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    Course Overview: Mobile App Development For Android and iOS

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    This course teaches mobile app development for both Android and iOS using Flutter and Firebase. Students will learn to build apps with user interfaces, connect to databases for data storage and retrieval, implement user authentication, analytics tracking, and notifications. The course assumes no prior programming knowledge and provides practice building sample apps. By the end, students will be able to independently develop mobile apps and will receive guidance on finding job opportunities in the field.

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    This course teaches mobile app development for both Android and iOS using Flutter and Firebase. Students will learn to build apps with user interfaces, connect to databases for data storage and retrieval, implement user authentication, analytics tracking, and notifications. The course assumes no prior programming knowledge and provides practice building sample apps. By the end, students will be able to independently develop mobile apps and will receive guidance on finding job opportunities in the field.

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    This course teaches mobile app development for both Android and iOS using Flutter and Firebase. Students will learn to build apps with user interfaces, connect to databases for data storage and retrieval, implement user authentication, analytics tracking, and notifications. The course assumes no prior programming knowledge and provides practice building sample apps. By the end, students will be able to independently develop mobile apps and will receive guidance on finding job opportunities in the field.

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    Course Overview: Mobile App Development For Android and iOS

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    This course teaches mobile app development for both Android and iOS using Flutter and Firebase. Students will learn to build apps with user interfaces, connect to databases for data storage and retrieval, implement user authentication, analytics tracking, and notifications. The course assumes no prior programming knowledge and provides practice building sample apps. By the end, students will be able to independently develop mobile apps and will receive guidance on finding job opportunities in the field.

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    Mobile App Development for Android and iOS

    Course Overview
    Mobile application development has become an exciting skill and a lucrative career. Our
    lives are enriched by apps like WhatsApp, Uber, Careem, FoodPanda and so on. In this
    course, you will learn to make apps similar to your favourite app. The course assumes no
    prior knowledge of programming. Everything that is needed will be taught, and practiced
    in the course. Ideal candidates are people looking to learn a highly employable skill, or
    people looking to move from allied fields like digital marketing or web development, or
    business people who plan to make or supervise mobile apps development, or app
    developers who want to learn Flutter or Firebase.

    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this course, students will be able to independently make a small mobile app
    for android and iOS that makes use of database, with due regards and appreciation of
    analytics tracking, user authentication, app notifications, design principles, user
    experience, mobile app marketing, user engagement and growth, and monetization.
    Students will also be encouraged on how to find job placements and/or part-time work
    in app development field.

    Technologies used
    1) Flutter: We will be using Flutter platform that enables one to make apps for
    android, iOS and web easily (although we won’t focus much on web in this course
    but students can later on use the skills learned in the course to publish the same
    apps to web as well).
    2) Firebase: Firebase is Google’s platform for database, analytics tracking, user
    authentication and app notifications which is most suitable for the requirements
    of a modern mobile app

    Course outline
    1) Components of any software program: Client, server (or backend), database,
    programming languages
    2) Examples of useful mobile apps from different genres that students might be
    familiar with
    3) Basics of a programming language: variables, data types, loops, conditional
    statement (if-else statements), functions, object-oriented concepts, synchronous
    and asynchronous code, callbacks. Common programming errors e.g. infinite
    loops.
    4) Practice of #3 in a web-based coding lab
    5) Quiz 1: on #3
    6) Downloading pre-requite software to student’s computers, namely: Flutter, IDE
    (Android Studio or Visual Studio Code), and Xcode (optional)
    7) Making of a hello world app
    8) Making a to-do list app without database using concepts learned in #3
    9) Database: using firebase as a database. Learning CRUD: Create, Read, Update and
    Delete operations on a database. Brief appreciation of different types of databases
    options that are available and their suitability for different needs.
    10)Using database operations learned in #9, save and retrieve the to-do list items
    created in #8.
    11)Importance of unit testing of the software as we write it
    12) Assignment 1: Each user will make a small 2-3 screen app of their choice that makes
    use of database
    13) Guest Talk: on User Experience design
    14)Creating a common type of mobile app e.g. ecommerce app, food delivery app, chat
    app
    i) Conceiving core features and sketching the UI design of the app
    ii) Creating the UI in flutter
    iii) Connecting UI to the database
    iv) Logging analytics events, creating appropriate notifications etc.
    v) Thorough testing of the app and making appropriate changes
    15) Guest talk: on creating mobile game apps
    16) Continuously improving the app by taking aid from tools like Crashalytics, human
    testers and user feedback. Make sure most mobile models and mobile sizes
    continue to have great user experience. Will show examples from my live
    commercial mobile apps.
    17) Stressing the importance of collaboration with other people, for example UX
    designers, backend (server) developers, other mobile developers, businesspeople,
    marketing people etc.
    18) Guest talk: by a successful mobile app developer who has a diverse portfolio of mobile
    apps
    19) Preparation and discussion of final project, and allowing the students to make
    groups if needed
    20) Delivering the final project and grading and discussion of the project
    21) Class on finding work opportunities in software companies, as a freelancer (on
    Upwork for example), or as an independent entrepreneur
    22) Guest talk: By someone in a leadership and influential position in the tech or
    entrepreneurship

    Pre-requisites
    1) Matric / O Level Maths.
    2) Ability to use computers
    Frequently Asked Questions

    Q: What languages will we learn in this course?


    A: Flutter. We believe, learning just one platform (Android or iOS) as a beginner is limiting
    yourself too much. That is why we have chosen Flutter for this course so that the apps
    you make can work on Android as well as iOS. We also use Firebase as a backend service.

    Q: Will I learn to make android apps or iOS apps, or both?


    A: This course is taught in Flutter, a hybrid platform. Thus, your apps will work on both
    android as well as iOS devices. In act with a little more effort, the same app can work on
    web as well.

    Q: Do I need to have a laptop or desktop computer is fine?


    A: As long as you have a working computer with 8 GB or more of RAM, you will be fine.

    Q: I have no background in computer science, can I do this course?


    A: Absolutely. We cover everything from scratch and build from grounds up. Many
    successful app developers have no formal background in computer science, or any
    sciences for that matter.

    Q: I am weak in Maths, can I successfully complete this course?


    A: Yes. Basic logic is needed to do app development. We will cover this, and you will have
    plenty of opportunities to improve.

    Q: If I do well in the course, will you help me in finding part-time or full-time job?
    A: Yes. We will help connect students with potential employers and find suitable job
    placement.

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