About this course
Java Basic Course
This course is designed for beginners with little to no prior programming experience. It will provide an introduction to Java programming concepts and syntax, allowing students to build a strong foundation in programming fundamentals.
Course Duration:
X weeks (can be adjusted based on the depth of content and the pace of learning)
Course Outline:
Week 1: Introduction to Java
What is Java?
Setting up the Java Development Environment (JDK, IDE)
Your first Java program: "Hello, World!"
Understanding basic program structure: packages, classes, and methods
Week 2: Variables and Data Types
Declaring and initializing variables
Primitive data types: int, double, char, boolean
Working with strings
Type casting and conversions
Week 3: Control Flow
Conditional statements: if, else, switch
Looping statements: for, while, do-while
Break and continue statements
Logical operators
Week 4: Arrays and Collections
Working with arrays: declaration, initialization, manipulation
Introduction to Java Collections Framework
Lists, Sets, and Maps
Basic iteration techniques
Week 5: Methods and Functions
Creating and calling methods
Method parameters and return values
Method overloading
Introduction to functions and modular programming
Week 6: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics
Understanding objects and classes
Creating classes and objects
Encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
Constructors and instance variables
Week 7: Exception Handling
Dealing with runtime errors
try-catch blocks
Throwing and catching exceptions
Custom exceptions
Week 8: File Input/Output (I/O)
Reading from and writing to files
Using FileReader, FileWriter, BufferedReader, BufferedWriter
Handling file-related exceptions
Week 9: Introduction to GUI Programming
Basics of graphical user interfaces
Using Swing components: JFrame, JButton, JLabel
Event-driven programming
Creating simple interactive applications
Week 10: Basic Concepts of Multithreading
Understanding threads and concurrency
Creating and managing threads
Synchronization basics
Dealing with thread-related issues
Week 11: Basic Input/Output Streams
Introduction to InputStream and OutputStream
Reading and writing binary data
Chaining streams with decorators
Handling stream-related exceptions
Week 12: Course Project and Review
Applying learned concepts to a small project
Code organization and documentation
Review of key topics and concepts covered in the course
Final Week: Course Wrap-up and Beyond
Recap of the entire course
Further learning resources and paths
Next steps in Java programming: advanced topics and frameworks
