Java 2(1.4) Programmer?s Certification Course

Hello JavaMUG member,

JavaMUG will be running a Java 2 Platform 1.4 Programmer?s Certification Course this Spring. This course is designed to help you prepare for Sun?s 310-035 exam. The class will run for 10 consecutive Tuesdays starting March 25, 2003. Due to classroom restrictions,the course will be limited to 100 people so sign up early.

Ramdhan Kotamaraja, our current JavaMUG Educational Director, will be teaching the course. Jean Johnson will be assisting him.

Prerequisites

This course is aimed at JavaMUG members Who

#1 Already working in java and want to take the certification.

#2 Know java and want to take certification to hone their skills.

#3 If you don't know Java and would like to attend the course, you will be welcome, however, a basic working knowledge of Java is assumed, so you will need to learn the basics of Java syntax outside the class. The exam is aimed at people who have atleast 6 months of java experience. Programmer?s exam.  It will not teach Java.

Cost Information

The cost of the course is tentatively set at $35 per person. The final cost of the course will announced in JavaMUG?s March meeting.

The course will use Java 2, Sun Certified Programmer and Developer for Java 2 by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, ISBN: 0072226846.  You can purchase this required text on Amazon and receive a 30% discount.

Class Information

Attendance will be taken and will count towards the class certificate. Details on the requirements for receiving the class certificate will be announced during the first meeting.

The class schedule and individual class format are as follows:

Class Schedule
Date Class Content

Tuesday March 25, 2003

Introductory/Sign Up Session

Tuesday April 1, 2003

Chapter 1 ? Language Fundamentals

Tuesday April 8, 2003

Chapter 2 ? Declarations and Access Control

Tuesday April 15, 2003

Chapter 3 ? Operators and Assignments

Tuesday April 22, 2003

Chapter 4 ? Flow Control, Exceptions, Assertions

Tuesday April 29, 2003

Chapter 5 ? Object Orientation, Overloading and Overriding, Constructors and Return Types

Tuesday May 6, 2003

Chapter 6 ? The Math Class, Strings and Wrappers

Tuesday May 13, 2003

Chapter 7 ? Objects and Collections

Tuesday May 20, 2003

Chapter 8 ? Inner Classes

Tuesday May 27, 2003

Chapter 9 ? Threads

Format of Each Class
Class Objective Time Taken

Quick review of last week?s material & homework

15 minutes

Lecture and Questions section

40 to 45 minutes

Break

10 minutes

Lecture and Questions section

40 to 45 minutes

Next week?s schedule

5 minutes

Class Communication

The class will be supported by a Yahoo Group javamug_education. It is expected that each class member will be able to receive email from this Yahoo Group. Class reminders will be sent out via this group.

It is anticipated that any helpful links and potentially special announcements will be done via the Yahoo Group. Please note, this is a private yahoo group and it will be restricted to those registered for and attending the course. To subscribe to the Yahoo Group, send an email to javamug_education-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Instructors Profiles:

Ramdhan Kotamaraja - SCJP2, SCWCD, SCEA-I, IBM-Certified J2EE Enterpirse Developer, IBM-Certified UML Developer
Jean Johnson - Organizer of 2002 SCJP Study Group

Thanks to Jim Burke, JavaMug SIG Coordinator, JavaMug Ex. Education Director, who is motivating and helping us in organizing the event.

Book Detais: Java 2, Sun Certified Programmer and Developer for Java 2 by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, ISBN: 0072226846

Book Review: http://www.javaranch.com/bunkhouse/Certification.jsp

For details on the book see: http://shop.osborne.com/cgi-bin/osborne/0072226846.html

If purchasing from Amazon, please support JavaMUG by using the following link: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirection-home/javamug-20 to order your book.

Resources:

JavaMug Links: http://www.javamug.org/mainpages/Java.html
Sun Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
Study Material: http://www.jchq.net/, http://www.jchq.net/essentials/, http://www.danchisholm.net/
Java 1.4 API http://www.javamug.org/mainpages/
FAQ: http://www.javaranch.com/certfaq.jsp
Forums: Javaranch Certification Forum, Certification Results Forum

Check the JavaMUG website (http://www.javamug.org/) for additional information