Sun Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language (SL-110)
The Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language course provides students with an excellent choice for beginning to learn to program using the Java programming language. This course is intended for students with little or no programming experience. This course teaches the significance of object-oriented programming, the keywords and constructs of the Java programming language, and the steps required to create simple Java programs. Students taking this course can receive a solid basis in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training.
Prerequisites: To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
• Define common computer terminology
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Solve mathematical or technical problems
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Understand the concept of a variable
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Execute commands using a command-line interface
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Develop simple scripts or programs using a scripting or third-generation
language
Course Content
Module 1 - Explaining Java Technology
- Describe key concepts of the Java programming language
- List the three Java technology product groups
- Summarize each of the seven stages of the product life cycle
Module 2 - Analyzing a Problem and Designing a Solution
- Analyze a problem using object-oriented analysis
- Design classes from which objects will be created
Module 3 - Developing and Testing a Java Technology Program
- Identify the four components of a class in the Java programming language
- Use the main method in a test class to run a Java technology program from the command line
- Compile and execute a Java technology program
Module 4 - Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables
- Identify the uses for variables and define the syntax for a variable
- List the eight Java programming language primitive data types
- Declare, initialize, and use variables and constants according to Java programming language guidelines and coding standards
- Modify variable values using operators
- Use promotion and type casting
Module 5 - Creating and Using Objects
- Declare, instantiate, and initialize object reference variables
- Compare how object reference variables are stored in relation to primitive variables
- Use a class (the String class) included in the Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK)
- Use the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) class library specification to learn about other classes in this application programming interface (API)
Module 6 - Using Operators and Decision Constructs
- Identify relational and conditional operators
- Create if and if/else constructs
- Use the switch construct
Module 7 - Using Loop Constructs
- Create while loops
- Develop for loops
- Create do/while loops
Module 8 - Developing and Using Methods
- Describe the advantages of methods and define worker and calling methods
- Declare and invoke a method
- Compare object and static methods
- Use overloaded methods
Module 9 - Implementing Encapsulation and Constructors
- Use encapsulation to protect data
- Create constructors to initialize objects
Module 10 - Creating and Using Arrays
- Code one-dimensional arrays
- Set array values using the length attribute and a loop
- Pass arguments to the main method for use in a program
- Create two-dimensional arrays
Module 11 - Implementing Inheritance
- Define and test your use of inheritance
- Explain abstraction
- Explicitly identify class libraries used in your code
Duration: 5 Weeks, 2 evenings per week
Price: $1,695.00
Price includes instructor-led training and official Sun Courseware, and one year audit privileges (on a space available basis).
Location: UMBC Training Centers, South Campus, 1442 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
Date: July 22, 2008 – August 21, 2008 (Tuesday & Thursday Evenings, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)
*Register online for this class before July 1, 2008, and receive a $50.00 reduction off the tuition price or mail in your registration paperwork before the deadline with your full payment to receive the reduced price as well.
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