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Introduction to Programming in Java — Open & Free
- Description
- Open & Free features
- What students will learn
- Learning objectives by module
- Course assessments, activities, and outline
- Other course details
- System requirements
Description
This is an interactive course in Java for first time programmers. It offers a scaffolding approach to learning, starting with the basics of computing and gradually progressing to fairly sophisticated problem solving such as binary search and insertion sort. All through this learning path, there are many assessment quizzes and programming activities to keep the learners engaged.
The course is divided into six modules. In the first module, the learners will know how to set up the Java programming environment, including an IDE, using Eclipse as an example. The next four modules cover variables, data types, control flow using iterations and decisions, and array handling. The last module focuses on understanding the overall process of program development, starting with design and then coding, compiling, executing, testing, and debugging.
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Open & Free features
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- Open & Free OLI courses enable independent learners to study a subject on their own terms, at their leisure. Courses are:
- Self-guided.
- Self-paced.
- Self-supported.
- Open & Free courses include only the learning materials:
- No teacher.
- No tests.
- No college credit.
- No certificate of completion.
- *If your teacher gave you a Course Key, do not use an Open & Free course because your teacher will never see your work.
What students will learn
By the time the learners finish this course, students will be able to:
- Write, compile, execute, and debug simple programs in Java
- Use primitive data types, type conversions, strings, and arrays to handle data
- Apply different constructs for iteration and conditional statements to manage a program’s control flow
Learning objectives by module
Unit 1: Programming with Java
Module 1: Introduction to Programming with Java
- Recognize what is a computer program, a programming language, and a programming language compiler.
- Understand components of the Java programming environment.
Module 2: Writing Simple Programs
- Write programs to evaluate simple expressions.
- Write and use user-defined library methods.
- Recognize what is a computer program, a programming language, and a programming language compiler.
Module 3: Iteration
- Identify an iterative algorithm and express it using a loop structure.
- Design and code simple algorithms using iteration.
- Identify an iterative algorithm and express it using a loop structure.
- Trace iterative algorithms.
- Design and code simple algorithms using iteration.
- Create and access elements in an array.
Module 4: Making decisions
- Determine the value of a given Boolean-valued expression.
- Apply relational and logical operators and functions to form Boolean-valued expressions.
- Design and code algorithms involving decisions
- Trace Java code containing conditional statements.
Module 5: Putting iterations and decisions together
- Translate a given algorithm to Java code using conditions and loops
- Design and code simple algorithms that require conditionals and loops for processing an array of data items
- Trace Java code containing conditionals and loops
Module 6: Testing and Debugging your Program
- Differentiate between different types of errors encountered during a programming exercise.
- Resolve compilation errors.
- Resolve code-syntax errors.
Course assessments, activities, and outline
UNIT 1: Programming with Java
Module 1: Introduction to Programming with Java
Module 2: Writing Simple Programs
Module 3: Iteration
Module 4: Making Decisions
Module 5: Putting Iterations and Decisions Together
Module 6: Testing and Debugging your Program
Other course details
Four weeks.
Fall 2018.
Neelam Dwivedi, Steven Moore
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
System requirements
OLI system requirements, regardless of course:
- internet access
- an operating system that supports the latest browser update
- the latest browser update (Chrome recommended; Firefox, Safari supported; Edge and Internet Explorer are NOT supported)
- pop-ups enabled
- cookies enabled
Some courses include exercises with exceptions to these requirements, such as technology that cannot be used on mobile devices.
This course’s system requirements:
- None. A Python environment is embedded in the course materials; learners will benefit from access to a Python interpreter, however.
