🏫 Programming & Software Development

Mobile Application Development with Flutter

Dart & Flutter — Build High-Performance iOS & Android Apps with AI-Assisted Development

Duration

12 Weeks

Weekly Hours

4 Hours

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Course Incharge

Muzammil Bilwani

Mobile Application Development with Flutter

📋 Prerequisites

Basic programming logic (variables, loops, functions). CIT & Programming Foundations recommended for complete beginners.

📖 Course Description

A comprehensive, hands-on course in cross-platform mobile app development using Dart and Flutter. Students learn to build real iOS and Android apps from a single codebase, covering widgets, navigation, advanced state management, native device features, testing, and app store publishing — using AI coding assistants throughout to speed up development, and finishing with a complete, published-ready, AI-assisted mobile app.

What You Will Learn

Understand Dart language fundamentals, including object-oriented concepts

Build UIs using Flutter widgets, layouts, and theming

Implement navigation and multi-screen apps

Manage state using Provider, Riverpod, or Bloc

Connect apps to REST APIs and handle real-world data

Use native device features (camera, location, storage)

Test and debug Flutter applications

Use AI coding assistants to scaffold widgets, debug, and optimize app code

Build, test, and prepare a complete AI-assisted mobile app for app store publishing

Course Outline

1

Dart Language Fundamentals

  • Dart basics — variables, data types, and operators
  • Functions and control flow in Dart
  • Introduction to object-oriented programming in Dart (classes, objects)
  • Hands-on: Write Dart programs applying OOP fundamentals
2

Dart Advanced Concepts

  • Inheritance, interfaces, and mixins in Dart
  • Asynchronous programming — Future and async/await
  • Null safety in Dart
  • Hands-on: Build a small Dart console application using async operations
3

Introduction to Flutter

  • Setting up Flutter and understanding the widget tree
  • StatelessWidget vs. StatefulWidget
  • Hot reload and the Flutter development workflow
  • Hands-on: Build a simple interactive Flutter app with basic widgets
4

Layout Widgets

  • Row, Column, Container, and Stack widgets
  • Padding, margins, and alignment
  • Building responsive layouts in Flutter
  • Hands-on: Build a styled profile or product display screen
5

Styling and Theming

  • Flutter theming — colors, typography, and ThemeData
  • Custom widgets and reusable components
  • Assets, images, and icons in Flutter
  • Hands-on: Apply a consistent theme and reusable components across screens
6

Lists and Scrollable Content

  • ListView, GridView, and scrollable widgets
  • Building dynamic lists from data
  • List item interactions and navigation triggers
  • Hands-on: Build a scrollable list/grid screen (e.g. product or article list)
7

Navigation and Routing

  • Navigator basics — pushing and popping routes
  • Named routes and passing data between screens
  • Bottom navigation and tab-based navigation
  • Hands-on: Build a multi-screen app with tab and stack navigation
8

Forms and User Input

  • Text fields, forms, and input validation
  • Handling user input and form submission
  • Building accessible, user-friendly forms
  • Hands-on: Build a registration or feedback form with validation
9

State Management — setState and Provider

  • Understanding state in Flutter — local vs. app-wide state
  • setState basics and its limitations
  • Introduction to Provider for state management
  • Hands-on: Refactor an app to use Provider for shared state
10

Advanced State Management

  • Introduction to Riverpod or Bloc (instructor's choice)
  • Comparing state management approaches
  • Structuring larger apps around state management
  • Hands-on: Build a feature using advanced state management
11

AI-Assisted Flutter Development

  • Using AI coding assistants to scaffold widgets and screens
  • AI-assisted debugging of Flutter/Dart errors
  • Generating boilerplate and refactoring with AI
  • Hands-on: Build a new feature significantly faster using AI assistance
12

Connecting to APIs

  • Making HTTP requests in Flutter (http package)
  • Parsing JSON data into Dart models
  • Handling loading, success, and error states
  • Hands-on: Build an app screen that fetches and displays live API data
13

Local Storage and Persistence

  • Local storage options — shared_preferences, SQLite basics
  • Persisting user data and app settings
  • Caching API data locally
  • Hands-on: Add persistent storage to your app (e.g. saved favorites)
14

Native Device Features

  • Accessing camera and photo gallery
  • Using device location services
  • Handling permissions in Flutter
  • Hands-on: Integrate a native device feature into your app
15

Testing and Debugging Flutter Apps

  • Widget testing and unit testing basics in Flutter
  • Debugging tools — Flutter DevTools
  • Common performance pitfalls and how to avoid them
  • Hands-on: Write tests for key widgets/logic in your app
16

App Polish and Store Preparation

  • App icons, splash screens, and branding
  • Preparing builds for Android (APK/AAB) and iOS
  • App store submission requirements overview
  • Hands-on: Prepare your app's build and store assets
17

Capstone Project — Build

  • Planning a complete capstone app (e.g. task manager, marketplace, or social app)
  • Building core screens, navigation, state, and API integration
  • Using AI tools throughout the build
  • Hands-on: Build the majority of the capstone app
18

Capstone Project — Testing and Presentation

  • Final testing, bug fixes, and polish
  • Preparing a demo build and presentation
  • Capstone: Present a complete, AI-assisted, store-ready mobile app
  • Course wrap-up and next steps

📊 Grading Criteria

ComponentPercentage
Quizzes20%
Class Participation / Attendance15%
Projects25%
Final Projects40%
Total100%

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