Lecture 1: Getting Started

• Course Introduction
• Course Schedule
• Course Grading
• Intro to Kiel University of Applied Sciences
• Image Film Kiel University of Applied Sciences
• Content Java Web Application
• Retrospective Java

Lecture 2: Introduction to Java

• History of Java
• Programming Languages, Programming Language Paradigms
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Software Life Cycle
• Software Development: Waterfall Model, V-Model, Spiral Model
• The first computer programmer, short computer history
• Programming languages and compilers (high-level, low-level languages)
• Compiler and Interpreter
• Elements of Java: Programming language, VM, API
• Java Environments
• Java Implementations
• JDK Programming Environment
• Comparison Java vs. C#
• Java File Structure
• Java Basics, Language comparison, Properties of Java

Lecture 3: Introduction to Java

• Java Definitions and Syntax
• Syntax vs. Semantics
• Java Operators
• Fundamental (Primitive) Data Types in Java
• Java Expressions
• Java Program Structure - Control Flow
• Object-Oriented Programming: Terminology: class, object, method
• First Example: Hello World in Java
• Programm Structure of "Hello World"
• Java Comment
• Nassi-Shneiderman Diagrams

Lecture 4: Introduction to Java

• Programming Paradigms
• Smalltalk
• Process-oriented model, Object-oriented model
• OOP mechanisms: encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism
• Member (instance) variables
• Creating objects, "new" operator, instantiation
• Objects and messages
• Sequence, Conditional Statement, Loops
• Iteration: Pre-condition test, Post-condition test
• Counting for-loop
• Example: Power of 2, overflow problem
• Java Resources, JDK 1.5, 5, 6
• Java 2 SDK, Tools and Utilities
• Command Line Input (CLI), args.length
• String input, numerical input values
• String Concatenation, "+" operator
• Programming Paradigms
• Smalltalk
• Process-oriented model, Object-oriented mode
• OOP mechanisms: encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism
• Member (instance) variables
• Creating objects, "new" operator, instantiation
• Objects and messages

Lecture 5: Introduction to Java

• Inheritance, subclassing, hierarchy
• Information passing, parameter lists
• Object-Oriented Design concepts: ADT - Abtract Data Type
• Unified Modelling Language (UML), class diagram, generalization
• Creating instances, objects
• Methods, parameter passing
• Constructor, constructor methods

Lecture 6: Introduction to Java

• Information hiding, "this"
• Method overloading, method signature, constructor overloading
• Method overriding, dynamic method dispatch
• Argument passing: call-by-value, call-by-reference
• Java class diagrams
• Modifiers and protection
• Accessors: getter and setter methods
• Type casting, coercion, implicit and explicit casting, widening casting

Lecture 7: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 1

Lecture 8: Introduction to Java

• Type casting, coercion
• Implicit and explicit casting, widening casting
• Wrapper classes
• Wrapper class methods
• Accessing superclasses: "super"
• Abstract methods
• Abstract classes
• Interfaces
• multiple inheritance in Java, inheritance of interfaces
• Special classes, Math class

Lecture 9: Introduction to Java, Arrays

• Special classes, Math class
• Arrays in Java, properties of arrays
• Array element and index
• Semidynamic arrays
• Declaration, creation, initialisation of arrays, "new"
• Primitive arrays, arrays of objects
• Bound checking, "length" method
• ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
• Arrays and For-Loops
• Common Programming Errors
• Java Class Diagrams

Lecture 10: Sport

Lecture 11: Arrays, Exceptions

• Random generator, Math.random()
• Multidimensional Arrays
• Initialising Arrays
• Collection types, dynamic arrays
• String class, String methods: length(), charAt(), substring()
• Comparision of strings, "equals"
• Command Line Input, String args[]
• Exception Programming:
• Errors and Exceptions, Exception Handling
• Throwable Objects
• Errors, Exceptions, Runtime Exceptions
• Throw, Catch
• Exception types, Exception classes
• Call stack
• Leaf classes, node classes
• Checked / Unchecked exceptions

Lecture 12: Exceptions, Streams

• try / catch statements
• e: exception handler parameter, available methods
• Writing exemptions, sample exceptions
• Stack trace
• Check or specify
• Java Streams, stream concept
• Standard IO, error output
• package java.io, IO types
• Reader, Writer, InputStream, OutputStream

