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Course Title: Create Software Components Using Java

Week	Topic	Activity / Learning Outcome	Progression Monitoring	Key Skills
1	Course Introduction	Introductory lecture – what you will learn & what resources are available? Tutorial - using DOS Tutorial - a simple first Java application Quiz1	Exercises completed. Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
2	Java Applications, Java Applets File Types	Theory – Files you need to create for running Java applications and applets. Applet security. Tutorial – creating appropriate files Quiz2	Simple application & applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
3	Classes, Methods & Objects	Theory – structure of a class, its attributes, methods & instances. Applet lifecycle. Extending classes & importing classes in packages Tutorial – creating and extending a class Tutorial – the applet class & lifecycle Quiz3	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
4	Data Types, Variables & Constants	Theory – declaring and using ints, floats & boolean data types. Creating constants. Scope of a variable Tutorial – variables & constants Quiz4	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
5	Operators & Expressions	Theory – operator types: assignment, relational, arithmetic and logical. Order of expression evaluation. Tutorial – operators & expressions Quiz5	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
6	Program Flow Control	Theory – controlling execution flow using sequence, iteration & selection statements. Tutorial – selection statements Tutorial – iteration statements Quiz6	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3

7	Graphics Methods	Theory – using a Graphic object and its methods for outputting text, drawing shapes & manipulating colour. Tutorial – outputting text to a screen Tutorial – drawing shapes onto applets Quiz7	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
8	Containers	Theory – using containers such as frames, panels, menus & dialogs Tutorial – creating a menu	Simple applet completed	C3.2 LP3 PS3
9	Containers cont'd	Theory – using containers such as dialogs Tutorial – creating dialogs Quiz8	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
10	Components & Swing	Theory – component types and methods used to create & manipulate them Tutorial – playing with components, JButtons and JLabels and other components. Quiz9	Simple applet completed. Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
11	Layout Managers	Theory – organising components in a container using layout managers Tutorial – BorderLayout, FlowLayout & GridLayout comparison Quiz10	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
12	Containers, Components, Layout Managers	Consolidation of previous three lectures Exercises – complete GUI exercises on containers, components, layout managers	Hangman applet started	C3.2 LP3 PS3
13	Event Handling	Theory – implementing event listeners and their methods. Tutorial – handling action events Tutorial – handling mouse events Quiz11	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
14	String Manipulation	Theory – creating and manipulating string, font & colour objects. Tutorial – string manipulation Quiz12	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
15	Testing & Error Types	Theory – syntax, logical & run-time errors. Creating test plans to eliminate errors & to ensure program specification is complied with. Tutorial – testing methods Quiz13	Simple applet completed Quiz results	C3.2 LP3 PS3
16	Practical Assignment Exam	Practical exam assignment to be taken	Partially completed exam	C3.2 LP3 PS3

17	Practical Assignment Exam	Continuation of practical exam assignment	Exam handed in	C3.2 LP3 PS3
18	Retakes	Practical exam or multiple-choice test retakes.	Completed Portfolio	C3.2 LP3 PS3

Key Skills Mapping: C3.2 Communication LP3 Improving own learning PS3 Problem Solving

Course Introduction

Practical Assignment Exam