The Disruption Institute's aim is to make Kansas City into the world leader for mobile innovation.
Learn to code by building mobile apps in iOS (Android coming soon).
This isn't your typical classroom environment - it's an intensive 12 week program focused on getting you to build and ship ideas.
Learn by doing, not by lecture. Whether you want to build an idea, create a company or simply start a new career...The Disruption Institute is the place to begin your journey!
Learn to be a mobile developer!
Learn programming fundamentals Objective C, the main language used for iOS
Test Driven Development: Write automated unit tests to drive the design of your software project & remove dependencies.
Agile Development: Learn the software development methods based on iterative and incremental development
Design is critical. Learn principles from experts in usability, experience & interaction
Learn the critical components to communicate & work effectively with teams/clients
Learn how to interview, give proper feedback & foster your presentation skills.
Learn lean startup methodologies you can use to help build & launch products
Learn about how to brand & market your apps
Learn how to manage versions of your source code & collaborate on projects with other developers.
The Disruption Institute is an intensive 12 week program focused on getting you to learn to code by building mobile apps.
You'll review our guided curriculum in off hours (tutorials and other relevant resources). When you come to class, we'll give assignments and challenges for you to work through in pairs.
In addition to the instructor, you'll have access to expert mentors who can answer questions & help you succeed
A leader in telecommunications and technology, Sprint Nextel provides the communications services individuals and businesses rely upon.
In 2012, the company served more than 55 million customers and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States.
OneLouder is a leading mobile app development company focused on simplifying and organizing social content on mobile and tablet devices.
The company had more than 25 million downloads across its suite of apps including, TweetCaster, the world’s #1 third party Twitter app, FriendCaster, SportCaster, ChannelCaster, BaconReader and 1Weather.
Intouch Solutions is a privately held marketing agency headquartered in the Kansas City area with offices in Chicago and New York.
Specializing in solutions for the pharmaceutical and health care industries, the company has developed mobile apps like GoMeals, which assists diabetics with managing nutritional intake and has over 500,000 downloads.
Sporting Innovations is focused on developing and deploying next-generation technology to support the sports and entertainment industry, as well as its patrons.
Sporting Innovations built the technologies that led to Major League Soccer team SportingKC being named the 4th most innovative sports company in the world by Fast Company.
Mobile is the future: it's changing how people connect, interact & do business.
Did you know that mobile apps are a 10 billion dollar market, growing at ~100% a year? As such, it's no surprise that mobile development is one of the most sought after skillsets.
What does that mean for you? There's a lot of opportunity out there!
Whether you want to build an idea, create a company or simply start a new career...The Disruption Institute is the place to begin your journey!
Here are a few of the skills you'll learn:
Programming fundamentals with Objective C
Dev Methodologies like Test Driven Development and Agile Development
User experience & User Interface Principles
Git and source control
Soft skills
Entrepreneurship
5:30 - 8:30pm Monday - Thursday
The Disruption Institute isn't for everyone, it's only for the most motivated individuals. Are you a self starter? Do you take initiative? Do you like the challenge of solving difficult problems?
We're looking for people who have an intense desire to learn how to build cool software. You could have zero programming experience, be an industry veteran or somewhere in between.
If you want a structured environment, the atmosphere and energy of a hackathon, access to expert mentors….this is the place for you!
There are a lot of great learning resources out there, but we're offering something much different.
This is about more than just learning a particular development language.
We've created an environment where you'll build things together with others who also want to learn.
In addition, you'll have access to expert mentors who want to help you succeed.
The relationships and knowledge you gather here can be valuable forever.
Tuition is $6,000 $4,000 (introductory rate). However, you will receive a $1,500 refund if you accept a position through our jobs placement program. We have access into awesome companies within Kansas City and the region who have a need for mobile developers.
Questions about pricing, etc? Check the FAQ.
Copyright © 2012 & 2013 The Disruption Institute, all rights reserved. | Privacy Policy