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Software Development in Java

Unit Code: HIT2037

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 semester or equivalent	48 Hours	Hawthorn	A university level first year programming unit. e.g. HIT1404 Introduction to Programming in .NET or HIT1301 Algorithmic Problem Solving or HIT2080 Introduction to Programming. Preclusions: HIT2427 Object-Oriented Programming in .NET, Programming VB. NET (HIT2110), HIT2302 Object-Oriented Programming, HIT3037 Programming in Java	Nil

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 semester or equivalent

48 Hours

Hawthorn

A university level first year programming unit. e.g. HIT1404 Introduction to Programming in .NET or HIT1301 Algorithmic Problem Solving or HIT2080 Introduction to Programming.

Preclusions: HIT2427 Object-Oriented Programming in .NET, Programming VB. NET (HIT2110), HIT2302 Object-Oriented Programming, HIT3037 Programming in Java

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, Bachelor of Applied Information and Communication Technology Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Network Design and Security) and Bachelor of Science (Information Technology)

Aims & Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this unit of study, students should be able to:

Explain and apply object-oriented programming concepts, including objects, classes, methods, encapsulation, composition, inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces.
Based on given problem specifications, develop and test small to medium sized Java programs.
Discuss issues involved in the implementation and application of different programming concepts in Java.
Describe, interpret and apply Java coding and documentation standards.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture (24 hrs), Tutorial (labs) (24 hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments, lab work, tests and a final examination.

Content:

Introduction to Java language

Programming structures
The root class: java.lang.Object
Coding conventions
Constructors
Exceptions

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Objects
Classes
Methods
Encapsulation
Composition
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Interfaces

The Java Platform

Collections
Input/Output
Text processing
Object-Oriented Application Frameworks
Unit testing
Events and event handling
Introduction to GUI programming

References:

Students will be advised of appropriate relevant reading when the unit is offered.

Typical texts:
Horstmann CS and Cornell G, Core Java 2 Volume 1 - Fundamentals, 8th edn, Prentice Hall 2007
Savitch W, Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving & Programming, 5th edn, Prentice Hall, 2007.

Barnes, DJ and Kölling, M: Objects First With Java - A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ, 34th ed, Prentice Hall / Pearson Education, 2009