Programming in Java

Unit Code:HIT7037

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester or equivalent	48 Hours	Hawthorn	Intermediate level C/C++ Preclusion: HIT6052 Software Development 2G, HIT6037 Software Development in Java, HIT6302 Object-Oriented Programming	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester or equivalent

48 Hours

Hawthorn

Intermediate level C/C++

Preclusion: HIT6052 Software Development 2G, HIT6037 Software Development in Java, HIT6302 Object-Oriented Programming

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Information Technology.

Aims & Objectives:

This unit will cover Java language, related technologies and development tools to students who know object oriented programming

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this unit, students will be able to:

Explain how Java provides support for principles of object oriented-programming, specifically abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
Design, develop, test, document and debug Java programs using object-oriented principles in conjunction with development tools including integrated development environments, debuggers, build scripts and unit testing tools.
Build applications that have an event-driven graphical user interface using the standard Java libraries.
Use the exception handling mechanism, input/output API and the Collections framework that are provided with the Java 5 (or later) SE system.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hrs), Tutorial (Labs) (24 hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments, Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Students will be provided with feedback on progress in attaining the following skills: Problem solving skills

Content:

Introduction and comparison to C/C++
Java language
Exceptions, streams and IO
Java Collections Framework
Applets and applications
Events, event handling and AWT/Swing
Graphics, and images/animation/multimedia
Java development tools

References:

W Savitch, “Absolute Java”, 4th edition, Pearson Education Intternational, 2010

On-Line material will also be provided through Blackboard.