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Introduction to Network Programming

Unit Code: HET755

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 Semester	48 Hours	Hawthorn	Nil	Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Science (Network Systems), Graduate Diploma of Science (Network Systems), Master of Science (Network Systems) and Master of Engineering Science (Network Systems and Telecommunications).

Aims & Objectives:

To introduce students to programming fundamentals and TCP/IP socket programming. This is an entry level unit of study which provides a suitable basis for later networking units that require Java-based skills.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hrs), Tutorial (laboratory) (24 hrs).

Assessment:

Assignments, Laboratories, Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Graduates are capable in their chosen professional areas.
Graduates operate effectively in work and community situations.
Graduates are adaptable and manage change.

Content:

Introduction to Java Object-Oriented programming – concepts of class, object, attribute, method and constructor.
Basic constructs for applications running on the Java Virtual Machine – expressions, flow control, arrays.
Class design. Encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance.
Exception handling.
Threads.
Text-based applications and a very brief coverage of simple GUI-based applications.
Text and advanced I/O streams.
Simple client/server systems using TCP sockets.

Reading Materials:

Online reference material
Horstman, CS & Cornell, G, Core Java 2, Vol. 1: Fundamentals (J2SE version 1.4), Sun Microsystems Press, 2003.
Horstman, CS & Cornell, G, Core Java 2, Vol. 2: Advanced Features, Sun Microsystems Press, 2002.