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Course Name: Java Bootcamp

Brief Course Description: This course is completely focused on Java fundamentals. The content consists of an overview of the development platform, understanding the language syntax, using Java’s data types, creating and using classes, debugging, exception handling, threading, I/O, Swing (JFC) and JDBC 2.

This is a highly flexible course that offers material that is suitable for programmers of other languages such as Visual Basic or C++.

Duration: 4 Full Days

Format: Instructor-led, hands-on exercises

Prerequisites: Basic programming knowledge is advised.

Assumed Audience: Anyone who is new to the Java language and needs instruction on the fundamentals of writing Java based applications.

Course Materials: 500+ pg. text on Java, Resource Pack with CD

Course Description Summary: This is a fast paced, 4 day course on the fundamentals of programming with the Java platform. The class starts off covering the basics of the Java language such as understanding the JVM, writing classes and demystifying inheritance. The class then moves on to cover more advanced topics such as Threading, Swing (JFC) and JDBC 2.0.

The Outline

1. Java Language Overview
   1. History of Java
   2. Java Versions and the Sun Java Development Environment (JDK)
   3. Java Strategy: Platform Independence -- “Write once, run anywhere” approach
   4. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) explained.
   5. Bytecodes, Native Code and the ‘sandbox’
   6. Integrated Development Environments
2. Java Language, Syntax, Operators, and Variables
   1. Comments in Java Code
   2. Declaring and initializing variables
   3. Variable scope rules
   4. Literal types and reference types in the Java language
   5. Coding and Naming conventions
   6. Proper use of Control Flow -- if, switch, for, while, do
   7. Operators, Casting
   8. Arrays: Declaring and creating arrays
   9. Using Arrays
   10. Access modifiers
   11. Use of the “static” keyword
   12. Use of the “this” keyword
3. Classes - The Building Blocks of all Java Applications
   1. Object Oriented Programming Concepts
   2. What are Objects?: Class Instances
   3. Java Packages: importing and using
   4. Class Structure, Class Declaration
   5. Understanding Constructors
   6. Writing methods, Overloading methods
   7. Creating Instance Variables
4. Advanced Java Class Design
   1. Inheritance in Java
   2. The “extends” keyword
   3. The “super” keyword
   4. Use of Public and Private on the Base Class and Sub Class
   5. Abstract Classes and the implements keyword
   6. Inner classes
5. Exceptions and Error Handling
   1. Exceptions and Error Handling
   2. Try, Catch and Finally
   3. Throwing Exceptions
   4. Identify common types of exceptions and exception categories
   5. Best practices
6. Input/Output (I/O) in Java
   1. Working with Streams in Java
   2. Reading from a file
   3. Writing/modifying a file
   4. Reading and writing text to file streams
   5. File path manipulation: copy, create, move, delete
   6. Working with a properties file.
7. Graphical User Interface (GUI) Design in Java with Swing (JFC)
   1. Differences between Swing and AWT
   2. Understanding the AWT event model
   3. Fundamental Swing components
   4. JTextField, JLabel, JFrame, JPanel
   5. JTable, JApplet, JMenu, etc.
   6. Demystifying the Layout Managers
   7. Enabling Threads to interact with Swing components
   8. Best Practices for Swing application design
8. Threading in Java
   1. Extending the Thread class
   2. Implementing the Runnable interface
   3. A look at the run method
   4. The life cycle of a thread
   5. Thread Priority
   6. Synchronizing Threads
   7. Grouping Threads
9. Data Access and JDBC 2.0
   1. Overview of Drivers: what are they? how are they used?
   2. JDBC Drivers: what are they and how can they be obtained
   3. JDBC-ODBC Bridge: when to use and why?
   4. Loading a driver and establishing a connection to the database
   5. Prepared Statements: when to use them
   6. Batch Updates
   7. In-Line SQL vs Stored Procedures
   8. Working with ResultSets
   9. Overview of ResultSetMetaData
   10. Using the RowSet class

When the student leaves the course... the developer/student will be knowledgeable in creating Java applications and have the requisite skills to understand any class found in the JDK.

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