Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform SE 6 Boot Camp is a 7 day program that offers an accelerated, residential, full-immersion course designed for programmers who require effective, real-world skill-building and seeking Sun Certification as a Java Programmer. This course will teach the fundamentals of the latest Java 2 Platform 6 Programming Language, with a focus on preparation for the SCJP (CX-310-065) certification exam. Students will live, learn, and test on-site. What is included in the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform SE 6 Boot Camp course: Intensive Hands-on Training utilizing Lecture, Lab, Review Delivery Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing software Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access Examination vouchers On-site testing Accommodation, breakfast and lunch, beverages and snacks Examination Passing Policy

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Students who can benefit from this course include programmers who require effective, real-world skill-building and seeking Sun Certification as a Java Programmer.

A minimum of 6 months programming experience in the Java language prior to attending this course will be necessary to be successful in the certification exam scheduled for the end of the course

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Create Java technology applications that leverage the object-oriented features of the Java language, such as encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Use Java data-types and expressions
• Use Java flow control constructs
• Use arrays and other data collections including generics
• Implement error-handling techniques using exception handling
• Write multi-threaded applications
• Utilize the java.io package classes for file and object IO
• Correctly package and deploy Java applications

Module 1 - Getting Started

• What is Java Technology?
• The concept of the Java Virtual Machine
• Compiling and executing a simple Java application
• SCJP Exam Overview

• Implementing an OO model
• Classes vs Objects
• Class syntax
• Overloading
• Instantiation, dot notation and garbage collection
• Encapsulation (including JavaBeans convention), Cohesion and Coupling
• The static keyword
• The concept of packages (including package and import statements)
• javadoc overview
• Using the API documentation

• Local variables and arguments (including this and pass-by-value)
• Operands and Operators
• Assignment compatibility
• Conditions
• Loops and Arrays

• The concept of inheritance
• Constructors in inheritance hierarchies
• Overriding
• Polymorphism (including virtual method invocation)
• The Object class (including toString and finalize)
• The abstract keyword
• The final keyword

• Checked vs Unchecked Exceptions
• Exception syntax and flow control
• Some key exceptions and errors
• The concept of assertions
• Assertion management

• Strings, StringBuffers and StringBuilders
• Wrapper Classes
• java.text
• java.util.Date and Locale
• java.util.regex
• java.io and Serialisation

• Nested types
• Interfaces
• Enumerated types
• Static imports

• The concept of Collections
• Collections interfaces
• Collections implementations
• Generic collections (including invariance)
• Other applications of generics

• The concept of threads
• The Thread API
• Thread management
• Synchronisation

• Exam format
• Exam technique
• Exam logistics