Certificate

# ===== Award criteria =====
# Pass: >= 70%; Distinction >= 85%.
#
# 1. Project structure         (10)
# 2. Ionic components          (15)
# 3. Capacitor native plugins  (15)
# 4. State + data layer        (15)
# 5. Routing + tabs            (10)
# 6. Theme + dark mode         (10)
# 7. Build + ship to stores    (15)
# 8. Communication             (10)

# ===== Project brief =====
# Ship a small Ionic + Capacitor mobile app. Suggested ideas:
# - Task tracker with local notifications
# - Photo journal using camera + filesystem
# - Step counter using motion sensors
# - Offline-first notes app with sync
#
# Must have:
# - 3+ pages with tabs or side menu navigation
# - At least 1 form with validation
# - At least 2 Capacitor plugins (e.g. camera + filesystem)
# - State management (NgRx / Pinia / Redux Toolkit / Zustand)
# - Dark mode + brand theming via CSS variables
# - Build for both iOS + Android (proof of working device build)
# - README with screenshots + architecture notes

# ===== Sample structure =====
# my-app/
#   src/
#     app/
#       pages/
#       components/
#       services/
#     theme/
#       variables.scss
#     environments/
#   capacitor.config.ts
#   ios/ android/
#   docs/
#     README.md
#     ARCHITECTURE.md
#     SCREENSHOTS/

# ===== Marking sheet (example) =====
# 1. Structure          9/10  pages + services + components separated
# 2. Ionic components  14/15  ion-tabs, ion-list, ion-modal used properly
# 3. Capacitor plugins 14/15  camera + filesystem + permission gates
# 4. State              13/15  NgRx store + effects
# 5. Routing            10/10  tabs + nested routes
# 6. Theme               9/10  CSS vars + prefers-color-scheme
# 7. Build              14/15  AAB + IPA generated; device demo
# 8. Communication       9/10  README + screenshots
# Total: 92/100 -> Distinction

# ===== Patterns to internalise =====
# - ionic generate for all scaffolds
# - Capacitor plugins behind service classes for testability
# - CSS variables for theming + dark mode
# - npx cap sync after every plugin install
# - Test on a REAL device before submitting

# ===== Pitfalls =====
# - Forgetting Capacitor sync after plugin install
# - Hard-coding URLs instead of environment files
# - Long lists without virtual scroll on cheap Android devices
# - Default app id (io.ionic.starter) shipped to stores

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