Learning Outcomes What you will know

Understand variables

The student will:

• Define variables.
• Describe the differences between types.
• Initialize and assign variable values.

Referencing modules: Midterm, Names and Things

Assessed by: Q04: Java Types

Understand Java expressions

The student will:

• Correctly evaluate Java expressions.
• Understand Java precedence rules.

Referencing modules: Midterm, Subroutines, Names and Things

Assessed by: Q05: Java operators

Understand how looping works in Java

The student will:

• Describe the different looping statements, for, while, do-while.
• Use the correct looping construct for the situation in their code.

Referencing modules: Midterm, Control

Assessed by: Q23: For-each, Q08: Loops

Understand how to use RadGrad

The student will:

• Understand how RadGrad can help improve your degree experience.
• Understand how to use RadGrad by following the New User Tutorial.
• Understand how to adjust your Visibility settings to help form communities of practice.
• Have set up a RadGrad Degree Plan with 100 Innovation, 100 Competency, and 100 Experience points.
• Know how to obtain verification for your completed Opportunities.

Referencing modules: RadGrad

Understand how branching works in Java

The student will:

• Describe the different branching statements, if, if-else, if-else-if, and switch.
• Use the correct branching construct, if, if-else, if-else-if, and switch in their code.

Referencing modules: Midterm, Control

Assessed by: Q09: Branching

Understand Java Exceptions

The student will:

• Describe what exceptions are in Java.
• Handle exceptions in their programs.
• Correctly generate exceptions in their programs.

Referencing modules: Midterm, Control

Assessed by: Q10: Exceptions

Understand how methods/subroutines/functions work in Java

The student will:

• Describe the components of a method declaration, modifiers, return type, name, and parameters.
• Describe the difference between declarations and uses of methods.
• Use methods/subroutines/functions in their code.
• Document their methods.

Referencing modules: Subroutines

Assessed by: Q11: Static Subroutines, Q14: Write a Function, Q13: Write a Function, Q12: Parameters

Understand Object-Oriented Programming in Java

The student will:

• Describe the features of classes and interfaces in Java.
• Develop programs using classes and object-oriented programming.
• Document their classes.

Referencing modules: Arrays and ArrayLists, Objects and Classes, Introduction to GUI programming, Names and Things

Assessed by: Q24: ArrayList, Q16: Creating Classes, Q17: Classes, Q15: Classes and Objects, Q18: Interfaces, Q06: TextIO class

Understand the basics of Graphical User Interface programming

The student will:

• Describe how a computer draws GUIs.
• Describe different ways of creating GUIs.
• Use Java AWT and Swing classes to build GUIs.

Referencing modules: Introduction to GUI programming

Assessed by: Q19: Basic GUI classes., Q20: paintComponent, Q21: Java Layout Management

Learn how to take a problem, figure out the algorithm to solve it, then write the code

The student will:

• Be able to deconstruct problems to develop algorithms and eventually program code.

Referencing modules: Arrays and ArrayLists, Recursion, Objects and Classes, Introduction to GUI programming, Midterm, Subroutines, Names and Things, Control

Assessed by: Q25: Searching and Sorting, H11: Arrays and ArrayLists, Q23: For-each, H07: Two-Dice Pig Game, H08: Addition Quiz with classes., H10: Graphical Two Dice Pig, Q21: Java Layout Management, H09: Graphical Pair of Dice, Midterm, Q11: Static Subroutines, Q14: Write a Function, Q13: Write a Function, H05: Simulate a pair of dice, Q12: Parameters, H06: Hexidecimal Addition Quiz, H01: Simulate different types of dice., H02: Calculate Change., Q08: Loops, Q10: Exceptions, Q07: Algorithms, Q09: Branching, H03: Simulate a pair of dice., H04: Processing a file.

Learn basics of programming with a modern programming language, Java

The student will:

• Design, develop and test Java programs using classes, methods, conditionals, loops, etc.
• Be able to develop simple data structures in object oriented form.

Referencing modules: Recursion, Midterm

Assessed by: H11: Arrays and ArrayLists, Q27: Recursion, Q28: Recursion, H07: Two-Dice Pig Game, H08: Addition Quiz with classes., H10: Graphical Two Dice Pig, H09: Graphical Pair of Dice, Midterm, H05: Simulate a pair of dice, H06: Hexidecimal Addition Quiz, H01: Simulate different types of dice., H02: Calculate Change., H03: Simulate a pair of dice., H04: Processing a file.

Learn how to produce robust programs in Java

The student will:

• Develop substantial Java programs, when appropriate reusing previously created classes, writing programs requiring three or more classes.

Referencing modules: Java Environment

Assessed by: H11: Arrays and ArrayLists, H07: Two-Dice Pig Game, H08: Addition Quiz with classes., H10: Graphical Two Dice Pig, H09: Graphical Pair of Dice, H05: Simulate a pair of dice, H06: Hexidecimal Addition Quiz, H01: Simulate different types of dice., H02: Calculate Change., H03: Simulate a pair of dice., H04: Processing a file.

Understand the fundamentals of how a computer works

The student will:

• Understand the fetch - decode - execute cycle.
• Know and be able to describe the difference between Machine Language and High-level Programming Languages.
• Know the difference between compiled and interpreted code.

Referencing modules: Computer Fundamentals, Midterm, Names and Things

Assessed by: Q02: Computer languages, Midterm, Q03: Syntax vs. Semantics

Employ a good Java development environment

The student will:

• Install the Java Development Kit on their laptop/computer.
• Install an IDE on their laptop/computer.
• Demonstrate developing a simple Java application.

Referencing modules: Java Environment

Assessed by: H11: Arrays and ArrayLists, H07: Two-Dice Pig Game, H08: Addition Quiz with classes., H10: Graphical Two Dice Pig, H09: Graphical Pair of Dice, H05: Simulate a pair of dice, H06: Hexidecimal Addition Quiz, H01: Simulate different types of dice., H02: Calculate Change., H03: Simulate a pair of dice., H04: Processing a file.

Understand the goals, structures, and procedures for learning in ICS 111

The student will:

• Know the flow of the course.
• Know how the grades will be calculated.
• Know where to get information about the course.

Referencing modules: Introduction to ICS 111, Midterm

Assessed by: Q01: Practice Quiz, Midterm