Java Programming with Java SE 6.0: Getting Started with Java

Overview/Description
To introduce the main principles and elements of the Java language

Target Audience
Programmers with an understanding of procedural programming concepts who want to learn Java and object-oriented programming; programmers proficient in another object-oriented programming language who want to move to Java; programmers experienced in the Java language who want to make the upgrade to Java SE 6.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of programming principles and experience in procedural programming or scripting languages, such as Visual Basic, C, or JavaScript; understanding of object-oriented languages, such as C++ or C#, is an advantage.

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Java Programming with Java SE 6.0: Getting Started with Java

recognize the use of objects, classes, inheritance, and polymorphism in Java.

specify the code involved in declaring a main method and identify the command lines used to compile and run an application.

create, compile, and execute a Java application.

specify the appropriate Java lexical element to use for a given scenario.

specify the code involved in declaring primitive variables and defining literal values in Java.

specify the code used to declare and initialize Java string literals and arrays.

declare and initialize Java data types, strings, and arrays in a given scenario.