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Semester
2- 6
Jan, 2003 - 17 May, 2003
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fgdg
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| H6676
-- Computer
Programming for Information Professionals |
| Lecturer |
Assistant
Professor: Goh Hoe Lian, Dion
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| Course
Description |
| This
course covers programming fundamentals using the Java programming
language. Topics covered include object-oriented programming concepts
(such as inheritance and polymorphism), input/output streams,
exception handling, data structures and database access with JDBC.
Students will also apply programming techniques to solve problems
related to information processing, storage and retrieval.
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| Course
Objectives |
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At
the end of this course, students are expected to:
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understand object-oriented principles
- achieve
basic competency in Java
- be
able to code, test and document small applications to solve
typical information-processing problems
- be
able to apply the concepts learnt to master more advanced topics
in Java
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| Course
Schedule |
- Introduction
- Objects
and Primitive Data
- Control
Structures
- Object
Oriented Programming I
- Object
Oriented Programming II
- Arrays
and Basic Data Structures
- Object
Oriented Programming III
- Exceptions
and I/O Streams
- Sorting,
Searching and Collections
- Network
Programming
- JDBC
- Review
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| Reading
List |
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Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design (3rd
Edition). John Lewis & William Loftus. Addison-Wesley.
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The Java Tutorial. URL: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
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Java World Magazine. URL: http://www.javaworld.com
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JavaSoft Web site. URL: http://java.sun.com/
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Gamelan. URL: http://www.developer.com/java/
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Java in Practice: Design Styles and Idioms for Effective Java.
Nigel Warren & Philip Bishop.
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Information Retrieval: Data Structures and Algorithms. William
B. Frakes & Ricardo Baeza-Yates.
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