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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description This module equips you with a foundation in the theory and practice of computer programming with Java. It also introduces concepts from Object Oriented development and introduces Unit Testing. Unit Testing on Java code using JUnit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Set up a development environment and write a basic working program in Java 2. Use and manipulate fundamental data types 3. Write Java code which makes decisions and iterates through loops 4. Call and use methods in Java 5. Use arrays and array lists in Java 6. Write Java programs involving reading and writing from a file, and handling exceptions 7. Build Object Oriented programs in Java 8. Use the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to model software systems 9. Apply Object Oriented Design by understanding classes, their relationships and packages 10. Think recursively and understand the difference between recursion and iteration 11. Write searching and sorting algorithms and use methods in the Standard Java Library 12. Use the architecture of the Java Collections Framework 13. Write unit tests on Java code using JUnit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Computer Programming overview/ The Principals Of Programming________________________________________________________________________________________________UNIT 1:Set up a Java Programming Development Environment, Differentiate between Compile-time and Run-time errors.UNIT 2:Differentiate between Java and PHP, Describe the General Principals of a Java ProgramUNIT 3:Declare and use Fundamental Data Types, Read User Input and Write output to the console, Manipulate StringsUNIT 4:Demonstrate programming constructs using Sequence, Selection and Iteration, Implement Nested Loops.UNIT 5:Declare and Refactor Methods with Parameters, Distinguish between Local, Global and Parameter Variable Scope.UNIT 6:Formulate and Manipulate Arrays and Array Lists, Implement Common Algorithms on Arrays and Multidimensional Arrays.UNIT 7:Demonstrate how to Read and Parse File Input, Write Formatted Output to Files, Implement Exception Handling using try/catch Java Statements.Classes and Objects / Object-Oriented Programming..UNIT 8:Declare Classes and Instantiate Objects with Constructors, Methods and Instance Variables.UNIT 9:Describe the Principals of Object Oriented Programming with reference to Abstraction, Encapsulation / Information Hiding, Dynamic Binding and Inheritance.Modelling With UML..UNIT 10:Differentiate between Use Case diagrams, Class diagrams, State diagrams, Activity diagrams and Sequence diagrams using the Unified Modelling Language (UML).Object Oriented Design.UNIT 11:Determine how to discover and identify Classes and their responsibilities from a Requirements Specification using CRC cards, Identify the relationships between classes in terms of Dependency, Aggregation and Inheritance, Describe the Organization of Classes into Java Packages.Recursion..UNIT 12:Describe the Flow of Control in a Recursive Computation, Describe the Principals of successful Recursion, Implement a Recursive method.Sorting and Searching.UNIT 13: Sort an array using Selection Sort and Merge Sort, Compare and contrast the efficiency of Selection Sort and Merge Sort using Big Oh Notation, Search an array using Linear Search and Binary Search, Compare and contrast the efficiency of searching using Linear Search and Binary Search using Big Oh Notation.The Java Collection Framework..UNIT 14:Differentiate and identify the Use Cases for collections such as Linked Lists, Maps, Stacks, Queues and Priority Queues, Evaluate an expression in Reverse Polish Notation using a Stack.Unit Testing.Test Classes by writing Unit Tests using JUnit. Organise and run tests against programs using Fixtures and Test Runners, Test for Positive Outcomes and Negative Outcomes and Exceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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