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AppDevelopmentCourses/Certificate

MississippiCurriculumFramework

Apple/Swift

SameCIPasIST11.0201ComputerProgramming/Programmer,General

SameCIPasIST11.0202ComputerProgramming,SpecificApplications.

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July2019

Publishedby:

MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

DivisionofWorkforce,Career,andTechnicalEducation

3825RidgewoodRoad

Jackson,MS39211

Phone:601‐432‐6155

Email:[email protected]

FACULTYWRITINGTEAMMEMBERS

BrandonSesser,EastMississippiCommunityCollege

DavidRose,HindsCommunityCollege

RoderickKwan,HindsCommunityCollege

KathyBoyte,HindsCommunityCollege

KennethBoyte,HindsCommunityCollege

CodyRobertson,JonesCountyJuniorCollege

RobinHayes,MississippiGulfCoastCommunityCollege

Dr.JamesGruich,MississippiGulfCoastCommunityCollege

NatashaLewis,NortheastMississippi

CommunityCollege

NickJackson,NortheastMississippiCommunityCollege

TonyBouthwell,MeridianCommunityCollege

DanielEthridge,MeridianCommunityCollege

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ADMINISTRATORWRITINGTEAMMEMBERS

JoeCook,AssistantDean,EastMississippiCommunityCollege

Dr.RichieMcAlister,VicePresident,MeridianCommunityCollege

LoriSmith,Coordinator,MeridianCommunityCollege

JosephKnight,Dean,BusinessDevelopment,MeridianCommunityCollege

SherryFranklin,AssociateVicePresident,HindsCommunityCollege

RodTolbert,Dean,JonesCountyJuniorCollege

JasonMattox,AssociateVicePresidentNortheast

MississippiCommunityCollege

JohnShows,AssociateVicePresident,MississippiGulfCoastCommunityCollege

Dr.ErinRiggins,Dean,MississippiGulfCoastCommunityCollege

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BUSINESSANDINDUSTRYCONTRIBUTINGTEAMMEMBERS

WilliamStone,StoneCG,Booneville,MS

OFFICEOFCURRICULUMANDINSTRUCTIONTEAMMEMBERS

Dr.ScottKolle,DirectorofCurriculumandInstruction,MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

Dr.LaToyaSterling,CurriculumSpecialist,OfficeofCurriculumandInstruction,

MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

Dr.SherieceRobinson,CurriculumSpecialist,OfficeofCurriculumandInstruction,

MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

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TheOfficeofCurriculumandInstruction(OCI)wasfoundedin2013undertheDivisionofWorkforce,Career,and

TechnicalEducationattheMississippiCommunityCollegeBoard(MCCB).Theofficeisfunded

throughapartnership

withTheMississippiDepartmentofEducation(MDE),whoservesasMississippi’sfiscalagentforstateandfederal

CareerandTechnicalEducation(CTE)Funds.TheOCIistaskedwithdevelopingstatewideCTEcurriculum,programming,

andprofessionaldevelopmentdesignedtomeetthelocalandstatewideeconomicdemand.

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2019byMississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

Forinformation,pleasecontactcurric[email protected]

Contents

A DOPTIONOFNATIONALCE RTIFICATIONSTANDARDS...........................................................................................................5

INDUSTRYJOBPROJECTIONDATA .......................................................................................................................................6

A RTICULATION .................................................................................................................................................................7

TECHNIC ALSKILLSASSESSMENT.........................................................................................................................................7

R ESEAR CHABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................................................8

R EVISION HISTORY:...........................................................................................................................................................8

PRO GRAMDESC RIPTION....................................................................................................................................................9

SUGGESTEDCOURSESEQUENCE.......................................................................................................................................10

15‐hourTechnicalCertificate.................................................................................................................................10

INFO RMATIONSYSTEMELECTIVECOURSES........................................................................................................................11

INFO RMATIONSYSTEMCOURSES......................................................................................................................................12

