JavaCore and Object-Oriented Programming

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Level 1 – Foundational (Java Programming)

Objectives
By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Understand the Java Platform
  • Learn about Control Flow Structures and Looping Statements
  • Define Classes and Create Objects

Suitable for students, career shifters, or those with zero knowledge in programming.

Online Training (3 days – 3 hrs. per day)

Attendees should have good logical skills, good listener, and able to take notes.

Required Tools and Software:

  • Own laptop with a least the following specs:
    • Intel Core i5, higher or similar other CPUs
    • 16GB RAM or higher
    • Any of these operating systems installed
      • Windows 11 64-bit, MacOS and Linux
  • The following software tools installed:

Course Outline

Day 1: The Java Platform
  • What is Java?
  • Java Virtual Machine
  • Java Development Process
  • Java Development Overview
  • Installing the Java Development Kit
  • Setting Up Your Development Environment
  • Writing Your First Java Application
  • Compiling and Running Java Programs
  • Java Language Fundamentals
  • Elements of a Java Program
  • Importing and Creating Packages
  • Defining Variables, Literals and Data Types
  • Using The var Keyword
  • Comments
  • Operators

  • Exercises
Day 2: Control Flow Structures, Looping Statements, Java Arrays, etc.
  • Control Flow Structures – if, if-else, switch
  • Looping Statements – for, while, do-while
  • Transfer of Control – continue, break
  • The String Class
  • Text Blocks
  • Java Arrays
  • Declaring Arrays
  • Creating Arrays
  • Accessing Array Elements
  • Determining the Number of Elements in an Array
  • Creating Multi-Dimensional Arrays
  • Command-line Arguments

  • Exercises
Day 3: Object-Oriented Design and Classes
  • Object-Oriented Design
    • Object and Classes
    • Declaring Object References
    • Creating Objects
    • Accessing Methods and Static Methods
    • Accessing Attributes
  • Creating Your Own Classes
    • Declaring Classes
    • Declaring Attributes
    • Declaring Methods
    • Constructors
    • The new Keyword
    • The this Reference
    • The super Reference
    • Method Overloading

  • Exercises
Day 4: Object-Oriented Programming Generics and Collection Classes
  • More on Object-Oriented Programming
    • Inheritance
    • Single Inheritance Vs Multiple Inheritance
    • Encapsulation
    • Member Visibility
    • Method Overriding
  • Generics
  • Collection Classes
    • List, Set and Map
    • Boxing and auto-unboxing

  • Exercises

Frequently Asked Questions:

What are the topics that not covered?
  • Unit Testing
  • Version Control System (ex. Git)
  • Deep dive on Maven or Gradle
  • Deploy your code in the cloud or a local server
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