Intro to Java for Non-Programmers

    

Summary:
This course is geared towards individuals who want to be able to speak intelligently about Java and understand Java code and syntax. Past students who have benefited from this course include professionals in the areas of quality assurance, technical writing/documentation, project managers, and other technical-related fields.

Duration:
5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is designed for IT professionals who need to understand the Java programming language and do not have prior programming experience.

Topics:

• Understand the importance of Java and how it is being used today in software development
• Understand object oriented programming (OOP) versus procedural programming.
• Become familiar with OOAD methodologies and how to analyze and design an application from an object-oriented viewpoint.
• Understand classes, objects, attributes, and behaviors
• Use UML to visually depict the classes in a problem domain
• Become familiar with the Java language and tools using Java 2.
• Become familiar with Java's built-in data types and the java.lang.String class.
• Be able to write a class in Java, including determining the appropriate member variables and methods
• Learn how to make decisions in Java using the if/else and switch statements.
• Learn how to perform repetition in Java using for and while loops.
• Understand arrays
• Become familiar with inheritance
• Understand Java applets and how to write and display one in a web page.
• Introduction to Java
• Object Oriented Analysis & Design
• The Java Programming Language
• Classes & Objects
• Methods
• Control Structures
• Arrays
• Inheritance
• Applets

Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Last Update: May 22, 2012