Java Basic - Badge
Name
Issuer
Cineca.
Issued since 23 December 2015.
Description
This Badge is assigned to Cineca employees attending the 2015 session of Java Basic Course. The Badge owner attended the whole course and passed the final exam, thus demonstrating to know the language API enough to be able to implement a routine software in a standalone environment and in non-graphic mode. The Java Basic Course is part of Cineca’s training offer to its employees, meant to increase their skills concerning software development. Java language is used to develop many Cineca products and services, ranging from university management systems to schools, from projects commissioned by the italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) to those in healthcare. The main course’s themes include: Overview of Java characteristicsDeclarations and access controlOOPOperatorsWorking with String, Array and ArrayListControl flow and exceptionsFunctions about strings, date formatting, Resource BundleI/O and NIOAdvanced OO and Design Patterns (programming best practices to guarantee that the software is maintainable, reusable and robust)Generics and CollectionsInner ClassPrerequisites: familiarity with object oriented programming languages and a development environmentDuration: 37 hoursCourse teachers: Marco Gambini, Silvano Alloggio
Badge Criteria
The owner of the Badge could show as a prerequisite to be familiar with object oriented programming languages and a development environment. He/she attended the 2015 session of Java Basic Course offered by Cineca: 37 lecture hours including guided excercises and simulations of the final exam. He/she actively took part in all lessons and in group and individual exercises. The student has been observed during the course about the following skills: Programming skillsSoftware requirements analysisObject modelling of a business domainResourcefulnessMotivationHe/she passed the final exam, in its written (30 multiple-choice questions quiz) and practical (exercise to be carried out within 2 weeks since course end) part, obtaining a total score not below 18/30.
Skills
The owner of this Badge participated in the Java Basic course (2015 session) and acquired the following knowledge and skills. KnowledgesThe outcome of the assimilation of information through learning. Knowledge is the body of facts, principles, theories and practices that is related to a field of work or study. In the context of the European Qualifications Framework, knowledge is described as theoretical and/or factual. Application design: requirements modelling and need analysis techniquesApplication Development: appropriate software programs/ modulesfunctional and technical designingstate of the art technologiesprogramming languagesintegrated development environment (IDE)Specifically: Java 7 stand aloneEclipse MARSimplementing software through an object oriented programming languagedesign pattern: programming best practicesSkillsThe ability to apply knowledge and use know-how to complete tasks and solve problems. In the context of the European Qualifications Framework, skills are described as cognitive (involving the use of logical, intuitive and creative thinking) or practical (involving manual dexterity and the use of methods, materials, tools and instruments). Object oriented modelling of a business domainApplication design: collect, formalise and validate functional and no-functional requirementsdesign, organise and monitor the overall plan for the design of applicationdesign functional specification starting from defined requirementsensure that controls & functionality are built in to the designApplication Development: perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
Tags
Computerprogramming, Java, Object-orientedprogramming