School of Science and Technology

Course Syllabus

General aims for first cycle education

First-cycle courses and study programmes shall develop:
- the ability of students to make independent and critical assessments
- the ability of students to identify, formulate and solve problems autonomously, and
- the preparedness of students to deal with changes in working life.

In addition to knowledge and skills in their field of study, students shall develop the ability to:
- gather and interpret information at a scholarly level
- stay abreast of the development of knowledge, and
- communicate their knowledge to others, including those who lack specialist knowledge in the field.

(Higher Education Act, Chapter 1, Section 8)

Knowledge and comprehension
After completed course the student shall be able to:
-define and apply central concepts in object-oriented design including introspection/reflection, local and anonymous classes, serialization,
-discuss and analyze object-oriented design practically and theoretically, and
-explain and create software design using concepts on concurrency such as threads and using network communication for example based on sockets.

Proficiency and ability
After completed course the student shall be able to:
-develop software using Java,
-design and review the design of software systems in which a user interface is vital component,
-design and review the design of software systems in which communication via a network is relevant,
-document software and APIs using JavaDoc,
-apply UML (Unified Modelling Language) for software specification and documentation, and
-apply industrial tools for Java software development.

Values and attitude
After having completed the course the student shall have a professional attitude to the software development, including technical documentation and user instructions.

The course consists of two parts:

Part I: Teory, 4.5 points

The following elements will be treated:
- introcution to advanced concepts of Java (complex data structures, nested classes)
- programming for concurrency
- programming of networked and distributed systems
- mobile system programming
- User interfaces and event-controlled programming in Java
- Design Pattern for networked and distributed system implementation
- UML for software design and -documentation.

Part II: Project Assignment, 3 points
A project assignment has to be accomplished which applies and practices the concepts introduced in part II.

Course unit 1 consists of lectures. In parallel, labs are provided to consolidate learned techniques. Course unit 2 is an individual project for which the labs have served as preparatory practice.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

According to the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 6, Section 18, a grade is to be awarded on the completion of a course, unless otherwise prescribed by the university. The university may prescribe which grading system shall apply. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the university (an examiner).

According to regulations on grading systems for first- and second-cycle education (vice-chancellor's decision 2010-10-19, reg. no. CF 12-540/2010), one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction. The vice-chancellor or a person appointed by the vice-chancellor may decide on exceptions from this provision for a specific course, if there are special reasons.

Grades used on course are 3, 4, 5 or Fail (U).

The final grade is determined by course Unit 1.

The course grading is translated to the ECTS grading scale.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Computer Science, Object-Oriented Programming, Intermediate Course, 7.5 Credits.

For further information, see the university's admission regulations (in Swedish).

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

The course is given in English.


Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Additional Reading

Obligatorisk kurslitteratur är den officiella Java dokumentation som kan hittas på https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/
Course literature can be found on the official Java Webpages that contain a full documentation of the programming language: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/

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