IST1283ProgrammingPrincipleswithSwift..........................................................................................................12

IST2453MobileApplicationDevelopment............................................................................................................16

AppendixA:RECOMMENDEDTOOLSANDEQUIPMENT............................................................................................18

AppendixB:CurriculumDefinitionsandTerms..........................................................................................................19

AppendixC:TextbookList...........................................................................................................................................21

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ADOPTIONOFNATIONALCERTIFICATIONSTANDARDS

Swift®PlaygroundsisarevolutionaryappforiPad thatmakeslearningSwift®®interactiveandfun.Itrequiresno

codingknowledge,soit’sperfectforstudentsjuststartingout.SolvepuzzlestomasterthebasicsusingSwift®—

apowerfulprogramminglanguagecreated byApple®andusedbytheprostobuildtoday’smostpopularapps.

ThentakeonaseriesofchallengesandstepuptomoreadvancedplaygroundsdesignedbyApple® ®andother

leadingdevelopers.

Announcedin2014,theSwift®programminglanguagehasquicklybecomeoneofthefastestgrowinglanguagesin

history.Swift®makesiteasytowritesoftwarethatisincrediblyfastandsafebydesign.ThegoalsforSwift®are

ambitious:theywanttomakeprogrammingsimplethingseasy,anddifficultthingspossible.

Forstudents,learningSwift®hasbeenagreatintroductiontomodernprogrammingconceptsandbestpractices.And

becauseitisopen,theirSwift®skillswillbeabletobeappliedtoanevenbroaderrangeofplatforms,frommobile

devicestothedesktoptothecloud.

www.Apple®.com/Swift®/playgrounds

www.Swift®.org

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INDUSTRYJOBPROJECTIONDATA

TheSoftwareDevelopersoccupationsrequireaBachelor'sDegree.Thereisexpectedtobea26.46%increaseatthe

statelevel.Medianannualincomeforthisoccupationis$80,629.12atthestatelevel.Asummaryofoccupationaldata

fromtheStateWorkforceInvestmentBoardDataCenterisdisplayedbelow:

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Table1:EducationLevel

ProgramOccupations EducationLevel

SoftwareDevelopers,Applications Bachelor’sDegree

SoftwareDevelopers,SystemsSoftware Bachelor’sDegree

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Table2:OccupationalOverview

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Region State UnitedStates

2016OccupationalJobs

4,581 4,581 1,233,163

2026OccupationalJobs

5,793 5,793 1,870,980

TotalChange

1,212 1,212 637,817

Total%Change

26.46% 26.46% 51.72%

2016MedianHourlyEarnings

$38.76 $38.76 $49.75

2016MedianAnnualEarnings

$80,629.12 $80,629.12 $103,480.00

AnnualOpenings

121 121 63782

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Table3:OccupationalBreakdown

Description 2016

Jobs

2026 Jobs Annual

Openings

2016 Hourly

Earnings

2016

AnnualEarnings

2,080WorkHours

SoftwareDevelopers,

Applications

3,045 4,155 111 $40.57 $84,385.60

SoftwareDevelopers,Systems

Software

1,536 1,638 10 $36.70 $76,336.00

Total

4,581 5,793 121 $38.76 $80,620.80

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Table4:OccupationalChange

Description Regional

Change

Regional

%Change

State%

Change

National%

Change

SoftwareDevelopers,Applications

1,110 36.45% 36.45% 69.90%

SoftwareDevelopers,SystemsSoftware

102 6.64% 6.64% 15.86%

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ARTICULATION

Thereisnosecondarycoursethatarticulatestothisprogramatthistime.

TECHNICALSKILLSASSESSMENT

Collegesshouldreportthefollowingforstudentswhocompletetheprogramwithacareercertificate,technical

certificate,oranAssociateofAppliedScienceDegreesfortechnicalskillsattainment.TousetheapprovedAlternate

Assessmentforthefollowingprogramsofstudy,collegesshouldprovideaLetterofNotificationtotheDirectorof

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CareerTechnicalEducationattheMSCommunityCollegeBoard.Pleaseseethefollowinglinkforfurtherinstructions:

http://www.mccb.edu/wkfEdu/CTDefault.aspx.

