What Is Programming? And How To Get Started
January 28, 2025
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Instructor: Mark Price
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How to setup your environment and develop code in Swift 5
How to perform various calculations and build iOS applications
How to work with data in iOS, including tables and networking
How to monetize your apps with in-app adds purchases, and subscriptions
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This program is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to develop Apps using Swift and iOS. Through four courses, you will learn topics beginning with the absolute basics and ending with selling your apps on the app store. This program provides the skills you'll need to advance your programming career and seek employment in Swift and iOS application development.
Throughout this hands-on program, you'll have the opportunity to practice key job skills. You'll learn about the Swift language and how to code iOS applications. You'll create user interfaces and interact with user and system data using tables and data persistence. You'll develop fully functional applications and learn how to monetize them with in-app add, purchases, and subscriptions.
By the end of this Professional Certificate program, you will have completed several projects showcasing your proficiency in Swift 5 and iOS programming, and you will have developed the skills necessary to begin a career as a Swift and/or iOS application developer. You will also be able to share evidence of your success with your professional network and potential employers.
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Throughout this hands-on program, students will have the opportunity to learn and practice key development skills including the Swift language and how to code iOS applications. You'll create user interfaces and interact with user and system data using tables and data persistence. You'll develop fully functional applications and learn how to monetize them with in-app add, purchases, and subscriptions.
how to install Xcode and other Swift tools to properly set up your development environment
how to program using Swift including strings, variables, constants and program logic
how to use data constructs and create reusable code segments
how to build common architectures for Swift and iOS development
Create a new iOS project and build your first iOS app
Manage screen displays and group multiple views
Use programming commands to allow for user interaction
Write and execute unit tests to keep your code error free
How to create memory-efficient tables and display data in a list
How to model data and create database relationships
How to persist and fetch data
How to use APIs and communicate with web servers
How to create and monetize apps on the Apple App Store, including in-app advertisements and purchases.
How to create consumable and non-consumable in-app purchases.
How to create a user interface that respects purchases, and prepare to publish on iTunes Connect.
How to create and manage user subscriptions.
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If you follow the curriculum for the four included courses, it will take approximately 15 weeks to complete this program.
There is no specific background necessary. This program starts from the very basics and teaches you Swift and iOS app development.
Because each course builds on the previous one, we recommend that you take the courses in order to complete the program.
This program offers a Professional Certificate but not university credit.
By the end of this Professional Certificate program, you will have completed several projects showcasing your proficiency in Swift 5 and iOS programming, and you will have developed the skills necessary to begin a career as a Swift and/or iOS application developer.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
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Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
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