The Java Programming System, Java Components (JavaBeans), Java Frameworks, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), J2EE Technology, J2ME Technology for Mobile Computing, Integrated Java Technologies for Networked Applications.

Semester:

August/Intersem

Rationale:

Java technologies are de-facto standard for developing modern complex software applications and systems. The course introduces those technologies to the students as both structure and organization, and practical tools for software development. The Java programming system serves as a basis of all technologies under consideration: Java for networking and distributed systems development, J2EE environment, J2ME environment for developing mobile computing applications, Jini, Jiro, Jtrix, etc.

Catalog Description:

The Java Programming System, Java Components (JavaBeans), Java Frameworks, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), J2EE Technology, J2ME Technology for Mobile Computing, Integrated Java Technologies for Networked Applications.

Credits:

3(2-3)

Prerequisite:

Consent of the instructor.

Course Outline:

The Java Programming System

1. Architecture and Structure
2. Applications and Applets
3. Reusable Classes and Packages
4. Java Implementation of the Principles of Object Orientation

Java Components (JavaBeans)

1. Beans Classification and Structure
2. Preparing and Creating Beans
3. Designing an Application using Beans

Java Frameworks

1. Java Frameworks Fundamentals
2. Swing GUI
3. Analysis and Design of Java Application Frameworks
4. Java Enterprise Frameworks: Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java-CORBA IDL, Distributed Frameworks

Remote Method Invocation (RMI)

1. Java Distributed Objects
2. Defining and Implementing the Remote Interface
3. RMI vs. CORBA and COM/DCOM

J2EE Technology

1. The J2EE Specification
2. Java Servlets: Development and Deployment
3. Building Application Servers with EJB
4. Using JDBC and SQL to Query Databases

J2ME Technology for Mobile Computing

1. Mobile Computing Characteristics
2. Specifics of Java for Mobile Computing
3. J2ME Configurations and Profiles
4. Development WAP Applications using J2ME

Integrated Java Technologies for Networked Applications

Laboratory Sessions:

Java Object Model Implementation. Exception Handling Mechanism. Event-driven Programming in Java. Working with Distributed Objects using EMI. Creating and Using Beans. Using Swing GUI and Creating Application Frameworks. Illustrative Examples for Applying J2EE and J2ME Technologies.

Textbook:

Lecture Notes (in PowerPoint slides)

Reference Books:

Deitel and Deitel:

Java2 How To Program, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 1999.

C. Thomas Wu:

An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001.

M. Smith:

Java: An Object-Oriented Language, McGraw-Hill, 2000.

C. S. Horstmann, G. Cornell:

Core Java2, Volume II - Advanced Features, Sun Microsystems Press, 2000.

D. Govoni:

Java Application Frameworks, John Willey & Sons, Inc., 1999.

D. Reilly, M. Reilly:

Java: Network Programming and Distributed Computing, Addison-Wesley, 2002.

P. Thaggard:

EJB 2.1. Kick Start, Sams Publishing, 2002.

G. Barish:

Building Scalable and High-Performance Java Web Applications Using J2EE Technology, Addison-Wesley, 2002.

R. Mogha, V. V. Preetham:

Java Web Services Programming, M&T Books, Wiley Publishing Inc., 2002.AT70.06 (p.3)

Grading System:

The final grade will be computed from the following constituent parts: mid-semester exam (30%), final exam (45%) and labs and assignments (25%). Closed-book examinations are usually given in the mid-semester while closed-book and opened-book examinations are the options for the finals.

Instructor:

Dr. Dencho N. Batanov

Contact us: Olivier Nicole

Last update: Jul 2003