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CIPCode ProgramofStudy

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11.0201

11.0202

AppDevelopment

Level StandardAssessment AlternateAssessment

Career

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Level StandardAssessment AlternateAssessment

Technical/AAS Swift®ProgrammingLanguage

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RESEARCHABSTRACT

Inthespringof2019,theofficeofCurriculummetwithAppleConsultantsandallMississippiCommunityCollegesto

determinetheneedfortheappleswiftcourses.TwocoursesweredevelopedforallstudentsintheInformationSystems

TechnologyProgramsofstudytouseaselectivesifdesired.TheSwiftassessment

canbetakenforthepurposeof

certificationinprogramming.

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REVISIONHISTORY:

2019MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard

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PROGRAMDESCRIPTION

TheMobileAppDevelopmentcurriculumisdesignedtohelpbuildasolidfoundationinprogrammingfundamentals

usingSwiftasthelanguage.Throughoutthiscourse,studentswillgetpracticalexperiencewiththetools,techniques,

andconceptsneededtobuildabasiciOSappfromscratch.Studentswillalsolearnuserinterfacedesign

principles,

whicharefundamentaltoprogrammingandmakinggreatapps.

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SwiftisapowerfulandintuitiveprogramminglanguagecreatedbyAppleforbuildingapps.Itmakesprogramming

easier,moreflexible,andmorefun.Swiftisnotonlygreatforgettingyoustartedwithcoding.Itisdesignedtoscale

fromwritingthesimplestprogram,like“Hello,world!”totheworld’smost

advancedsoftware.

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SUGGESTEDCOURSESEQUENCE

15‐hourTechnicalCertificate

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SCHBreakdown

ContactHour

Breakdown

Certification

Information

Course

Number CourseName

Semester

Credit

Hours

Lecture

Lab

Total

Contact

Hours Lecture Lab

Certification

Name

IST1283 ProgrammingPrincipleswithSwift 3 2 2 60

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IST1453 *PrinciplesofMobileAppDevelopment 3 2 2 60

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IST2453MobileAppDevelopment 3 2 2 60

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 TechnicalElectives 6 2 2 60

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 Total

15   

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*Courserequiringswiftcertification

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INFORMATIONSYSTEMELECTIVECOURSES

  

CourseNumber CourseName

Semester

Credit

Hours

IST2533 ITProjectManagement 3

IST293(1‐3) SpecialProblemsinInformationSystems Technology 3

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InstructorApprovedElectives

PerLocalCommunityCollege

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 Total 

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12

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INFORMATIONSYSTEMCOURSES

CourseNumberandName: IST1283ProgrammingPrincipleswithSwift

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Description: Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsbuildasolidfoundationinprogramming

usingSwift.Studentsgetpracticalexperiencewiththetoolsandtechniquesthey’ll

needtobuildbasiciOSappsfromscratch.They’llalsolearnproblem‐solvingskills

and

developtheirownwaysofbreakingdownproblemsintomanageablepieces.

Astheygainmorepracticeasprogrammers,they’llgetbetteratdesigningclever

andefficientsolutionstocodingchallenges.

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HourBreakdown: SemesterCreditHours Lecture Lab ContactHours

 3 2 2 60

Prerequisite: Instructorapproved

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StudentLearningOutcomes:

Studentswill

1. Learnhowbinaryvalueswork.

Unit1IntrotoCoding

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2. Learntheiterativedesignprocess.

Unit1IntrotoCoding

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3. UnderstandingofUI.

Unit1IntrotoCoding

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4. Understandingofplayground.

Unit1IntrotoCoding

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5. UnderstandingofSwiftprogramming.

