Foundations of Java
Faculty
Vladimir Mazin
Msc. Data Science at Harbour.Space University
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Overview
This is an introductory course where students will be offered to get to know the basic functionality of the Java programming language.
We will start from the following essential parts: compilation and running of Java-programmes, a language syntax, a type system, basics of the object-oriented programming. Later, students will be proposed to get to know the Git version control system.
Then we will discuss the most important parts of the standard library, including changes which came into play with Java 9. Also, we are going to discuss some more sophisticated topics such as the bytecode structure, multithreading, and networking.
Learning highlights
- Get to know basic functionality of Java programming language: be able to compile and run Java programmes
- Be familiar with the OOP principles
- Use Git version control system and Github as a web-based hosting service for version control
- Know the most important parts of Java standard library
- Get to know some advanced topics in Java environment: bytecode structure, multithreading, networking
Course outline
4 classes
Introduction in Java:
What is Java, Hello World, Getting to know IDE, Hello World using Maven
Basic syntax of Java:
Primitive types, Type Casting, Arrays and Strings, Control statements: conditional operators and loops
Objects, classes, and packages in Java:
Fundamentals of OOP, Packages and access modifiers, Package declaration, Class declaration, Inheritance, Class Object, Abstract classes and interfaces
Error handling, exceptions, debugging:
Getting to know the exceptions mechanism, Exception handling, Try-catch, Logging
Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
In 2012 with scientific research in Algebra, Vladimir won 1st place at the National contest in Russia, the Intel-Avangard, and became a finalist of the Intel ISEF.
After school, he enrolled for Bachelors at ITMO University for the programme of Applied Math and Programming. During his Bachelor's, he participated in several educational projects: in 2013 he was a coordinator of the national science fair for school students - BalticSEF; in 2014 he was a teacher in the LCME summer school, teaching two courses on maths. In the last years of his Bachelors, Vladimir entered the centre of additional higher education, Computer Science Center, for the programme of Software Engineering. In the end of summer of 2015, he completed a 3-month internship as a Software Developer.
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Foundations of Java
by Vladimir Mazin
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jan 07 - Jan 25, 2019
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
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Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.