Course Description: Embark on your journey into iOS app development with our comprehensive “Swift Programming for Beginners” course. Designed for individuals with little to no programming experience, this course provides a solid foundation in Swift, Apple’s powerful and intuitive programming language for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS development. Through a combination of theory, practical examples, and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Swift programming and gain the skills needed to start building your own iOS apps.

Course Curriculum:

1. Introduction to Swift
   • Overview of Swift programming language
   • Setting up Xcode IDE for Swift development
   • Exploring Swift playgrounds for interactive coding
2. Swift Basics
   • Syntax and structure of Swift code
   • Data types and variables
   • Constants and control flow statements: if, else, switch, loops
3. Functions and Methods
   • Declaring and calling functions in Swift
   • Parameters and return values
   • Working with methods and method overloading
4. Collections and Data Structures
   • Arrays, dictionaries, sets, and tuples
   • Accessing and manipulating collection elements
   • Working with optional values in Swift
5. Object-Oriented Programming in Swift
   • Classes, objects, and instances
   • Properties and methods in classes
   • Inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation
6. Error Handling
   • Understanding errors and exceptions in Swift
   • Handling errors using do-catch blocks
   • Propagating errors using throw and try
7. Introduction to iOS App Development
   • Overview of iOS app architecture
   • Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern
   • Creating user interfaces with Interface Builder and Storyboards
8. Introduction to UIKit Framework
   • Overview of UIKit framework for iOS development
   • Creating UI components: labels, buttons, text fields, etc.
   • Handling user interactions and events
9. Working with Views and View Controllers
   • Understanding views and view hierarchies
   • Creating custom views and view controllers
   • Navigating between view controllers using segues
10. Introduction to Networking and Data Persistence
    • Making network requests using URLSession
    • Parsing JSON data using Codable
    • Saving and retrieving data using UserDefaults
11. Debugging and Testing
    • Debugging techniques in Xcode
    • Writing and running unit tests in Swift
    • Best practices for debugging and testing iOS apps
12. Publishing Your App
    • App distribution options: App Store vs TestFlight
    • Preparing your app for submission to the App Store
    • Tips for app marketing and promotion

Prerequisites: No prior programming experience is required. Basic familiarity with computers and software applications is recommended.

Duration: This course is self-paced, with approximately XX hours of content.

Certification: Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a certificate of completion from PMH Edu. Additionally, you’ll be well-equipped to start building your own iOS apps using Swift.