Unit1IntrotoCoding

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6. UnderstandingofthevariouslayersoftheInternet(i.e.IP,TCP,HTTP,andTLS).

Unit2FunctionsandAbstractions

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7. LearnhowtocreateandinteractiveappprototypeinKeynote.

Unit2FunctionsandAbstractions

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8. Learnhowfunctionswork.

Unit2FunctionsandAbstractions

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9. Learnaboutconstantsandvariables.

Unit2FunctionsandAbstractions

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10. Understandencryption.

Unit3Algorithms

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11. Understandcryptography.

Unit4BuildingApps

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12. Distinguishbetweensymmetricandasymmetricencryption.

Unit4BuildingApps

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13. UnderstandtheimportanceofCertificateAuthorities.

Unit4BuildingApps

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14. Understandtheimportanceofdatasourcepatternandobjects.

Unit4BuildingApps

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15. Understandofactionsandoutlets.

Unit4BuildingApps

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AppleSwiftUnits

Unit1:IntroductiontoCoding(4weeks)

1.1TopicinFocus:HowComputersWork

1.2ExploreTaskPractice1

1.3CreateTaskPractice1

1.4PlaygroundBasics

1.5NamingandIdentifiers

1.6Strings

1.7Hello,world!

1.8FirstApp

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Unit2:Functions

andAbstraction(6weeks)

2.2ExploreTaskPractice2

2.3CreateTaskPractice2

2.4Functions

2.5BoogieBot

2.6ConstantsandVariables

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2.7Types

2.8ParametersandResults

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Unit3:Algorithms(6weeks)

3.1TopicinFocus:PrivacyandCybersecurity

3.2MakingDecisions

3.3Instances,Methods,andProperties

3.4QuestionBot

3.5ArraysandLoops

3.6DefiningStructures

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Unity4:BuildingApps(10weeks)

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4.1TopicinFocus:Cryptography

4.2ExploreTask(8classroomhours) 

4.3ChatBot

4.4ActionsandOutlets

4.5AdaptiveUserInterfaces

4.6EnumerationsandSwitch

4.7FinalProject

4.8CreateTask(12classroomhours)

Textbook:APComputerSciencePrincipleswithSwift–AppleiBook

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Need:

 AMacrunningmacOSMojaveorHighSierra.

 Xcode10,whichcanbedownloadedfromtheMacAppStore.

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CourseNumberandName: IST1453PrinciplesofMobileAppDevelopment

Description: Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsbuildasolidfoundationinprogramming

fundamentalsusingSwiftasalanguage.Studentsgetpracticalexperiencewiththe

tools,techniques,andconceptsneededtobuildabasiciOSappfrom

scratch.

They’llalsolearnuserinterfacedesignprinciples,whichisfundamentalto

programmingandmakinggreatapps.



HourBreakdown: SemesterCreditHours Lecture Lab ContactHours

 3 2 2 60

Prerequisite: Instructorapproved

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StudentLearningOutcomes:

1. UnderstandingofPlaygrounds.

Lesson1PlaygroundBasics

2. LearnSwiftProgramming.

Lesson2:NamingandIdentifiers,Lesson3:Strings,Lesson8:ConstantsandVariables,Lesson10:ParametersandResults,

Lesson11:MakingDecisions,Lesson12:Instances,Methods,Properties,Lesson14ArraysandLoops,Lesson15DefiningStructures

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3. LearnhowtouseXcodetobuildandrunanapp.

Lesson4:HelloWorld,Lesson5:FirstApp,

Lesson7:BoogieBot,Lesson13QuestionBot

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4. Learnhowtodefineandcallfunctions.

Lesson6:Functions

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5. EvaluateXcodesoftware(CocoaFrameworks/Objective‐C/iOSsimulator).

