PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (6 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to identify and define the computing requirements appropriate solve a problem; explain and apply appropriate knowledge and skills relevant to the fundamental building blocks of object oriented programming; analyze computing problems and requirements appropriate for solutions; develop an application using the Java programming language; apply appropriate data structures and simple algorithms for solving computing problems; design computer programs by applying different data structures and related algorithms; and design efficient software solutions that are appropriate for specific problems.

Topics:

This course is an introduction to object-oriented programming using Java. It provides a detailed discussion of different object – oriented programming concepts including classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. Event handling, exception handling and API programming are also taught to the students in this course. This course is also designed to provide students with strong practical skills in implementing the most widely-used object oriented methods and patterns. It is a technology course, meaning that after students get solid understanding on a certain method they are expected to be able to implement the method into working object oriented application with the most popular technologies. The content of course goes into great detail of class design, polymorphism, inheritance, Java object model, framework, and design patterns. At the end, students are expected to gain more understanding of how to create a correct object oriented application design. In addition, the course provides students with an understanding of the principles of data structures and algorithms in the design and development of computer software. Students will learn basic data structures and its use in different algorithms that are commonly used in making structured and efficient software programs.

Pre-requisite: None