Java Programming Basics for Non-Programmers Training

Section 1: Essential Skills

• An introduction to Java
o An overview of Java
o Types of Java applications
o An introduction to Java development
o How to use NetBeans to work with existing projects
o How to use NetBeans to develop new projects

• How to write your first Java Application
o Basic coding skills
o How to work with numeric variables
o How to work with string variables
o How to use classes, objects, and methods
o How to use the console for input and output
o How to code simple control statements
o How to test and debug an application

• How to work with primitive data types
o Basic skills for working with data
o How to code arithmetic expressions
o How to use Java classes to work with numbers
o How to use the BigDecimal class

• How to code control statements
o How to code boolean expressions
o How to code if/else and switch statements
o How to code loops
o How to code break and continue statements

• How to code methods, handle exceptions, and validate data
o How to code and call static methods
o How to handle exceptions
o How to validate data

• How to test, debug, and deploy an application
o Basic skills for testing and debugging
o How to use NetBeans to debug an application
o How to deploy an application

Section 2: Object-oriented programming

• How to define and use classes
o An introduction to classes
o How to work with a class that defines an object
o How to code and use static fields and methods
o More skills for working with objects and methods

• How to work with inheritance
o An introduction to inheritance
o Basic skills for working with inheritance
o More skills for working with inheritance
o How to work with the abstract and final keywords

• How to define and use interfaces
o An introduction to interfaces
o Basic skills for working with interfaces
o New features for working with interfaces
o How to implement the Cloneable interface

Section 3: GUI (Graphical User Interface) programming

• How to get started with JavaFX
o An introduction to GUI programming
o How to create a GUI that accepts user input
o How to create a GUI that handles events
o How to validate user input
o How to get started with FXML

• How to get started with Swing
o An introduction to GUI programming
o How to create a GUI that handles events
o How to work with layout managers
o How to validate Swing input data

• More Swing Controls
o More skills for working with controls

Section 4: Programming

• An introduction to databases with SQLite
o How a relational database is organized
o How to use SQL to work with a database
o How to use SQLite Manager

• How to use JDBC to work with a database
o An introduction to database drivers
o How to work with a database