Lesson5:FirstApp

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AppleSwiftUnits

Lesson1PlaygroundBasics

1. Typeandchangecodeinaplayground

2. Wheretolookforresultsofyourwork

3. Howtoaddnotesthatwillhelpyourememberwhatyourcodemeans.

4. Whatitlookslikeifsomethinggoeswrong.

Lesson2:Naming

andIdentifiers

1. Declareanewconstantusingtheletkeyword.

2. Chooseameaningful,specificnameforavalue.

3. Refertoapreviouslydeclaredvaluebyitsname

Lesson3:Strings

1. Identifydifferenttypesofcharacters.

2. Declareanewstringconstantusingliteraltext,includingemoji.

3. Combinetwoexistingstrings.

4. Combineastringofliteraltextwithoneormorepreviouslydeclaredvalues.

5. UsetheShowResultsbuttontoviewlongerstrings.

6. Combineastringwithanumber

7. Useescapecharacterstooutputspecialtext.

Lesson4:HelloWorld

1. Understandand

describetheimportanceoflogging

2. Addloggingtocode

3. Usetheconsoleforbasicdebugging

Lesson5:FirstApp

1. StartanewXCodeproject

2. BuildandrunanappintheiOSSimulatoronadevice

3. ShowandhideinspectorsinXCode.

Changethebackgroundcolorofaview.

5. AddaresourcetoanXcodeproject

6. EditthemainstoryboardinanXCodeproject.

Lesson6:Functions

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1. Describewhyfunctionsareanimportantconcept.

2. Defineandimplementbasicfunctions.

Lesson7:BoogieBot

1. Usefunctionstobuildcomplexroutinesoutofsmallerparts.

2. Describehowfunctionsprovidedbyotherdevelopersallowthestudenttobuildontheirwork.

Lesson8:Constantsand

Variables

1. Understandanddescribethedifferencebetweenconstantsandvariables.

2. Identifyappropriatetimestousevariablesoverconstants.

Lesson9:Types

1. UnderstandandexplainavarietyoftypesfromtheSwiftstandardlibrary.

2. IdentifycaseswheretheSwifttypessystemwillinferasymbol’stype.

Lesson10:

ParametersandResults

1. Createafunctionthatacceptsandusesparameters

2. Createafunctionthatreturnsavalue.

3. Useappropriatenamingconvention’stoclearlydescribefunctionsandparameters.

Lesson11:MakingDecisions

1. Comparevalues

2. Understand,explain,anduseconditionalstowritecodethatwillrun

specificlinesofcodebasedoncertain

values.

Lesson12:Instances,Methods,Properties

1. Createvalueswithoutusingliterals.

2. Describethedifferencebetweenatypeandaninstance.

3. Describethedifferencebetweenamethodandaproperty.

4. Usedocumentationtofindoutinformationaboutunfamiliartypes.

Lesson

13QuestionBot

1. MovecodewritteninaplaygroundintotherightplaceinXcode.

2. Useconditionalstoprovidevariedfunctionalitybasedonuserinput.

Lesson14ArraysandLoops

1. Understandandexplaincommonusecasesforarrays.

2. Usearraystomanagecollectionsofobjects.

3. Iteratethroughanarraytoperformacommonactiononeachiteminthecollection.

Lesson15DefiningStructures

1. Understandandexplaintheimportanceofcustomstructuresandtheircommonusecases.

2. Designacustomstructuretogrouprelateddataintoonetype.

3. Definecustomproperties

andmethodsforcustomstructures.

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CourseNumberandName: IST2453MobileApplicationDevelopment

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Description: Thiscourseintroducesstudentstoprogrammingtechnologies,design,and

developmentrelatedtoapplemobileapplications.Topicsincludeaccessing

devicecapabilities,industrystandards,operatingsystems,andprogramming

formobileapplicationsusinganiOSSoftwareDevelopmentKit(SDK).

