Bootcamp Curriculum. Mobile Application Development - 7 Weeks. Training Curriculum. Mobile Application Development Curriculum 1. Cross Platform Design

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1 Bootcamp Curriculum Mobile Application Development - 7 Weeks Training Curriculum Orientation (1 day) UI & UX Fundamentals Learning C# for Mobile Development (7 days) Building Cross Platform Applications for ios, Android and Windows Phone with Forms API (10 days) Deploying cross-platform applications on Android Deploying cross-platform applications on ios Cross Platform Design Enterprise Services Testing Version Control Software Engineering Soft Skills, Job Fair & Career Services (1 day) (3 days) (1 day) Mobile Application Development Curriculum 1

2 Detailed Outline Orientation At Techspecialist Academy, we breathe and personify IT Excellence by creating an environment for technology enabled learning. Our orientation takes you through our ethos, passion for IT and the things to expect during our training programs. The agenda to be covered include: Introducing Techspecialist Academy Training Rules of Conduct Tour of the Facility Introduction to Mobile Application Development Course Overview UI & UX Fundamentals In our UI & UX Design Fundamentals, you ll become a problem solver. You ll focus on user-centered design and apply research methods to isolate user goals. You'll learn the fundamentals of translating user goals to visuals as well as performing usability tests. Finally, this course will teach you how to present, sell, defend, and critique your work. Topics to be covered include: Developing user personas and user flows after conducting research Learning design tools: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Balsamiq, Mockflow and InVision Mastering wireframing, visual design, and usability testing Mobile Application Development Curriculum 2

3 Learning C# for Mobile Development This track provides an introduction to the C# programming language and tools for building mobile applications. Topics to be covered include: Introduction to C# Branching and Looping Object-Oriented Programming Adding Behavior in our Apps More about classes and methods Collections in C# Debugging and Exceptions Inheritance and Polymorphism GC Fundamentals Managing non-memory resources Introduction to Thread Safety and Synchronization Writing Multithreaded Mobile ApplicationsUsing Async and Await More about Synchronization Shifting from Console to Mobile Mobile Application Development Curriculum 3

4 Building Cross Platform Applications for ios, Android and Windows Phone with the Forms API The Forms API is perfect for applications that display "forms over data" where the primary goal of the application is to display data in a standardized way for all three platforms (ios, Android and Windows Phone). This track focuses on building Forms API applications and is constantly being updated as the platform evolves. Topics to be covered include: Getting Started with your mobile development tool Introduction to Cross-Platform Mobile Development Introductions to Forms API XAML in Forms API Layout in Forms API Resources and Styles in Forms API Data Binding in Forms API Using ListView in Forms API Customizing the ListView in Forms API Model-View-ViewModel in Forms Using Effects in Forms API Forms API Renderers Cross Platform Design Cross Platform support is one of the main strengths of any tool - this track groups classes which do not target a specific platform, but instead show concepts and APIs which are usable across all the three dominant mobile platforms (ios, Android and Windows Phone). Most of the classes use Forms API as the demonstration for this, but the concepts and ideas in these classes can be applied to native development as well. Topics to be covered include: Consuming REST-based Web Services Consuming SOAP-based Web Services Working with SQLite and Mobile Data Using Insights Preparing for Publishing Advanced Cross-Platform Development Diagnosing Memory Issues Mobile Application Development Curriculum 4

5 Enterprise Services The Enterprise Services track focuses on integrating with larger enterprise data such as SalesForce, Dropbox and Azure, as well as vendor specific cloud services from Apple and Google. Topics to be covered include: Securing Local Data Introduction to OAuth 2 Salesforce Concepts and Architecture Using the Salesforce Component Data Caching + Synchronization Building applications for Android with Android API This track focuses deliberately on building applications for Android. Topics to be covered include: Introduction to Android API Activities and Intents List Views and Adapters in Android RecyclerView and CardView in Android Toolbar and App Bar Android Navigation Android Services Publishing an Android App Google Maps Location Services Touch in Android Gestures in Android Building a Java Bindings Library Mobile Application Development Curriculum 5

6 Building applications for ios with IOS API This track focuses on building applications for ios with ios API. Topics to be covered include: Introduction to ios API Introduction to the Designer for ios Fundamentals of Table Views ios Customizing Table Views Navigation Patterns Introduction to Backgrounding: Running Finite-Length Tasks Background Modes and File Transfers Editing Table Views Publishing an ios App Maps and Location in ios Customizing Maps Touch and Gestures AutoLayout in IOS API What's New in ios8 Testing The testing track focuses on both testing and post-deployment statistics. Here you will find classes that cover how to unit test your applications, how to design UI tests with C# and Ruby/Calabash and how to use Test Cloud effectively to test your application on a broad set of devices. Topics to be covered include: Introduction to Testing Working with UITest API Deploying to Test Cloud Introduction to Calabash Mobile Application Development Curriculum 6

7 Software Engineering Module Programming languages might essentially be the same world-wide, but some software are better developed than others. A knowledge of software engineering, software quality assurance and project management will help you develop useful, hack-proof and efficient software which can stand head-to-head and shoulder-toshoulder with any other software in the world. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Requirements Gathering Software Design & Construction Software Testing Software Maintenance & Support Quality Management and Continuous Improvement The DevOps Approach to Software Development Soft Skills Acquisition, Job Fair & Career Services Working in Software Development is not just about how well you code. Some essential skills are required to help get your dream software job. This training package will arm you with the important skills needed to help you put your best foot forward in navigating the corporate environment. Topics to be covered include: CV writing and profile development Interview Coaching Professional soft skill development Final project presentation, and Job placement activities. Mobile Application Development Curriculum 7