MSI Group, Inc. - Computer Consulting

48 Classes - 4 Hours, 2 Days per Week for 6 Months

Course Description

Hands-on programming course designed for C and Java languages. No previous programming experience necessary. Covers the ANSI-C standard, the fundamentals of Java language structure and Object Oriented Programming. Also covers more advanced topics such as Threads and the Java AWT.

Course Schedule

Week One
1.	Introduction
	-	writing and compiling the first C program (“Hello world!”)
	-	history and evolution of the C language; its importance
2.	Overview of language features
	-	variables and arithmetic expressions
	-	the for statement
	-	symbolic constants

Week Two
3.	Overview of language features
	-	character input/output
	-	file copying
	-	character/word/line counting
4.	Overview of language features
	-	arrays
	-	functions
	-	character arrays

Week Three
5.	Overview of language features
	-	multiple file programs
	-	header files
	-	external variables and scope
6.	Overview of language features
	-	programming (writing and compiling other simple programs)

Week Four
7.	Constant and variable types
	-	data types
	-	constants
	-	variable scope and variable types (global, local, static)
	-	variable declaration and initialization
	-	type conversions
8.	Expressions and operators
	-	assignment
	-	increment and decrement operators
	-	arithmetic and logical operators
	-	bitwise operators
	-	conditional expressions

Week Five
9.	Control flow statements
	-	if-else
	-	switch
	-	loops (while, do-while, for)
	-	break, continue statements
	-	goto
10.	Programming
	-	writing programs using the already presented language elements

Week Six
11.	Functions in C
	-	scope of function variables
	-	block structure
	-	passing arguments
	-	recursive functions
12.	Programming

Week Seven
13.	Pointers and Arrays
	-	pointers as addresses
	-	pointers and function arguments
	-	pointers and arrays
	-	pointer arrays, pointers to pointers
	-	command line argument
	-	pointers to functions
14.	Programming
	-	writing programs using pointers and arrays

Week Eight
15.	Programming
	-	writing programs using pointers and arrays (continue)
16.	Structures and Unions
	-	basics of structures (defining a structure, accessing members)
	-	structures and functions
	-	arrays of structures
	-	pointers and structures
	-	self-referential structures
	-	dynamic memory allocation
	-	unions

Week Nine
17.	Programming
	-	writing programs using structures and functions
18.	Programming
	-	writing programs using structures and functions (continue)

Week Ten
19.	Input and Output
	-	character input/output (getchar/putchar)
	-	formatted input/output (printf/scanf)
	-	line input/output (gets/puts)
	-	variable length argument lists
20.	File Handling
	-	file pointers (fopen/fclose)
	-	input/output using file pointers
	-	special characters (EOF,NULL)
	-	error treatments

Week Eleven
21.	Programs made up of Several Files
	-	the C preprocessor
	-	header files
	-	design of interfaces
	-	modularization mechanisms in C++
22.	Standard library
	-	presentation of the different library modules
	-	input and output
	-	string functions
	-	character class tests
	-	mathematical functions
	-	date and time functions

Week Twelve
23.	Programming
	-	writing of C programs
24.	Programming
	-	writing of C programs (continue)

Week Thirteen
25.	Introduction to Java
	-	compiling and running the first Java program
	-	the Java platform architecture
26.	Introduction to Java
	-	Java and the World Wide Web
	-	The first Java Applet

Week Fourteen
27.	Java Language Basics
	-	variables
	-	data types
	-	scope
	-	variable initialization
	-	final variables
	-	operators
	-	arithmetic
	-	relational
	-	shift and logical
	-	assignment
	-	others
	-	expressions, statements and blocks
28.	Java Language Basics
	-	variables
	-	data types
	-	scope
	-	variable initialization
	-	final variables
	-	operators
	-	arithmetic
	-	relational
	-	shift and logical
	-	assignment
	-	others
	-	expressions, statements and blocks

Week Fifteen
29.	Control flow statements
	-	while
	-	do-while
	-	if-else
	-	switch
	-	branching (break, continue, return)
	-	exception handling
30.	Programming
	-	writing Java programs with the already presented language features

Week Sixteen
31.	OO Concepts
	-	what is an Object?
	-	what is a Class?
	-	inheritance
	-	interface
32.	OO Concepts
	-	what is an object?
	-	what is a class?
	-	inheritance
	-	interface (continue)

Week Seventeen
33.	Simple Data Objects
	-	characters and strings
	-	numbers
	-	arrays
	-	life cycle of an object
34.	Classes and Objects
	-	constructors
	-	member variables
	-	methods
	-	access to methods
	-	classes and C-style structures

Week Eighteen
35.	Classes and Objects
	-	constructors
	-	member variables
	-	methods
	-	access to methods
	-	classes and C-style structures (continue)
36.	Inheritance
	-	understanding inheritance
	-	overriding methods
	-	final classes and methods
	-	abstract classes and methods
	-	nested classes
	-	inner classes

Week Nineteen
37.	Inheritance
	-	understanding inheritance
	-	overriding methods
	-	final classes and methods
	-	abstract classes and methods
	-	nested classes
	-	inner classes (continue)
38.	Interfaces and packages
	-	creating and using interfaces
	-	creating and using packages

Week Twenty
39.	Interfaces and packages
	-	creating and using interfaces
	-	creating and using packages (continue)
40.	Programming
	-	writing object oriented programs in Java

Week Twenty One
41.	Programming
	-	writing object oriented programs in Java (continue)
42.	Threads
	-	creating threads
	-	synchronization
	-	wait and notify
	-	deadlocks
	-	suspending threads
	-	interrupting threads
	-	the Runnable interface

Week Twenty Two
43.	Threads
	-	creating threads
	-	synchronization
	-	wait & notify
	-	deadlocks
	-	suspending threads
	-	interrupting threads
	-	the Runnable interface (continue)
44.	I/O Package
	-	input stream and output stream classes
	-	buffered streams
	-	data streams
	-	the IOException class

Week Twenty Three
45.	I/O Package
	-	input stream and output stream classes
	-	buffered streams
	-	data streams
	-	the IOException class (continue)
46.	Exceptions
	-	comparison to the C-style exception handling
	-	use of class hierarchies for exception handling

Week Twenty Four
47.	Programming
	-	introduction to the Java AWT Classes
	-	introduction to networking in Java
	-	writing of Java programs
48.	Programming
	-	introduction to the Java AWT Classes
	-	introduction to networking in Java
	-	writing of Java programs (continue)

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