Fall 2009 CSYS 2993 Intro to iPhone Development

Instructor Information
Assoc. Prof. Dr. William Smith
E-mail: william_smith@mail.tulsacc.edu
Work phone: (918) 595-7616
Skype/GTalk: drwillsmith
Office Location: Southeast Campus - 4201
Office hours: Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 – 12:30
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 – 3:00

Prerequisites

CSC 2473 - C Language or instructor approval.

Course Description

A hands on introduction to designing, developing, debugging and testing mobile applications using
Objective C and targeting the iPhone mobile device. Lecture 2 Hours. Laboratory 2 Hours.

Goals

The goals of the Mobile Development - iPhone course are that students, by mastering the topics pre-
sented in this course, gain valuable problem-solving skills and knowledge that will enable them to
become proficient in designing and developing applications for the iPhone.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to :

• Use Xcode to edit, build, and debug your iPhone applications and to manage project resources.

• Create data source and delegate methods to present and manage your application's data in table
views.

• Manage standard UI controls and custom components correctly in response to user input.

• Manage memory using retain counts and autorelease pools.

• Use Apple's Instruments utility and the GNU debugger (gdb) to isolate and fix problems and to
eliminate hot spots and memory leaks.

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Course Content

The course covers fundamental Objective-C programming and core iPhone API. Specifically, the fol-
lowing topics will be included:

• The Tools - Using Xcode and the iPhone Simulator

• Objective-C - The language used in all iPhone development

• Text - Displaying text and getting input from the keyboard

• Events - Dealing with Multi-touch events

• Delegates - Using the delegate design pattern

• Table View - Creating custom table view cells

• Key-Value Coding and Observing - Using and customizing the KVC and KVO mechanism.

• The Camera - Accessing the camera and using the Image Picker

• Toolbars and View Controllers - Create applications with more than one view

• WebKit - Displaying HTML using the WebView

• Categories - Add methods to existing classes

• Sound - Making and recording sounds

• Preferences - Letting the user store preferences for your application

• Core Location - Figuring out where the user is

• Instruments - Using Instruments to locate performance problems and memory leaks

Course Grade

The course grade will be calculated as follows:

• 8 in class programming labs @ 20 pts each

• 8 Programming Projects @ 20 pts each

• 4 Forum Postings - 20 pts each

Total Points Possible: 400

Grading Scale

The standard TCC 90-80-70-60 grading scale will be used.

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Submission of Programming Assignments

All programming labs and programming projects must be submitted via Blackboard.

Late Assignments

Assignment will be accepted past there due date with a penalty of 10% per class period late.

Copyright Notice

It is a violation of the law to create unauthorized duplicates of copyrighted microcomputer software.

Tulsa Community College makes every effort to support these copyright agreements and does not
support illegal duplication of any copyrighted material.

Technical Requirements

The student must meet the requirements as listed on the TCC distance learning web site as well as
any additional requirements listed on the course Blackboard site.

Course Withdrawal

The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Contact the
Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course (“W” grade) or to change
from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for deadlines. Students who stop participat-
ing in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid
consequences for the student.

Communications

Email communications: All TCC students receive a designated “MyTCC” email address (ex:
jane.doe@mail.tulsacc.edu). All communications to you about TCC and course assignments will be
sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must use MyTCC email to send email to, and receive
email from, the instructor regarding this course.

Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise,
TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations. This information is also posted
on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).

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General Education Goals

General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that
comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and per-
sonal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged
Learning, and Technological Proficiency.

Classroom Etiquette

Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during
classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learn-
ing and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the
instructor.

Syllabus Changes

Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to
the syllabus in writing.

Students with Disabilities

TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-
7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about
the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses
within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating cer-
tain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the
faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from
classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:

• require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a sub-
stitute assignment or test;

• Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;

• Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively
withdraw the student from the class;

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• Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester.

Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by
submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.

Institutional Statement

Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, TCC
Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information listed in
the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu

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Schedule

Week of Topics Assignments Given

(due the next class period)

October 12 Simple iPhone App Programming Assignment #1

The Device

October 19 Text Programming Assignment #2

Delegates Forum Posting #1

October 26 Core Location Programming Assignment #3

Localization

November 2 No Class - Will Post Videos Programming Assignment #4

Forum Posting #2

November 9 View Controllers Programming Assignment #5

November 16 Saving and Loading Data Programming Assignment #6

Forum Posting #3

November 23 No Class - Thanksgiving Week

November 30 WebKit Programming Assignment #7

December 7 Media Programming Assignment #8

Forum Posting #4

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