Introduction

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 Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

List and describe several key features of the Java
technology, such as that it is object-oriented, multi-
threaded, distributed, simple, and secure
Identify different Java technology groups
Describe examples of how Java is used in applications, as
well as consumer products
Describe the benefits of using an integrated development
environment (IDE)
Develop classes and describe how to declare a class
Analyze a business problem to recognize objects and
operations that form the building blocks of the Java
program design

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 Course Objectives

Define the term object and its relationship to a class

Demonstrate Java programming syntax
Write a simple Java program that compiles and runs
successfully
Declare and initialize variables
List several primitive data types
Instantiate an object and effectively use object reference
variables
Use operators, loops, and decision constructs
Declare and instantiate arrays and ArrayLists and be able
to iterate through them

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 Course Objectives

Use Javadocs to look up Java foundation classes

Declare a method with arguments and return values
Use inheritance to declare and define a subclass of an
existing superclass
Describe how errors are handled in a Java program
Describe how to deploy a simple Java application by using
the NetBeans IDE

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 Schedule

Day One
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Introducing the Java Technology
Lesson 3: Thinking in Objects
Lesson 4: Introducing the Java Language
Day Two
Lesson 5: Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables
Lesson 6: Working with Objects
Lesson 7: Using Operators and Decision Constructs (lesson
only)

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 Schedule

Day Three
Lesson 7: Using Operators and Decision Constructs
(practices only)
Lesson 8: Creating and Using Arrays
Lesson 9: Using Loop Constructs
Day Four
Lesson 10: Working with Methods and Method Overloading
Lesson 11: Using Encapsulation and Constructors
Lesson 12: Introducing Advanced Object-Oriented Concepts
Day Five
Lesson 13: Handling Errors
Lesson 14: Deploying and Maintaining the Duke's Choice
Application

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 Facilities in Your Location

Enrollment, registration, sign-in

Badges
Parking
Phones
Internet
Restrooms
Labs
Lunch
Kitchen/snacks
Hours
Materials (paper, pens, and markers)

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 Quiz

a. What is your name?

b. What do you do for a living, and where do you work?
c. What is the most interesting place you have visited?
d. Why are you interested in Java?

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 Course Environment

Classroom PC

Core Apps Additional Tools

JDK 7 Firefox
NetBeans 7.0.1 Glassfish Server
UMLet
Student Guide
Activity Guide
Practice Files
Java API Documentation and Java
Language Specification

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 Summary

In this lesson, you reviewed the course objectives and the

tentative class schedule. You met your fellow students, and you
saw an overview of the computer environment that you will use
during the course.
Enjoy the next five days of Java SE 7 Fundamentals.

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