Programming 2.0 is where you start to get serious about Programming.  You will use a MacBook and an iPad during class to learn Swift.  You will also learn more about the following items during the year-long course:

• The basic stages of app development 

• The types of jobs related to the development of an app (hint – it’s not just developers)

• How coding can benefit you and help you achieve your goals 

• How app development and code can make a difference in the world

• Apply Swift coding basics and logic

• Use Xcode and Swift basics to develop a basic app

• Identify the importance of coding in the current job market

• Apply design thinking and user-experience design to your app idea

• Engage in feedback and testing to improve app design and functionality

• Build your own basic app

• Use custom user-interface design strategies.  Identify key factors impacting privacy and security

• Identify protocols for app accessibility

• Explore the role of databases and file systems in app development and delivery

• Develop a business proposal for your app idea

• Identify what intellectual property means to you and your users

• Apply app development best practices to your app project