Course Title: Programming Fundamentals III Java

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Information

Course Number: COSC 2436

Course Title: Programming Fundamentals III – Java

Course Description: Further applications of programming techniques, introducing the fundamental concepts of data structures and algorithms. Topics include recursion, fundamental data structures (including stacks, queues, linked lists, hash tables, trees, and graphs), and algorithmic analysis.

Course Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4

Prerequisite: COSC 1337 or consent of Department Chair

Student Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Demonstrate Competency In Structured Programming. 1.1Break a problem down into functional parts. 1.2Pass data between methods 1.3 Design, code, test, and document programs of reasonable complexity. 2. Demonstrate Competency In Data Structures, Given A Particular Computer Application. 2.1Understand the Java interface mechanism. 2.2 Gain a competence working with Java collections 2.3 Understand the various Java methods necessary for a well robust class definition. 2.4 Work with: 2.4.1 Java interfaces 2.4.2 Linked lists 2.4.3 Stacks 2.4.4 Queues 2.4.5 Binary trees 3. Demonstrate Competency In Advanced Programming Techniques. 3.1Understand list management utilizing static and dynamic array implementations. 3.2Develop labs which demonstrate and exercise concepts of linked lists 3.3Develop labs which demonstrate the capabilities of the Java Collections classes 3.4Design and develop an application which exercises a threaded application and the Java Thread mechanism 3.5Design and develop one or more applications which utilize a sorting algorithm on a structure.

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