Java 17 Assignment Instructions

Note: As this is not a UML course, the above diagram is an overview. Also, for those of you for which English is not you first language and/or you are not
familiar with Universities, a Faculty contains several Departments.

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The following instructions will help in coding the assignment:

 the package name is assignment

 the Department type and all its subtypes are in the Department.java file
o Department is public; all its subtypes are package-private
o Department is abstract and sealed; its subtypes are final
o ComputerEngineeringDept:
 compEng() method: output “Custom computer engineering” (a simple tracer message)
 toString() method: returns “Computer Engineering”
o SoftwareEngineeringDept:
 swEng() method: output “Custom software engineering” (a simple tracer message)
 toString() method: returns “Software Engineering”
o SocialCareDept:
 socialCare() method: output “Custom social care” (a simple tracer message)
 toString() method: returns “Social Care”
o AccountingDept:
 accounting() method: output “Custom accounting” (a simple tracer message)
 toString() method: returns “Accounting”
 the Faculty type and all its subtypes are in the Faculty.java file
o Faculty implements the interface Educational
 Educational is a marker interface (no methods) and is sealed and package-private
o Faculty is public; all its subtypes are package-private
o Faculty is abstract and sealed; its subtypes are final
o EngineeringFaculty:
 engineering() method: output “We teach computer science, civil engineering etc…”
 toString() method: returns “Engineering”
o HumanitiesFaculty:
 humanities() method: output “We teach social care, European studies etc…”
 toString() method: returns “Humanties”
o BusinessFaculty:
 business() method: output “We teach accountancy, law, economics etc…”
 toString() method: returns “Business”

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 LecturerRecord
o final by default (insert final anyway)
o the record contains 4 instance variables in this order:
 a String name
 an Integer age
 a Faculty reference called faculty
 a Department reference called dept
o insert a custom compact constructor:
 if the name passed in is blank (hint: use the isBlank() method) or the age passed in
negative we will throw an IllegalArgumentException with a custom message. The
custom message is built as follows:
 using a text block we can use the String method formatted to insert both the
name and age parameters into the custom error message; this can be done as
follows:

o hasPhd() method:
 we need to cater for someone using “Dr.” at the start of their name or “PhD” at the
end of their name.
 figure out the prefix (first 3 characters) and suffix (last 3 characters) in the name.
Hint: one option is to use the substring() method from String
 using nested switch expressions, return true if the lecturers name begins with “Dr.”
or ends with “PhD”; return false otherwise.
o whichFaculty() method:
 switch on the faculty:
 using a switch expression pattern matching:
o if it’s the EngineeringFaculty then in a code block do the following:
 call toString() on the reference, prepended with
“Faculty of: “ i.e. assuming eng is the reference, code
System.out.println(“Faculty of: “+eng);
 call the custom method engineering()
o if it’s the HumanitiesFaculty then in a code block do the following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Faculty of: “
 call the custom method humanities()
o if it’s the BusinessFaculty then in a code block do the following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Faculty of: “
 call the custom method business()
o otherwise, throw an IllegalArgumentException, outputting the faculty
that is causing the error in the error message.

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 o whichDept() method:
 switch on the department:
 using a switch expression pattern matching:
o if it’s the ComputerEngineeringDept then in a code block do the
following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Dept of: “
 call the custom method compEng()
o if it’s the SoftwareEngineeringDept then in a code block do the
following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Dept of: “
 call the custom method swEng()
o if it’s the SocialCareDept then in a code block do the following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Dept of: “
 call the custom method socialCare()
o if it’s the AccountingDept then in a code block do the following:
 call toString() on the reference prepended with “Dept of: “
 call the custom method accounting()
o otherwise, throw an IllegalArgumentException, outputting the
department that is causing the error in the error message.
 University
o in the main() method do the following:
 Force an exception by creating a LecturerRecord that has either a blank name and/or a
negative age. Test both scenarios. Sample output:

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 Create a LecturerRecord with the following details: the lecturers name is “Jane
Bloggs”; she is 24; she works in the Engineering faculty and is in the Software
Engineering Department. Output the details by calling toString(). Sample output:

 Now, rather than using toString(), we will output Jane’s details individually by calling
each accessor method in turn. Sample output:

 Invoke the whichFaculty() on Jane’s reference. Sample output:

 Invoke the whichDept() on Jane’s reference. Sample output:

 Does Jane have a PhD? Sample Output:

 Create a record for “Dr. Anne Bloggs”; she is 35 and works in the Accounting
department in the faculty of Business. Output her details (toString()) and whether or
not she has a PhD. In this case we will decorate the output i.e. rather than simply
returning true/false, we will use a ternary operator to output “Ann has a PhD” or
“Anne has not a PhD”, depending on true/false respectively. Sample output:

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 “Joe Bloggs PhD” is 54 and is a member of staff in the Social Care department in the
faculty of Humanities. Create a record representing him. Output his details
(toString()) and whether or not he has a PhD (again, decorate the output). Sample
output:

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