Java Foundations

Hours: 64 / Access Length: 3 Months / Delivery: Monthly, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $765.00

Course Overview:

Students will receive a thorough introduction to the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language. Students will create text-based Java applications that define variables and arrays and that use if statements, switch/case statements, for loops and while loops. Students will define classes and use those classes to create applications. Students will learn to create new classes based on existing classes using inheritance. Students will create graphical applications and applets. A background in programming or a familiarity with C++ is helpful but not necessary for this class. Students will need a Java compiler. Compilers are available for download.

Java Advanced is a continuation of the Introduction to Java class. At the end of this class, students will be able to create graphical applications and applications that read and write to files and databases, and use threads. Students will need a Java compiler. Compilers are available for download.

ATTENTION: This course has a strict start and end date.  When a student enrolls into this course, they will need to work with one of our Training Assessment Managers (TAMs) to choose a start date before they can be enrolled in their course.

The Java Foundations bundle includes 2 courses:

• Java Introduction
• Java Advanced

Course Outline:

Java Introduction

• Students will be able to create, compile and run a basic Java application using the application of their choice.
• Students will learn to write Java applications that use variables, String objects, the JOptionPane for input and output, conditional statements and looping statements.
• Students will write Java applications that use the Math and NumberFormat classes, try/catch blocks to catch errors, and static methods.
• Students will write Java applications that uses classes and object-oriented programming.
• Students will write Java applications that use abstract classes, inheritance and polymorphism.
• Students will write Java applications that use arrays, vectors and StringBuffer objects.
• Students will create Java applications that usedates and times using the Gregorian Calendar, Calendar and Date classes and using strings using the String and StringBuilder classes.
• Students will be able to create Java applications that handle exceptions using a try and catch block. Students will be able to create Java applications that throw exceptions.
• Students will create a Java application that supports multiple threads.
• Students will create a Java application that employs many of the skills learned in this class.

Java Advanced

• Students will review the content from the Java Introduction class.
• Students will write Java applications that use threads to control many processes at once.
• Students will be able to use the Swing classes to design a graphical user interface in Java.
• Students write Java applications that have combo boxes, list boxes, radio buttons and check boxes. Student will write code to layout the objects on their application screen.
• Students will write Java code to handle events in their graphical application.
• Students will build graphical Java applets for use on web pages.
• Students will write Java applications to read from text and binary files and write data to text and binary files.
• Students will write Java code to read and write XML data.
• Students will write a Java application that reads to and writes from a database.
• Students will build a Java application that uses the topics covered in this class.

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

• Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.