Java programming

Java Skills that are used to create software applications

Gain Java programming skills
Hands-on Java coding
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Course completion certificate and Key learning points
Java Programming course is proposed for software developers

The complete programming skillset is required by IT development companies. The use of simple programming languages does not meet all the customer requirements. There is a need for a computer language that meets all the customer requirements. Java language is a platform-independent language which fulfils all the project needs. It is used to create software to be embedded in various consumer electronic devices. Pentagon Training’s Java Programming course offers you the knowledge of efficient Java programming.

We provide the practical knowledge of core as well as advanced Java concepts. You will learn about the I/O streams and API packages. The instructors will teach the essential concepts such as Java interfaces and exception handling.

Who should take this course

The following persons should attend this course:

C and C++ Programmers
Software Developers

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite to attend the Java Programming course but prior knowledge of basic programming is recommended.

What Will You Learn

By undergoing this course, the delegates will learn to:

Develop OOP skills
Understand Inheritance and encapsulation
Analyse the concepts that make Java a robust language
Apply the Object-oriented concepts to deveop software applications
Understand the Collections used to store and manipulate data

Tutor Support

Key Learning Points

Certificate

Course Overview

The Java Programming course provides the knowledge object-oriented principles, objects, classes, inheritance and generics. The candidates will learn about the input/output streams, collection classes and packages. The course provides knowledge of classes, objects, constructors, destructors and this keyword.

Course Content

An Introduction to Java Language

This module covers the description of Java language, the object-oriented concepts and abstraction concepts.

History of Java
Analysis of tools
Features of object-oriented programming
The three OOP principle
Analysis of abstraction

Fundamentals of Java Programming

This section includes the study of basic building blocks of programming language such as data types, variables, basic types and operators

Data Types, Variables and Arrays
Operators and Control Statements
Using Primitive Types
Understanding control statements
An Overview of Arrays
Different kinds of operators
Using Arithmetic and Bitwise operators
Understanding operator precedence

Control Statements

The control statement module covers the various types of statements used such as selection, iteration and jump statements.

Selection statements
- If
- If-Else
- Nested If-Else
Iteration statements
- While loop
- Do-while loop
- For loop
Jump statements
- Using Break
- Using Continue
- Return Statements

Classes

This module provides the knowledge of classes, objects, constructors and destructors.

An Overview of class
Declaration of objects
Introducing Methods
Concept of constructors and destructors
Use of This Keyword
The finalise () method
Various access modifiers
Overloading of methods

Inheritance

This module covers types of inheritances and various concepts used with it.

An introduction to inheritance
Use of super keyword
Calling of constructors
Using final keyword with inheritance

Packages and Interfaces

The packages and methods are described in this module.

An Introduction to packages
Importing of packages
Describing interfaces

Exception handling

This module is about the handling of exceptions generated by code.

Defining exception handling
Types of exceptions
Using try and catch
Nested try statements
Use of exceptions

Multithreaded Programming

The delegates will gain skills on threading concepts, thread priorities and stages of the model.

Defining Java thread model
Creating threads and multiple threads
Learning thread priorities
Suspending, Resuming and stopping threads

I/O and Applets

The input and output streams are introduced here in this section.

An Introduction to I/O
Reading and writing console inputs
An overview of Applets
Calling overloaded constructors through this()

Generics

The candidates will get to know how to use the operating data on as a parameterized type.

An Introduction to Generics
Generics example
Creation of Generic methods
Understanding Generic interfaces
Understanding Generic class hierarchies

The Collection classes

All the set of framework classes is explained in this module.

The Collections Framework
Set Implementation Classes
The Set, Map, Queue and List Interface
List Implementation Classes
Queue Implementation Classes
Map Implementation Classes

The Collection Sorting and Tuning

The use of storage structures is described in this module.

Sorting with Comparable and Comparator
Sorting Lists and Arrays
Methods of Collections Utility
Tuning ArrayList, HashMap and HashSet

Java EE Overview

It includes fundamental concepts of Java EE framework.

An overview of Java EE
The Java SE Building Blocks
Web Applications and Services
Enterprise JavaBeans
Extra J2EE APIs
Understanding POJO, Dependency Injection, and Annotations
The platform of Java EE

Eclipse

The delegates will learn to use Eclipse for writing Java code.

An overview of Eclipse
Installing Eclipse
Running Eclipse
Understanding Editors, Views, and Perspectives
Setting up a Project
Generating a New Java Application
Running a Java Application
Debugging of a Java Application
Importing Java Code into Eclipse

The Java Library

This module contains set of all libraries and event handling

An overview of string handling
The Java. Lang package
Input/Output: Exploring java.io
Using Networking
Analysis of Applet Class
The concept of Event Handling
Familiarising the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text
Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus

About Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city located on the south coast of Devon, England. Plymouth is 37 miles south-west of Exeter and 190 miles west south- west of London between river Plym and Tamar's mouths.

Throughout Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as commercial shipping port handling imports and passengers from America. Plymouth port also export local minerals like copper, lime, china, clay, tin and arsenic. Neighbouring town Devonport became Royal Naval Shipbuilding and dockyard town. In 1928 Plymouth achieved city status. In mid-2015, the city is home to 262,700 which makes it 30th most populous area in the United Kingdom. Plymouth is the second largest in Southwest after Bristol. Plymouth City Council governs Plymouth, and it is represented by three MP’s. The economy of Plymouth is influenced by seafaring and shipbuilding including ferry links to Spain and Brittany. In Western Europe large operational naval base HMNB Devonport is located. Plymouth is home to Plymouth University.

History

Plymouth had a population of 107,000 in the year 1901. In 1914 the two towns Devonport and Stonehouse were merged with Plymouth. Slum clearance started in Plymouth after World War 1. Slum housing was stopped and replaced by council housing in Swilly and New Prospect. By 1928, new 802 houses were built. In 1920 motor buses started in Plymouth and then got replaced by trams. Due to dockyard in Second World War Plymouth was a prime target for bombing. Around 3754 houses were damaged, and more than 8000 were severely damaged. Later slums were replaced with better flats and houses. Later in the 20th century, various houses were built at South way and Egg Buckland. In Plympton and Plymstock many private houses have been constructed. In the 21st century, Plymouth is flourishing. Drakes Circus shopping was remade in 2006, and now the population of Plymouth is 240,000.

Education

The University of Plymouth has enrolled around 23,155 students as of 2015 and 2016. It has 3000 staff and income of around £160 million. Main courses in it include business, marine biology, marine engineering, shipping and much more. The University of St Mark and St John was also known as Marjon or Marjons have expertise in teacher training. These universities offer various training courses across the country as well as abroad. This city is also home to two other large colleges. City College of Plymouth provides courses from basic to foundation degree for various students. Plymouth College of Art offers courses on media. It is only one of the four independent colleges of art and design in the UK.

There are 71 state primary phase schools in Plymouth and 13 state secondary schools. Plymouth has eight special schools, three selective state grammar schools and independent school.

This city is also home to Royal Naval Engineering College that was opened in 1880 in Keyham. It was renamed Dockyard Technical College in 1959. Later training was shifted to the University of Southampton. Marine Biological Association of UK is also located in Plymouth.