iOS Decal

Week	Lecture	Lab	Assignments
Sep 6 - Sep 13	Swift Basics
Sep 13 - Sep 20	Xcode and the View Lifecycle	Lab 1: Swift Basics
Sep 20 - Sep 27	Autolayout & Programmatic Constraints	Lab 2: View Lifecycle
Sep 27 - Oct 4	MVC Architecture and Reusable Views	Lab 3: Snapchat Login
Oct 4 - Oct 11	Delegation, Table Views & Collection Views	Buffer	Project 1: Hangman
Oct 11 - Oct 18	Core Data	Lab 4: Todo List
Oct 18 - Oct 25	API Integration	Lab 5: Score Setup	Project 1 Due
Oct 25 - Nov 1	Buffer	Buffer	Project 2: Score
Nov 1 - Nov 8	TBA	Sampler Lab 1
Nov 8 - Nov 15	TBA	Sampler Lab 2	Project 2 Due
Nov 19 - Dec 5	TBA	Sampler Lab 3	Final Project

Course Info

About

The iOS Decal is a fun, fast-paced course teaching introductory application programming for iOS devices.

Each week, we'll have two class meetings -- one lecture and one lab. During lab, students will work on a mini-assignment relating to the content taught during that week's lecture. By the end of the semester, students will have gained concrete experience using countless Apple frameworks, application types, and 3rd party libraries in order to developed a custom app of their own which they present as their final project.

Location

Zoom Meeting Room

Time

Each week, we will have one lecture and one lab office hours. Lecture attendance is not required as they will be presented asynchronously. Recordings will be posted to the course website. Lab attendance is not required, but is intended for students to receive help and have their questions answered.

Lecture: Wednesdays from 7-8:30PM PST, recorded and uploaded afterwards
Lab: Released on Mondays

Prerequisites/ Requirements

Courses: CS 61A (prior) and CS 61B (prior or concurrent). We will be assuming that students are familiar with essential programming skills such as for-loops, recursion, object-oriented programming, etc.
Hardware: MacBook running macOS 10.14.3 (Mojave) or later. Older laptops may run into performance issues during development but being able to run Xcode 12 is the only requirement. Devices from mid-2012 and newer should be fine.

Syllabus

Labs (30%): Labs will be small, self-contained assignments designed to reinforce lecture material. Only 5 need to be completed for full credit. Labs will be graded on effort and completion.
Projects (40%): Projects will be an opportunity to fill out major features of an app. Projects will be graded on completion & correctness.
Final Project (30%): The final project will be a 4-week effort culminating in the completion of an App-Store ready product. The final project will be graded on effort and completion.

Do not stress about this course! Please let us know if you're feeling overwhelmed or lost, we will be happy to grant extensions & provide further support!