MSI Group, Inc. - Computer Consulting

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

Course Description

Hands-on programming course designed for the Java language. Requires no previous programming experience. Covers basics as well as advanced topics of Java programming. Starting from basic syntax, advancing to Object Oriented Programming concepts and structures. A second part of the course covers specialized Java 2 Platform topics: threads, applets, the Java Swing API, JDBC and networking.

Course Schedule

Week One
1.	Introduction to Java
	-	compiling and running the first Java program
	-	the Java platform architecture
2.	Introduction to Java
	-	Java and the World Wide Web
	-	The first Java Applet

Week Two
3-4.	Java Language Basics
	-	variables
	-	data types
	-	scope
	-	variable initialization
	-	final variables
	-	operators
	-	arithmetic
	-	relational
	-	shift and logical
	-	assignment
	-	others
	-	expressions, statements and blocks

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

Week Four
5.	OO Concepts
	-	what is an object?
	-	what is a class?
	-	inheritance
	-	interface

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

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

Week Seven
13.	Inheritance
	-	understanding inheritance
	-	overriding methods
	-	final classes and methods
	-	abstract classes and methods
	-	nested classes
	-	inner classes (continue)
14.	Interfaces and packages
	-	creating and using interfaces
	-	creating and using packages

Week Eight
15.	Interfaces and packages
	-	creating and using interfaces
	-	creating and using packages (continue)
16.	Programming
	-	writing Object Oriented programs in Java

Week Nine
17.	Programming
	-	writing Object Oriented programs in Java (continue)
18.	Threads
	-	creating threads
	-	synchronization
	-	wait & notify
	-	deadlocks
	-	suspending threads
	-	interrupting threads
	-	the Runnable interface

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

Week Eleven
21.	I/O Package
	-	input stream and output stream classes
	-	buffered streams
	-	data streams
	-	the IOException class (continue)
22.	Exceptions
	-	comparison to the C-system exception handling
	-	use of class hierarchies for exception handling

Week Twelve
23-24.	Programming
	-	introduction to the Java AWT Classes
	-	introduction to networking in Java
	-	writing of Java programs

Week Thirteen
25.	Writing Applets
	-	the first "Hello world!" applet
	-	the init(), start(), stop(), destroy() methods
	-	drawing and event handling
26.	Writing Applets
	-	adding UI components
	-	applet security problems
	-	the <APPLET> tag
	-	applet parameters
	-	communication with other applets

Week Fourteen
27.	Introduction to the Java Swing API
	-	the evolution of the Java GUI platform
	-	anatomy of a swing based program
	-	swing components
	-	the containment hierarchy
	-	layout management and borders
	-	models
	-	look and feel
	-	event handling
28.	Other Swing features
	-	using actions
	-	using borders
	-	using icons
	-	using threads
	-	using timers

Week Fifteen
29.	Using Swing Components
	-	the JComponents class
	-	the top-level containers
	-	frames
	-	dialogs
	-	applets
	-	atomic components
	-	buttons
	-	checkboxes
	-	radio buttons
30.	Using Swing components
	-	atomic components
	-	color choosers
	-	combo boxes
	-	file choosers
	-	labels
	-	lists

Week Sixteen
31.	Using Swing Components
	-	atomic components
	-	menus
	-	sliders
	-	tables
	-	text components
	-	text fields
	-	editor panes
	-	text panes
	-	using tool tips
	-	using trees
32.	Using Swing components
	-	intermediate Swing containers
	-	panels
	-	scroll panes
	-	tabbed panes
	-	tool bars
	-	internal frames
	-	layered panes
	-	root panes

Week Seventeen
33.	Layout management
	-	general rules of using layout managers
	-	border layout
	-	card layout
	-	flow layout
	-	grid layout
34.	Layout management
	-	box layout
	-	spring layout
	-	grid bag layout
	-	creating a custom layout manager
	-	working without a layout manager (absolute positioning)

Week Eighteen
35.	Event Handling
	-	simple event-handling examples
	-	introduction to event listener writing
	-	implementing listeners for commonly handled events
	-	action listener
	-	caret listener
	-	component listener
	-	container listener
	-	document listener
	-	focus listener
	-	internal frame listener
36.	Event Handling
	-	implementing listeners for common events
	-	item listener
	-	key listener
	-	list data listener
	-	list selection listener
	-	mouse listener
	-	mouse-motion listener
	-	table model listener

Week Nineteen
37.	Event Handling
	-	implementing listeners for common events
	-	tree expansion listener
	-	tree model listener
	-	tree selection listener
	-	tree-will-expand listener
	-	undoable edit listener
	-	window listener
38.	Programming
	-	writing Java swing GUI programs

Week Twenty
39.	Programming
	-	writing Java swing GUI programs (continue)
40.	Working with Graphics
	-	how painting works
	-	the coordinate system
	-	the graphics object
	-	the swing painting methods

Week Twenty One
41.	Using Graphics primitives
	-	painting shapes
	-	working with Text
	-	the FontMetrics class
42.	Using Images
	-	loading images
	-	tracking image loading
	-	the MediaTracker class and Image Observer interface
	-	the MemoryImageSource class
	-	displaying images

Week Twenty Two
43.	Performing animation
	-	creating an animation loop with timer
	-	moving an image across the screen
	-	displaying a sequence of images
	-	improving the appearance and performance of image animation
44.	Introduction to JDBC
	-	connecting to the database
	-	creating tables
	-	executing SQL statements
	-	retrieving data

Week Twenty Three
45.	JDBC
	-	using prepared statements
	-	using joins
	-	using transactions
	-	retrieving exceptions
	-	retrieving warnings
46.	JDBC - new features in Java 2 Platform
	-	updatable result sets
	-	batch updates
	-	scrollable result sets

Week Twenty Four
47.	Networking in Java
	-	sockets and streams
	-	URLs, URLConnections
	-	ContentHandlers
48.	Programming
	-	writing of client-server programs by use of java.net.* package

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