Java programming language basics

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Java Programming language basics

Course Goal

Teach Java from scratch, master core programming and OOP principles, and build practical skills through real projects — enabling students to write, test, and deploy Java applications confidently.

Course syllabus

Field of study	60610100 – Computer Sciences and Programming Technologies
Academic year	2025/2026
Semester	5
Form of education	Full-time
Form of practical sessions and hours allocated by semester:	150
Lecture hours	5-sem (30 hours)
Practical exercises hours	5-sem (30 hours),
Laboratory training hours	—
Workshop	—
Independent education	90
Number of Credits	5 credits

Lectures – Semester 5

1. Java Fundamentals: Syntax and First Program Download

2. History of Java, JDK, IDEs, writing the first “Hello World” application Download

3. Variables, Data Types, and Operators Download

4. Conditional Statements and Loops Download

5. Arrays and Strings Download

6. OOP Concepts: Classes and Objects Download

7. Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Interfaces Download

8. Exception Handling in Java Download

9. Collections and Generics Download

10. Java 8+ Features: Lambdas and Stream API Download

11. File I/O and Serialization Download

12. Multithreading and Synchronization Download

13. JDBC and Database Connectivity Download

14. GUI Programming: Java Swing/JavaFX Basics Download

15. REST API Development with Spring Boot + Software Methodologies and Testing Download

Practices – Semester 5

1. Java Basics: Syntax and First Program – History of Java, JDK, IDE, “Hello World” program Download

2. Working with Operators and Type Conversion – Type casting, input/output, mini-calculations Download

3. Array and String Exercises – Palindrome check, min/max, string manipulation Download

4. Creating Classes and Objects – Student class, constructors, getters/setters Download

5. Inheritance and Polymorphism Implementation – Employee and Manager classes Download

6. Exception Handling Implementation – Validation, try/catch, custom exceptions Download

7. Implementing Collection APIs – Contact manager with ArrayList and HashMap Download

8. Using Lambdas and Stream API – Filter, map, and basic statistics Download

9. File Read/Write and Object Serialization – Text files and Java objects Download

10. Multithreading Project – Producer-Consumer and ExecutorService Download

11. JDBC CRUD Project – Database connection and Employee table Download

12. Building GUI Interface – Swing-based contact manager Download

13. Developing REST API with Spring Boot – Book API (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) Download

14. Writing Unit Tests with JUnit – Testing logic and exceptions Download

15. Final Mini-Project – Profile management system with tests and documentation Download

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