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Foundations of Java Programming for Beginners and Career Changers
In this 2‑day training, participants acquire the fundamentals of Java programming. By the end of the seminar, you will understand the concept of object‑oriented programming, be able to develop simple applications independently, and use the development environment efficiently. Ideal for beginners, career changers, or software developers with little Java experience.
Your Benefits at a Glance
- Confident introduction to Java and the development environment
- Understanding of object‑oriented programming
- Mastering language syntax, control structures, and methods
- Error handling and working with exceptions
- Fundamentals of collections, arrays, and strings
- First practical mini‑projects to apply what you’ve learned
Seminar Contents
Basics of Java and the Development Environment
- Introduction: What is Java? Platform independence
- IDEs (e.g., IntelliJ), JDK/JVM, project structure
Language Syntax & Control Structures
- Data types, operators, conditions, loops
- Methods, parameter passing, return values
Object-Oriented Programming
- Classes, objects, attributes, methods
- Constructors, this, static, final
- Introduction to inheritance and polymorphism
Error Handling & Exceptions
- try/catch, throw, finally
- Understanding the exception hierarchy
Collections & Data Structures
- Arrays, lists (ArrayList)
- Iterating through collections
Strings & Input/Output
- String manipulation, StringBuilder
- Reading user input
Design Patterns
- Selected design patterns (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Strategy)
- Understanding and applying Has‑A and Is‑A relationships
The Object Class and Core Methods
- Importance of the Object class as the superclass of all Java classes
- Overriding toString(), equals(), and hashCode()
- Difference between reference comparison (==) and logical comparison (equals)
- Importance of hashCode() in hash‑based collections (HashMap, HashSet)
- Best practices for consistent overriding of equals() and hashCode()
Project Work & Exercises
- Small, practical mini‑projects
- Final project to apply the acquired knowledge
Prerequisites
No specific Java knowledge required Basic PC skills and experience with a Windows application are helpful
Target Group
- Beginners and career changers entering software development
- Software developers with little or no Java experience
- Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of object‑oriented programming in a practical way