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HourBreakdown: SemesterCreditHours Lecture Lab ContactHours

 3 2 2 60

Prerequisite: Instructorapproved

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StudentLearningOutcomes:

1. Distinguishbetweenthetypesofapplicationplatforms.

Lesson16:QuestionBot2,Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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2. Recognizethebenefits,implications,andsignificanceofmobileapplications

Lesson18Adaptive,Lesson19:Enumerationsand

SwitchUserInterfaces

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3. Compareexistingsoftwaretechnologiesusedinthedevelopmentofmobileapplications.

Lesson17Actionsand

Outlets

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4. Comparethehardwareusedbymobileapplications.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

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5. Designeffectiveuserinterfacesformobileplatforms.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

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6. Designanddeliveramobileapplication.

Lesson20FinalProject

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7. Discussthedistributionmethodsofmobileapplications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets,Lesson20FinalProject

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8. Identifyandevaluatedesktopapplications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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9. Identifyandevaluatenativemobileapplications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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10. IdentifyandevaluateInternet/Web‐basedapplications.

Lesson17Actionsand Outlets

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11. Discusstheconvenienceandmobilityofmobileapplications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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12. Examinethecompetitionamongbusinessesandorganizationscausedbytheemergenceofmobile

applications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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13. Examinethesecurityissuesinvolvedwithmobileapplications.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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14. Evaluateothersoftwaretechnologiesasdeveloped.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

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15. Investigatesmartphonehardwareanditscapabilities.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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16. Investigatetablethardwareanditscapabilities.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

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17. Demonstrateeffectiveuseofscreenrealestate.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

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18. Demonstrateeffectiveuseofaccelerometers,globalpositioningsystems,andotheronboarddevices.

Lesson17

ActionsandOutlets

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19. Demonstrateeffectiveuseoftouchinput.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

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20. Demonstrateeffectiveuseofobject‐orientedprogramminginthedesignofmobileapplications.

Lesson19:

EnumerationsandSwitchUserInterfaces,Lesson20FinalProject

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21. Comparethevariouschannelsforapplicationdistribution.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets,Lesson20FinalProject

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AppleSwiftUnits

Lesson16:QuestionBot2

1. Understandandexplainthedatasourcepattern.

2. Understandandexplaindatasourceobjectsandtheirrelationshiptootherobjectsinanapplication

3. Implementasimpledatasourceobjectthatcommunicatesdatatoandfromtheuserinterfacelayer

ofan

application.

Lesson17ActionsandOutlets

1. Explainactionsandusethemtoruncodewhentheusertapstheuserinterface.

2. Explainoutletsandusethemtoconnectobjectsinthestoryboardtocode.

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3. Understand,explain,anduseavarietyofUIControlevents.

Lesson18AdaptiveUserInterfaces

1. Buildauserinterfacethatadaptstodifferentscreensizes.

2. Displayimagesincode.

3. Usecodetoplaysounds.

Lesson19:EnumerationsandSwitch

1. Understandandexplainthe

benefitsandproperusecasesofenumerations.

2. Useaswitchstatementonanenumvaluetoconditionallytriggerspecificcode.

Lesson20FinalProject

1. IntegratealloftheconceptsfromthecourseintoabasicRock,Paper,Scissorsapp.

2. Integratealloftheconceptsfromthecourse

intoanappthatdisplaystextoverphotos.

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AppendixA:RECOMMENDEDTOOLSANDEQUIPMENT

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CAPITALIZEDITEMS

MacBookPro2.3GHzdualcorei5,128GB‐Space(1perstudent)

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NON‐CAPITALIZEDITEMS

IPadWi‐Fi32GB(1perstudent)

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RECOMMENDEDINSTRUCTIONALAIDS

AppleTV4K32GB

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AppendixB:CurriculumDefinitionsandTerms

 CourseName–Acommonnamethatwillbeusedbyallcommunitycollegesinreportingstudents

 CourseAbbreviation–Acommonabbreviationthatwillbeusedbyallcommunityandjuniorcollegesinreporting

students

 Classification–Coursesmaybeclassifiedasthefollowing:

o CareerCertificate

RequiredCourse–Arequiredcourseforallstudentscompletingacareer

certificate.

o TechnicalCertificateRequiredCourse–Arequiredcourseforallstudentscompletingatechnical

certificate.

o TechnicalElective–Electivecoursesthatareavailableforcollegestooffertostudents.

