Syllabus

• Prior To First Class

  Before the first class, register as an Apple Developer and download the latest version of Xcode4 and the iOS SDK.

• Class 1 - Introduction to iOS Application Development

  Platform Overview, Objective-C, iOS Development Environment
  In-class Lab: Hello World
  Case Study: Facebook App (presented by instructor)

• Class 2 - Designing Interfaces

  UIView, UIWindow, UIViewControllers, UIImages
  In-class Lab: Create a Splash Screen
  Case Study: Brushes (presented by instructor)

• Class 3 - Controls, Gestures and Touches

  UIButton, UIGestures, UIToolbar, Shake
  In-class Lab: Add a Navigation Bar
  Case Study: Student

• Class 4 - TableViews and Data

  UITableView, Persistence, Core Data, Plists
  In-class Lab: Populate a UITableView from Plist
  Case Study: Student

• Class 5 - Networking, Web Services and Alerts

  NSURL, Blocks, Multithreading, UIAlert
  In-class Lab: Pull RSS feed from a server
  Case Study: Student

• Class 6 - Devices and Location

  CoreDevice, CoreLocation, CoreMotion, iPad
  In-class Lab: Custom table views
  Case Study: Student

• Class 7 - Media

  CoreAudio, MediaPicker, ImagePicker
  In-class Lab: Favorite RSS feed article
  Case Study: Student

• Class 8 - Push Notifications and In-App Purchase

  StoreKit, APNS
  In-class Lab: RSS feed article rating system
  Case Study: Student

• Class 9 - Analytics, Advertising and Third-Party Frameworks

  Three20, ShareKit, Gaming Engines
  In-class Lab: Sharing favorites
  Case Study: Student

• Class 10 - Submitting to the App Store & Final Presentations