Java I: Java Programming and IBM RAD

Course Number: 570-JK
Recommended Duration: 5 days

Intended Audience
Experienced programmers (COBOL, Visual Basic, or some other language). No prior Java knowledge or experience is assumed.

Course Overview
Experienced programmers (COBOL, VB, C/C++) are introduced to Java, Object-Oriented Programming, and the IBM RAD tool's features. Participants will create, test, and deploy Java applications using IBM RAD. Servlets, and JSPs will be introduced in exercises at the end of the course. Exercises include creating classes, inheritance, JDBC, and Java best practices.

Course appropriate for Java 5.0 (Java 1.5) and J2SE 1.4; IBM RAD Version 6.

Objectives
Participants will learn object oriented basics, and how to create, test, and deploy programs using the Java language. Students learn to use the IBM RAD product and its features to write applications, servlets, and JSPs as part of the hands-on exercises.

Prerequisites
Students should have experience working with Java or have completed “Java Programming I” or equivalent.

Topics

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
IBM RAD Java features: editor, debugging, code-assist, perspectives, preferences, more...
Applications, Applets, Servlets, JSPs
Classes, Methods, and Variables
Compilation and testing
Object-oriented principles (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, etc…)
Packages, naming, and Import
Comments and Javadoc
Datatypes and variables
Primitive types and Strings
Reference vs. Non-Reference types
Classes and Objects: creating new classes, garbage collection
Arrays and Collection objects
Operators and Expressions
Conditions: if-then-else, switch
Loops: for/while/do while
Exceptions: try, throw, catch
Inheritance: Subclasses and Superclasses
Class vs. Instance variables/methods
Constructors
Multi-threading Intro.
Java's built-in class libraries
Java File I/O Basics
Introduction to Java SQL access using JDBC
Java Beans
Servlet basics
JSP introduction

Java I: Java Programming and IBM RAD

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

IBM RAD Java features: editor, debugging, code-assist, perspectives, preferences, more...

Applications, Applets, Servlets, JSPs

Classes, Methods, and Variables

Compilation and testing

Object-oriented principles (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, etc…)

Packages, naming, and Import

Comments and Javadoc

Datatypes and variables

Primitive types and Strings

Reference vs. Non-Reference types

Classes and Objects: creating new classes, garbage collection

Arrays and Collection objects

Operators and Expressions

Conditions: if-then-else, switch

Loops: for/while/do while

Exceptions: try, throw, catch

Inheritance: Subclasses and Superclasses

Class vs. Instance variables/methods

Constructors

Multi-threading Intro.

Java's built-in class libraries

Java File I/O Basics

Introduction to Java SQL access using JDBC

Java Beans

Servlet basics

JSP introduction