Practical Course: iPraktikum WS2020/21

Attention: Due to ongoing development with respect to the Corona Virus, the exact dates of the course, as well as the on-site meetings are subject to change. We will inform all participants ahead of time if any dates, times or locations for meetings, presentations or lectures change.

Course description

In this course you develop a mobile application in the context of a larger system architecture. Depending on the project, you work with application servers, machine learning algorithms, smart sensors, intelligent clothing, wearables like the Apple Watch or micro-controllers.

You get to know the workflows, activities and tools of state-of-the-art agile software engineering, in particular agile hardware/software co-development, from requirements engineering to system delivery. In particular, you learn Apple’s programming language Swift, UI frameworks like UIKit and SwiftUI, and Server-Side Swift. In addition, you will gain hands-on knowledge in the fields of system modeling, usability engineering and continuous integration and delivery.

For this course, industry partners provide real problem statements. You get real team and project experience while working tightly together with a real client towards a real deadline.

At a glance

• Credits: 10 ECTS
• Course type: Bachelor/Master Practical Course
• Possible module numbers: IN0012, IN2106, IN2175, IN2128, IN4049
• Participants: 80-100 students
• Info Meeting: Friday, July 10, 3pm-4pm. (Info meeting slides)
• Regular Meetings/events: See "Schedule". Attendance is mandatory at all events and lectures.

Related courses

• Agile Project Management
• Teaching iOS

Prerequisites

• Participating students are familiar with the concepts of object-oriented programming in e.g. Objective-C, Java, C++ or C#.
• Prior knowledge in Swift or macOS is helpful but not required. 
• You do not necessarily need any own Apple Devices to take this course. We have a lab equipped with iMacs which you can use 24/7 with a key card, but in this case you should be prepared to have time to work on campus.

How you can prepare for the course

• Get a feeling for the iPraktikum by watching the presentations from the last semesters: https://www.youtube.com/user/AppliedSE
• Apple's Swift Programming Language Book
• Do an online iOS development Tutorial, e.g. Apple's Intro to App Development with Swift.
• Recommended reading
  • Bernd Brügge, Allen H. Dutoit - "Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Using UML, Patterns and Java"
  • Jakob Nielsen - "Usability Engineering"

Schedule

Application

The application process is structured as follows:

Application steps

• Feel free to attend the info meeting (Friday, July 10, 2020, 3pm-4pm) (Info meeting slides)
• Fill out the application form below by July 21, 2020, 11:30pm.
• Prioritize the Bachelor/Master Practical Course "iPraktikum" in the matching system of the faculty (by July 21, 2020, 11:30pm)
• Your application for the iPraktikum can only be considered if you submit the application form and prioritize the Bachelor/Master Practical Course "iPraktikum" in the matching system by July 21, 2020, 11:30pm.
• The application period is now closed.

iPraktikum team & contact

Email us with questions at ios (at) in.tum.de.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Jonas Professor	Prof. Dr. Bernd Brügge Professor	Lara Marie Reimer Program Management	Marko Jovanović Program Management	Paul Schmiedmayer Program Management