 Description–Ashortnarrative

thatincludesthemajorpurpose(s)ofthecourse

 Prerequisites–Alistingofanycoursesthatmustbetakenpriortooronenrollmentinthecourse

 Corequisites–Alistingofcoursesthatmaybetakenwhileenrolledinthecourse

 StudentLearningOutcomes–Alisting

ofthestudentoutcomes(majorconceptsandperformances)thatwill

enablestudentstodemonstratemasteryofthesecompetencies

Thefollowingguidelineswereusedindevelopingtheprogram(s)inthisdocumentandshouldbeconsideredin

compilingandrevisingcoursesyllabianddailylessonplansatthelocallevel:

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 The

contentofthecoursesinthisdocumentreflectsapproximately75%ofthetimeallocatedtoeachcourse.The

remaining25%ofeachcourseshouldbedevelopedatthelocaldistrictlevelandmayreflectthefollowing:

o Additionalcompetenciesandobjectiveswithinthecourserelatedtotopicsnotfoundin

thestate

framework,includingactivitiesrelatedtospecificneedsofindustriesinthecommunitycollege

district

o Activitiesthatdevelopahigherlevelofmasteryontheexistingcompetenciesandsuggested

objectives

o Activitiesandinstructionrelatedtonewtechnologiesandconceptsthatwerenotprevalentatthe

timethecurrent

frameworkwasdevelopedorrevised

o Activitiesthatincludeintegrationofacademicandcareer–technicalskillsandcoursework,school‐

to‐worktransitionactivities,andarticulationofsecondaryandpostsecondarycareer–technical

programs

o Individualizedlearningactivities,includingwork‐sitelearningactivities,tobetterprepareindividuals

inthecoursesfortheirchosen

occupationalareas

 Sequencingofthecoursewithinaprogramislefttothediscretionofthelocalcollege.Naturally,foundation

coursesrelatedtotopicssuchassafety,toolandequipmentusage,andotherfundamentalskillsshouldbetaught

first.Othercoursesrelatedtospecificskillareasandrelatedacademics,however,

maybesequencedtotake

advantageofseasonalandclimaticconditions,resourceslocatedoutsideoftheschool,andotherfactors.

ProgramsthatofferanAssociateofAppliedScienceDegreemustincludealloftherequiredCareerCertificate

courses,TechnicalCertificatecoursesANDaminimumof15semesterhoursofGeneral

EducationCoreCourses.

ThecoursesintheGeneralEducationCoremaybespacedoutovertheentirelengthoftheprogramsothat

studentscompletesomeacademicandCareerTechnicalcourseseachsemester.Eachcommunitycollege

specifiestheactualcoursesthatarerequiredtomeettheGeneralEducationCoreRequirementsfor

theAssociate

ofAppliedScienceDegreeattheircollege.

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 Inordertoprovideflexibilitywithinthedistricts,individualcourseswithinaframeworkmaybecustomizedby

doingthefollowing:

o Addingnewstudentlearningoutcomestocomplementtheexistingcompetenciesandsuggestedobjectives

intheprogramframework

o Revisingorextendingthestudentlearningoutcomes

o Adjusting

thesemestercredithoursofacoursetobeup1hourordown1hour(afterinformingthe

MississippiCommunityCollegeBoard[MCCB]ofthechange)

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AppendixC:TextbookList

RecommendedCoding(AppleAppDevelopment)TextBook

List

CIP:11.0201Apple

BookTitle Author(s) ISBN

EveryoneCanCode Apple eBook

IntrotoAppDevelopmentw/Swift Apple eBook

AppDevelopmentw/Swift Apple eBook

APComputerSciencePrinciples

withSwift Apple eBook

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