Prerequisites

None. This class is suited to students who have no programming experience. However, students who have knowledge in any object oriented language such as Python or Ruby will be at an advantage

Learning Outcomes

The class takes a project based approach where the goal is to create a multi player game. While working on the project students learn:

• Appreciate what object oriented programming languages are and their similarities/differences with Java programming language
• Java components, how java programs are compiled and run
• Installing Java and NetBeans IDE applications on a computer or running from an online compiler. Creating your first programs and running them successfully
• Java data types, keywords, arrays, logical operators, conditional operators, using else if statements and switch statements
• Working with loops, package and import statements,
• Java classes, objects, inheritance and overriding methods
• Using layout managers, window components and window events