How to develop an app workshop series

This four-part workshop series will enable you to design an app suited to your business.

Each of the sessions will take you through the essential stages of app development. The sessions are non-technical and explore topics such as intellectual property, user interface and financing the build of your app.

At the end of the workshop series, you will have the opportunity to pitch your app idea to an expert panel for funding up to £3k. The pitch event will take place on Thursday 6 March.

This series of workshops, including the pitch event, will be hosted online.

This series are open to all students who can commit to attending all four workshops, and who haven’t participated in our previous app development workshop series. You will need to attend all four workshops to be eligible for the pitch event.

Workshop One: Capturing your idea

30 January 2025, 2pm-4pm

• Idea generations
• Workshopping the ideas
• Model the business behind the app
• Desk research
• Protecting your idea (NDAs / IP / Patents)

Workshop Two: App User Experience (UX) and Design

6 February 2025, 2pm-4pm

• Developing customer personas
• UX vs Design
• Wire framing / paper prototyping
• Tools to design / wireframe
• Building an interactive prototype

Workshop Three: Building your App

13 February 2025, 2pm-4pm

• Approach options
• Working with a Chief Technology Officer / internal team vs hiring externally
• App security
• GDPR
• Project management
• Quality assurance and testing
• Continued app design work and idea development

Workshop Four: Finance and Funding

27 February 2025, 2pm-4pm

• How to raise money
• Company formation
• Funding your company, finding investment
• Selling your idea to others –pitch preparation
• How to market your app
• Continued app design work and idea development