Module 1: Introduction (Weeks 1-2)

• Programming Language Types and Paradigms
• Computer Programming Hierarchy
• How Computer Architecture Affects a Language?
• Why Java? Flavors of Java
• Java Designing Goals
• Role of Java Programmer in Industry
• Features of Java Language
• JVM – The Heart of Java
• Java’s Magic Bytecode

Module 2: The Java Environment (Weeks 3-4)

• Installing Java
• Java Program Development
• Java Source File Structure
• Compilation and Execution

Module 3: Basic Language Elements (Weeks 5-6)

• Lexical Tokens, Identifiers, Keywords, Literals, Comments
• Primitive Datatypes, Operators, Assignments

Module 4: Object-Oriented Programming (Weeks 7-10)

• Class Fundamentals, Object & Object Reference
• Object Lifetime & Garbage Collection
• Creating and Operating Objects
• Constructor & Initialization Code Block
• Access Control, Modifiers, Methods
• Nested, Inner Class & Anonymous Classes
• Abstract Class & Interfaces
• Method Overloading, Recursion
• Static Members, Finalize() Method, Native Method
• Use of “this” reference
• Modifiers with Classes & Methods
• Accessors and Mutator Methods
• Cloning Objects, Shallow and Deep Cloning
• Generic Class Types

Module 5: Extending Classes and Inheritance (Weeks 11-12)

• Use and Benefits of Inheritance in OOP
• Types of Inheritance in Java
• Inheriting Data Members and Methods
• Role of Constructors in Inheritance
• Overriding Super Class Methods
• Use of “super”
• Polymorphism in Inheritance
• Type Compatibility and Conversion
• Implementing Interfaces

Module 6: Packages (Weeks 13-14)

• Organizing Classes and Interfaces in Packages
• Package as Access Protection
• Defining Package
• CLASSPATH Setting for Packages
• Making JAR Files for Library Packages
• Import and Static Import
• Naming Convention for Packages

Module 7: Exception Handling (Weeks 15-16)

• The Idea Behind Exception
• Exceptions & Errors
• Types of Exception
• Control Flow in Exceptions
• JVM Reaction to Exceptions
• Use of try, catch, finally, throw, throws in Exception Handling
• In-built and User Defined Exceptions
• Checked and Un-Checked Exceptions

Module 8: Array & String (Weeks 17-18)

• Defining an Array, Initializing & Accessing Array
• Multi-Dimensional Array
• Operation on String, Mutable & Immutable String
• Using Collection-Based Loop for String
• Tokenizing a String
• Creating Strings Using StringBuffer

Module 9: Thread (Weeks 19-20)

• Understanding Threads
• Needs of Multi-Threaded Programming
• Thread Life-Cycle
• Thread Priorities
• Synchronizing Threads
• Inter Communication of Threads
• Critical Factor in Thread – DeadLock

Module 10: A Collection of Useful Classes (Weeks 21-22)

• Utility Methods for Arrays
• Observable and Observer Objects
• Date & Times
• Using Scanner Regular Expression
• Input/Output Operation in Java (java.io Package)
• Streams and the New I/O Capabilities
• Understanding Streams
• The Classes for Input and Output
• The Standard Streams
• Working with File Object
• File I/O Basics
• Reading and Writing to Files
• Buffer and Buffer Management
• Read/Write Operations with File Channel
• Serializing Objects

Module 11: GUI Programming (Weeks 23-24)

• Designing Graphical User Interfaces in Java
• Components and Containers
• Basics of Components, Using Containers
• Layout Managers
• AWT Components
• Adding a Menu to Window
• Extending GUI Features Using Swing Components
• Java Utilities (java.util Package)
• The Collection Framework: Collections of Objects
• Collection Types, Sets, Sequence, Map
• Understanding Hashing
• Use of ArrayList & Vector

Module 12: Event Handling (Weeks 25-26)

• Event-Driven Programming in Java
• Event-Handling Process
• Event Handling Mechanism
• The Delegation Model of Event Handling
• Event Classes, Event Sources
• Event Listeners, Adapter Classes as Helper Classes in Event Handling

Module 13: Database Programming using JDBC (Weeks 27-28)

• Introduction to JDBC
• JDBC Drivers & Architecture
• CRUD Operation Using JDBC
• Connecting to Non-Conventional Databases

Module 14: Java Server Technologies (Weeks 29-32)

• Servlet: Web Application Basics
• Architecture and Challenges of Web Application
• Introduction to Servlet
• Servlet Life Cycle
• Developing and Deploying Servlets
• Exploring Deployment Descriptor (web.xml)
• Handling Request and Response

Final Project and Assessment (Weeks 33-36)

• Capstone Project: Develop a Full-Fledged Application Incorporating Core and Advanced Java Concepts
• Final Assessment and Presentation