Module Descriptors
FURTHER OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
COSE50330
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Gillibrand
Email: D.Gillibrand@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Must have studied CE00371-1, Introduction to Software Development or equivalent.
AND
CE00396-1 Object-Oriented and Event Driven Programming or equivalent.
AND
CE00396-1 Object-Oriented and Event Driven Programming or equivalent.
Module Resources
Hardware and software suitable for supporting the Java development environment.
Module Learning Strategies
Two lectures and one practical session per week.
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
Module Indicative Content
Review of object-oriented principles (objects and classes, association, inheritance and polymorphism) and their implementation in Java.
The Object class and its methods.
Abstract classes and interfaces.
Wrapper classes for primitive types.
Inner and nested classes.
The String, Stringbuffer and String Tokeniser classes.
Handling files, input, output and serialisation.
Internationalisation, processing dates and time.
Regular expressions.
Exception handling and assertions.
Multithreading.
Java collections framework.
Graphical User Interface development using swing
Java 5 features such as enumerations, enhanced for loop, formatted output, Scanner autoboxing and unboxing of primitives, generic types, variable-length argument lists.
JDK tools and deploying applications.
The Object class and its methods.
Abstract classes and interfaces.
Wrapper classes for primitive types.
Inner and nested classes.
The String, Stringbuffer and String Tokeniser classes.
Handling files, input, output and serialisation.
Internationalisation, processing dates and time.
Regular expressions.
Exception handling and assertions.
Multithreading.
Java collections framework.
Graphical User Interface development using swing
Java 5 features such as enumerations, enhanced for loop, formatted output, Scanner autoboxing and unboxing of primitives, generic types, variable-length argument lists.
JDK tools and deploying applications.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio of practical work, assessed through phased tests weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3.
A 2 hour exam weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 2 and 3.
A 2 hour exam weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 2 and 3.
Module Texts
Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming, 6th Edition (Comprehensive Version), Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9780132221580