iOS 101 - User Interface : iPhone/iPad app dev for beginners

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What You’ll Learn

Welcome to iOS 101 - User Interface.

This is a comprehensive 3-week course on how to build iPhone and iPad applications for the absolute beginner.

This course is the first in a series of courses designed to take a beginner, with no experience, and give them the knowledge and confidence to build high quality, professional looking iPhone and iPad applications.

The course will be focused on the following material:

Getting the latest version of Xcode up and running
Understanding the Xcode user interface
Determining the right template to use when getting started
How to name a project, class prefix and choosing a device family
Using Storyboards
Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
Git repositories
Hardware Simulators
Working with multiple orientations
Using media for retina and non-retina devices
File, Identity, Attribute and Connection Inspectors
Header Files
Interface vs Implementation code sections
Action and Outlet connections
Data Types
Data Conversion and Manipulation

In addition, these controls will be used in class:

Label
Button
Text Field
Segmented Control
Slider
Switch
Stepper Control
Text View
Image View
Web View
Map View
Date Picker
Picker Control
Navigation Bar
Toolbar
Tab Bar

We will use the above controls in class to build a variety of iPhone and iPad applications. We will start off building simple applications, but as the student's knowledge grows, we will gradually build more rich, dynamic and engaging applications.

Videos:

I will be providing videos of myself on the computer, going through each session, to each student in the class. So if someone gets lost or confused about a topic then they can consult one of my provided videos to get them back on track.

Office Hours:

I will be providing office hours for those students who would like additional time outside of class to review the material.

Hand Outs:

Students will be receiving PDF documents for each class that contain relevant information about the material to be covered.

Missed Class:

If a student misses a class, I will be available (see office hours) to help them catch up. I want my students to know that they can always come to me for help.

Once the course is complete, each student will feel empowered. Knowing that they now posses a very valuable skill which is especially relevant in our increasingly digital world.

Beginner Level

A. Mac laptop B. Install Mac OSX Lion (http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/) C. Install the latest Xcode from the Mac App Store (https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) D. No iPhone or iPad required - will be using the simulator

About Your Teacher See Full Bio

Chyld Medford · Software Engineer and Language Instructor

Chyld has been a software developer for more than 10 years, using languages such as C# and Java to Javascript, Python, Ruby and Objective-C. He has developed applications for various industries, including semiconductors, defense, finance, medical and non-profit.

Chyld has also taught various technology-related classes over the past 5 years.

He is currently a Ruby on Rails developer working for a non-profit in the Pivotal Labs space, but also teaches Javascript, Ruby and Rails classes for General Assembly. He loves working in Xcode, designing iPhone applications.

Here's a list of some of the applications he has worked on: