This Java Fundamentals training teaches students with little or no programming experience to begin to learn programming using the Java programming language. It explores the significance of object-oriented programming, the keywords and constructs of the Java programming language and the steps required to create simple Java technology programs.

Learn To:

• Use various Java programming language constructs to create several Java technology applications.
• Use decision and looping constructs and methods to dictate program flow.
• Perform basic error handling for your Java technology programs.
• Implement intermediate Java programming and object-oriented (OO) concepts in Java technology programs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Java technology and the Java programming language.

Benefits to You

By investing in this course, you’ll develop a solid foundation in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training. It features the Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7) or higher version, and uses the Java SE Development Kit product.

Participate in Hands-On Exercises

You’ll gain hands on experience with basic object oriented concepts like inheritance, encapsulation and abstraction. Learn to create and use simple Java classes containing arrays, loops and conditional constructs.

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• System Administrator
• Project Manager
• Developer
• Technical Consultant

• Develop classes and describe how to declare a class
• Analyze a business problem in order to recognize objects and operations that form the building blocks of the Java program design
• Define the term
• 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
• Describe the benefits of using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• List and describe several key features of the Java technology
• 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 examples of how Java is used in applications, as well as consumer products

Introducing the Java Technology

• Relating Java with other languages
• Describing the various Java technologies such as Java EE, JavaME, Embedded Java SE
• Describing key features of the technology and the advantages of using Java
• Using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Showing how to download, install, and configure the Java environment on a Windows system.

Thinking in Objects

• Identifying objects and recognizing the criteria for defining objects
• Defining the problem domain

Introducing the Java Language

• Compiling and executing a test program
• Identifying the components of a class
• Defining classes
• Creating and using a test class

Working with Primitive Variables

• Declaring variables and assigning values
• Using constants
• Describing primitive data types such as integral, floating point, textual, and logical
• Using arithmetic operators to modify values
• Declaring and initializing field variables

Working with Objects

• Declaring and initializing objects
• Using object references to manipulate data
• Using JSE javadocs to look up the methods of a class
• Working with String and StringBuilder objects
• Storing objects in memory

Using operators and decision constructs

• Creating if and if/else constructs
• Nesting and chaining conditional statements
• Testing equality between strings
• Using relational and conditional operators
• Using a switch statement
• Evaluating different conditions in a program and determining the algorithm

Creating and Using Arrays

• Accessing a value in an Array or and ArrayList
• Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a one-dimensional Array
• Using the import statement to work with existing Java APIs
• Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a two-dimensional Array
• Creating and initializing an ArrayList
• Using the args Array
• Using a for loop to process an Array

Using Loop Constructs

• Creating while loops and nested while loops
• Understanding variable scope
• Developing a do while loop
• Developing a for loop
• Using ArrayLists with for loops

Working with Methods and Method Overloading

• Using modifiers
• Passing arguments and returning values
• Creating static methods and variables
• Overloading a method
• Creating and Invoking a Method

Using Encapsulation and Constructors

• Implementing encapsulation
• Creating constructors