EEX3262/EEI3262 – Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Unit 1

OBJECT ORIENTED
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

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The Open University of Sri Lanka

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Course Team

Course Team Chair Language Editor

Uditha. Rathnayake

Course Team Manager Media Designer

Nadeera Meedin Nadeera Meedin
T.H.Y. Samanmalee

Author Desktop Publishing

Nadeera Meedin Nadeera Meedin

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Geetha Kulasekara T.H.Y. Samanmalee

Content Editors Word processing

Manoj Samaraweera Nadeera Meedin

The Open University of Sri Lanka

Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

First published 2019

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Acknowledgements

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering (ECE) wishes to thank those below for their contribution to
this course material and accompanying videos and screencasts.

This course material is adapted from the contents of the following open educational
resources.
J. N.-J. MuhtarAlhassan, Programming using Java, Jabi-Abuja, Nigeria:
Commonwealth of Learning and TheNational Open University of Nigeria, 2017.

D. J. Eck, Introduction to Programming Using Java, Geneva, NY: Department of

Mathematics and Computer Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2014.

The following course development team members contributed in performing the

hierarchical analysis
Ajith. Madurapperuma
Bhagya Werapitiya
Ruchiranga Wijerathne
Suresha Perera
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 Introduction to the course

Welcome to the course EEI3262/EEX3262 Introduction to Object Oriented

Programming. This is a level 3 course and one of the elective courses offered for
three programmes, Diploma in Information Systems and Technology, Bachelor of
Software Engineering Honours and Bachelor of Honours in Engineering. It is a
two(2) credit course which will require about 100 hours of study time.

Course outline
This course will introduce you to the basic concepts of Object Oriented
Programming(OOP). It will focus on improving your skills in writing programs
using Java by applying OOP concepts, appropriate error handling and code
refactoring techniques to solve existing problems. Finally this course will help you
to perform as a professional, by applying OOP concepts in industrial projects in the
software industry.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

● explain the impact of object oriented paradigm over major programming

paradigms, object oriented principles and how object-oriented
programming evolved.
● apply code refactoring techniques and naming standards to refine the
source code in written programs.
● develop solutions for a given set of problems in Java using appropriate
object oriented concepts and exception handling techniques.

Prerequisites
Prior knowledge in programming is not required to gain entry into this course.
Students who have registered for Diploma in Information Systems and Technology
and Bachelor of Software Engineering Honours programmes can register for
EEI3262 and those who have registered for Bachelor of Technology Honours in
Engineering programme can register for EEX3262.

Structure of the course

This course consists of a print course material with one block (one book). The
block consists of two units. They are:
Unit I - Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals (consists of 5 sessions)
Unit II - Object Oriented Concepts (consists of 6 sessions)

The first Unit Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals discusses the

fundamentals of object oriented programming. This unit gives you an overview of
object oriented programming including the history of object oriented programming,
different development platforms that you can use in programming and how to setup
the development platform. Further, this unit discusses the commonly used syntax
and semantics in Java including data types and variables, the use of selection,

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decisions and repetitions in Java programs. Finally, you will be introduced to few
terminologies used in object oriented programming such as object, class,
constructor, destructor, this and super keywords.

The second Unit, Object Oriented Concepts discusses the basic object oriented
programming concepts and how these concepts are used in programming
languages. In this unit, it is focused on how to apply basic language syntax in Java
studied in Unit I to write simple programs, declare variables, use control structures
in program and use debugging to rectify errors. Furthermore, this unit discusses the
basic generalization concepts and how modern programming practices facilitate the
reusability.

This course has a supplementary online class to support you and you are advised to
read various supplementary materials in addition to the course material in this
online class.

Day Schools
There will be five Day Schools, each of two hours duration during which you will
be able to meet your course coordinator and sort out problems that you may
encounter while study this course. Day Schools will deal with the following topics:
 Day School 1 - Object Oriented Programming(OOP) paradigm, Objects
and Classes, Overview of Object Oriented Concepts
 Day School 2 - Data Types and Variables, Selection and Decisions,
Repetition Statements in Java
 Day School 3 - Object Oriented Concepts in detail, Abstraction,
Inheritance
 Day School 4 - Encapsulation and Polymorphism
 Day School 5 - Object Orientation and reusability mechanisms, Exception
and Error Handling, Writing Java programs applying reusability, exception
and error handling methods.

The first two Day Schools are planned to discuss the sessions in Unit 1 . You are
advised to work through the related sessions, and related programming activities
given within this unit before you come for the day schools.

The activity diary issues to you at the time of your registration will indicate the
dates of these Day Schools. Programme coordinators or course coordinators will
inform you via email or through online class if there is a change of date and time
of the day schools.

Laboratory Work

There will be two types of lab classes.

 Laboratory Practice Sessions(LAB-PS) and the
 Laboratory Tests(LABT).

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The course will have four laboratory practice sessions and four laboratory tests.
Each laboratory test is scheduled soon after a laboratory practice session. The tasks
to complete during each LAB-PS will be given in a laboratory practical sheet and
you can obtain these from the laboratory and through the online class. You will get
the assistance from a demonstrator during the practice sessions to complete the
laboratory practical sheet. Laboratory tests will be assessed and the attendance for
these tests is compulsory.

After completing each practice session you should be able to:

 Write simple java programs to get familiar with Java control structures,
class and method declaration d and refactoring techniques (Lab 1).
 Write simple java programs to get familiar with access specifiers,
constructor, initializing objects, instantiation of objects, message passing
and mutator methods (Lab2).
 Write simple java programs to illustrate more examples with message
passing, inheritance, overriding and overloading (Lab 3)
 Write a console java program to solve a given problem by applying OOP
concepts to achieve code reuse (Lab 4).
Online Learning
Online class in the learning management system ‘OUSL Elearn’
(http://elearn.ou.ac.lk) will contain supporting materials for you to study the
course. It contains additional reading links, online quizzes, screen casts designed to
illustrate some basic concepts, links for source codes for the programs given in
your course material, laboratory practical sheets, video references and all the
exercises. You should try all the exercises given in this online class though they are
not assessed. Soft Copies of the all printed material(in PDF form) are also given in
the online class.

The coordinator may also use the online class to post announcements and conduct
online discussions with you. Please make it a point to log into the online class
regularly so that you will not miss any updated information.
Audio Visual Material
The links for audio visual resources are given within the sessions and through
online class. Your attention will be drawn to the videos by a screen icon in the
margin in the course material. This course has 3 videos as given below.
1. Setting up Java Development Environment
2. Selection and Decision in Java
3. Repetition in Java

Assessment
Your progress will be assessed continuously by means of these assessment
components.
1. Online Quiz (OQ)
2. Written close book Continuous Assessment Test (CAT), this is a Close
Book Test(CBT)
3. Four laboratory tests (LABT)

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The following formula will be used to calculate the Overall Continuous

Assessment Mark(OCAM):

OCAM=1B(CAT,OQ)0.4+AVG(LAB)0.6 if AVG(LABT)>=40
Best mark of CAT or OQ : 40%
Average marks for LABT : 60 %

In order to be eligible to sit for the final examination, you should obtain a
minimum of 40% for the OCAM including a minimum of 40% marks as the
average mark for LABTs.

Final Examination

Final examination will be a practical examination of 3 hour duration. There will be

no written tests.

We hope that you will find this course interesting and that you will enjoy your
learning experience at the Open University of Sri Lanka.

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