The course emphasizes problem-solving using an object-oriented methodology. Students will learn the Java programming language, study data structures, analyze algorithms, and get a deep understanding of object-oriented programming. This course is entirely web-based, so there’s no additional software to download or install. Each interactive lesson practices hands-on coding, while students learn to design and build and debug Java programs to solve real world problems.

Lessons also include free response practice questions and multiple-choice quizzes.

Students will gain foundational computational thinking skills, including:

Program Design and Algorithm Development: Determine required code segments to produce a given output.
Code Logic: Determine the output, value, or result of given program code given initial values.
Code Implementation: Write and implement program code.
Code Testing: Analyze program code for correctness, equivalence, and errors.
Documentation: Describe the behavior and conditions that produce identified results in a program.

Course Materials and Requirements: This course require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.

Topics

Java syntax
Iteration
If Statements
Functions
Debugging
Algorithms
Expressions
Operators
Data types
Variables
Strings
Objects
Class
Inheritance
Arrays

What Students Learn

Learn to solve complex problems by writing programs in Java
Study data structures, arrays, objects, methods, classes, and more
Understand object-oriented concepts such as encapsulation, composition, inheritance and polymorphism
Design algorithms for various tasks and analyze their efficiency
Learn code analysis and debugging; making iterative improvements and program efficiency, modularity and readability

Technical Requirements

* Online courses require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.