ACTS, Pune

Suggested Teaching Guidelines for

Java Technologies-I (Core Java)–PG-DAC August 2018
Duration: 36 classroom hours +34 lab hours ( 70hrs)

Objective: To introduce the student to Core Java Technologies

Prerequisites: Knowledge of object oriented programming

Evaluation method: Theory exam– 40% weightage

Lab exam – 40% weightage
Internal exam– 20% weightage

List of Books / Other training material

Text Book:
1. Java - The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt / Tata Mcgraw Hill Education
2. Java Server Programming (J2EE 1.7 Edition) Black Book by Dreamtech Software Team

Reference:
1. Java 8 Programming Black Book by Dreamtech Press
2. Core Java : Fundamentals - Volume 1 Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann/ Pearson
3. Programming in Java by Sachin Malhotra, Saurabh Choudhary / Oxford University Press
4. Core Java : Advanced Features - Volume 2 Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann/ Pearson
5. Beginning Java 2 by Ivor Horton; Wrox Publication
6. The Complete Reference Java Eight Edition, Herbert Schidt/ TMH
7. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with applications by Booch
8. Core Java 8 for Beginners by Sharanam Shah, Vaishali Shah / Shroff Publishers &
Distributors
9. Murach’s Java Programming 4th edition by Joel Murach / Shroff Publishers &
Distributors
10. Advanced Java programming by Uttam K Roy / Oxford University press
11. Sun Certified Enterprise Architect For Java EE Study Guide by Cade, 2nd Edition
(Paperback)
12. Programming in Java by Sachin Malhotra, Saurabh Choudhary / Oxford University Press
13. Professional Java EE Design Patterns by Murat Yener, Alex Theedom, Reza
Rahman (Paperback)

Session 1:
Lecture
• Java 8 Basics :Overview of Java, Features of Java, Scope of variables
• JDK and its usage (Java Compiler, Java Runtime, Java Debugger, Java doc)
• Working with Data Types: Structure of a Java Class, Importing Packages, Difference
between object reference variables and primitive variables, how to read or write to object
fields)

Session 2:
Lecture
• Object's lifecycle(creation, reassignment, garbage collection: new, finalize)
• Wrapper classes (Boolean, Double and Integer)

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• Operators (Unary, Binary, Arithmetic, Assignment, Compound, Relational, Logical,

Equality) and Control Statements (if, if-else, for, while, switch, do-while, break and
continue, ternary constructs)

Session 3:
Lecture
• Packages and classpath
• Arrays
• Understanding of String Class, StringBuilder Class, StringBuffer class
• Methods and Encapsulation: Methods, Access Modifiers, Method Overloading, Passing
Data, Creating Constructors, Immutable Classes

Assignment – Lab:
Get yourself acquainted with java environment. Build a class Emp, which contains details about
the employee and compile and run its instance

Assignment – Reading:
Study the book Java FAQ

Assignment – Tutorial:
Compare syntactical similarities and dissimilarities between Java and C++

Session 4:
Lecture
• Class Inheritance, Abstract Classes, Inner Classes, Interface and Implementation
classes.
• Understanding Polymorphism: Object vs Reference, Object Casting, Virtual Methods,
Method Overriding

Assignment – Lab:
Create an inner class for a manager, which contains information about the manager. Use the
appropriate interfaces. Create an anonymous inner class for Tech. Members using the Session
one assignment

Session 5:
Lecture
• Exception-Handling: Basics, Role of Exceptions, Types
• Using try and catch, Multiple Catch, Nested try (throw, throws, finally)
• Built-in Exceptions, Runtime Exceptions Checked Exceptions, Errors
• Creating own Exception Subclasses

Assignment – Lab:
Create a user defined exception to check whether your employee exist in your data structure
and using the catch and finally block. Redeem an appropriate solution.

Session 6:
Lecture
• Enumerations, Auto boxing, and Annotations

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• Lambda Expressions
• Java 8 New Features

Session 7 & 8:
Lecture
• Java API: java.util, java.lang, java.math

Assignment – Lab:
Create an appropriate data structures to store your employee object and use the
java.util.package properties.

Session 9 & 10:

Lecture
• Generics and Collections

Assignment – Lab:
1. Implement String class and util package
2. Using the collection framework define an appropriate interface to your above application

Assignment – Lab:
Create a user defined exception to check whether your employee exist in your data structure
and using the catch and finally block. Redeem an appropriate solution.

Session 11:
Lecture
• Java NIO (NIO 2) Overview
• NIO classes: Fundamentals, Path Interfaces, Manage metadata of a file or directory,
• Byte Buffers & Channels
• UDP, TCP and IP
• Communication with TCP/IP Protocol

Assignment – Lab:
• Implement to Send File Contents (two way communication Java)
• A Simple Java TCP Server and TCP Client

Session 12:
Lecture
• Java Concurrency: Using threads in Java, Life cycle of thread
• Advantages and issues
• Thread class, thread groups
• The Runnable interface

Session 13:
Lecture
• Synchronization, Inter-Thread communication
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• Executor Framework overview

Assignment – Lab:
Using Multi-Threading create concurrent java application , to write data to file in a thread safe
manner.
Apply Thread safety to Collection Framework API classes

Session: 14 & 15
Lecture
• The java.io Package
• Files
• Byte Streams and Unicode Character Streams
• Persistence of objects
• Object Serialization Methods

Assignment – Lab:
Make your above Employee, manger classes objects persistent.

Session: 16
Lecture: Reflection in Java
• Java Reflection Classes, Methods, Getter Setters, Constructors, Annotations, generics,
Arrays, Dynamic method invocation

Assignment – Lab:
Create a new array, whose size and component type are not known until runtime, and then
modify the array's components

Session: 17: Java Virtual Machine

Lecture
• What is a Java Virtual Machine?
• The Lifetime of a Java Virtual Machine
• The Architecture of the Java Virtual Machine
• Java Mail
• javax.mail.internet Class ContentType
• Method
• java.lang.String, getBaseType()
• java.lang.String, getParameter(java.lang.String name)

Assignment – Lab
• Configuring JavaMail API and sending test mails
• Implement to send multiple mails, mails with attachments, calendar appointment etc.

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Session 18:
Lecture
• Introduction of JDBC API
• JDBC Architecture
• JDBC Drivers
• Drivers, Connection, Statement , PreparedStatement and Result Set interfaces and their
relationship to provider implementations
• Writing JDBC Application along with DAO & POJO Layers
• Stored Procedures and functions invocation

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