COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
This course aims to introduce students to the world of mobile apps from the developer¿s perspective. Classes are fundamentally hands-on, enabling students to develop simple mobile apps, in this case, based on the Apple iOS platform (iPhone, iPad y iPod touch).
As mentioned, the course is practical in focus. This implies that, after a brief introduction on the economic and technological concerns developers have to face when developing a new app, the course will focus on the theoretical-practical elements related to app programming. Students will thus learn to work with Apple¿s Xcode development environment as well as the device simulator it incorporates. If students wish, they can also test their apps on any real devices they provide, for example, their iPhones or iPads. Thus, in addition to bringing their Macs to class to be able to keep up with the course, they should also bring the device in which they want to install their apps and a USB cable to connect their devices to their Macs.