Introduction to XCode
In this unit we will describe basic functions of XCode and other tools. Within a guided tutorial process, create a simple app from beginning through to compilation that runs on a device.


4 videos, 1 reading expand

1. Video: Course 2 Introduction
2. Reading: RGBAImage Class for Moving Forward
3. Video: Running Code in an App
4. Video: Creating Interfaces
5. Video: Using Buttons

Graded: Further XCode Unit Quiz (For Grades)

WEEK 3


UIKit and the Interface Builder
Here we dive into layouts and some user interface elements.


7 videos expand

1. Video: Intro to Auto Layout
2. Video: Beginning Auto Layout
3. Video: In-Depth Auto Layout
4. Video: Intro to UI Elements
5. Video: Basic UI Elements
6. Video: Intro to UIStackView
7. Video: UIStackView

Graded: UIKit Unit Quiz (For Grades)

WEEK 4


Advanced UI Concepts
Here we begin to really add elegance to our UI


5 videos expand

1. Video: Modifying the View Hiearchy in Code
2. Video: Basic Animations
3. Video: Tableviews and The Delegate Pattern
4. Video: Intro to Camera and Emailing
5. Video: Action Sheet, Image Picker and Activity Controller

Graded: Advanced UI Unit Quiz (For Grades)

WEEK 5


Final Peer Assignment - App Functionality



At this point we have written the basic user interface for our image filtering app. In this assignment you will implement remaining functionality, and then extend and refine the UI. For bonus marks you can try implementing a more advanced filter selection UI using the UICollectionView API.


1 video, 2 readings expand

1. Reading: Read First: Full Instructions
2. Reading: Starter Code Download for Peer Assessment
3. Video: Course 2 Closing Remarks

Graded: App Functionality