Lecture 13: Streams, Applets

• Abstract classes
• FileWriter, "close"
• Stream Exceptions, IOException
• Plug-Together
• Buffered File Output
• Cascading Streams
• DataInputStream, DataOutput
• BufferedReader, BufferedWriter
• Keyboard Input
• Scanner
• Random Access
• Programming Applets:
• Internet Programming, CGI, Applets
• AWT, Swing

Lecture 14: Applets

• Building and Viewing Applets
• Programming Applets, Applet, JApplet
• HelloWorld Applet
• Graphics, Coordinate System
• Applet Methods, init(), paint()
• Graphics
• Example: Curve Plotting
• Parameter Passing HTML to Applet
• Null Reference
• Special classes: Color, Font
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Special classes: SystemColor
• Classes and interfaces in package AWT
• AWT structure
• Font styles: plain, bold, italics

Lecture 15: Applets

• FontMetrics
• FontMetrics Demo
• Short introduction to the MVC-Architecture
• Model, View, Controller
• Comparison AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) - Swing
• Swing APIs, classes, packages
• JApplet
• JFC - Java Foundation Classes
• Architecture of the Swing Class Library
• Swing Components, concept of Java peers
• Heavyweight, Lightweight components
• MVC - Model-View-Controller Architecture
• Java UI Delegate
• PLAF - Pluggable Look and Feel
• Example: JButton
• Swing structure: RootPane

Lecture 16 to 18: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 2 to 4

Lecture 19: Java Swing, Java Servlets

• Swing Components
• Layout Managers
• Short Introduction to Servlet Programming
• Applet - Servlet
• CGI, Servlet, Threads
• CGI, Server Extension APIs, Servlet
• CGI vs. Servlet
• Servlet and JSP Engines
• Three-Tier, Multitier Architecture
• Three-Tier Servlet Model
• Servlet Package / API
• Servlet Interface
• Client/Server Interaction

Lecture 20: Servlets

• ServletRequest, ServletResponse
• HTTP, Header Information
• HTTP Request Header, Response Header
• HTTP Methods: Get, Post, Head
• HTTP Response Codes
• Servlet Packages: javax.servlet, javax.servlet.http
• Servlet Interface: javax.servlet.Servlet
• Generic Servlet, HTTP Servlet
• doGet(), doPost()
• Request / Response Objects, Methods
• HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse
• Servlet Life-Cycle, init(), service (), destroy ()
• PrintWriter, getWriter()
• ServletConfig, web.xml
• ServletContext, Methods of ServletContext
• Methods of ServletRequest
• javax.servlet package, javax.http.servlet package
• HTTP Servlet
• "Hello World" Servlet

Lecture 21: Servlets

• HTTP Request Header (Servlet)
• Form Handling with GET/POST
• URI, URL, URN
• Unicode, UCS, and UTF-8
• HTTP Support Classes
• Server-Side Include (SSI) with Servlets
• Servlet Chaining, Servlet Filters
• Session, Session Tracking, Cookies
• Stateless protocol
• Session tracking: Cookies, URL-rewriting, Hidden form fields

Lecture 22: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 5

Lecture 23: Servlets

• Cookie Constructor, RFC2109
• Creating cookies
• getParameter(), setMaxAge()
• Cookie Methods
• Session Cookies, Persistent Cookies
• Problems with Cookies
• Set Cookies, Show Cookies
• Session Tracking API
• Obtaining a Session

Lecture 24: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 6

Lecture 25: Servlets, JSP

• Storing and Getting data from a session
• Session ID
• HttpSession, Life Cycle, Methods
• Java Server Pages (JSP)
• JSP Code Example, Code Errors
• JSP Engine, JSP Translation and Processing
• JSP vs. ASP
• JSP vs. Servlets
• JSP Architecture
• JSPPage, HttpJspPage
• Methods: jspInit(), jspDestroy(), jspService

Lecture 26: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 7

Lecture 27: JSP

• JSP Elements: Directive, Action, Scripting
• Scripting: Declarative, Scriptlets, Expressions
• JSP Comment
• Scripting: Implicit JSP Objects
• JSP Session, Example
• JSP XML-Syntax
• Starting Applications: MS Excel
• JSP Taglibs
• Tag Handler: Tag, BodyTag
• TLD - Tag Library Descriptor
• Tag action methods, Tag interaction
• HelloWorld Example
• JSTL - JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library
• Comparison: Servlet - Java Server Pages
• Combining Servlets with JSP

Lecture 28-30: Introduction to Java

• Laboratory Exercises 8 - 10

Lecture 31: Introduction to Java

• Review and Exam Preparation

Lecture 32: Introduction to Java

• Final Examination