Duration : 18 hours Skill Level :Beginner to Intermediate Table of Contents Module 1: Before You Begin Lesson 1: Why would I take the Oracle Certified Associate Java Programmer Exam Lesson 2: The path to certification Lesson 3: Preparation strategies Lesson 4: Test Taking Strategies 4.1: How to take exam questions 4.2: Prepare for exam questions, confidence, and other resources Module 2: Java Basics Lesson 1: Define the scope of variables 1.1: The meaning of scope, blocks, and curly braces 1.2: Special cases of scope Lesson 2: Define the structure of a Java class 2.1: Java class files: Contents and naming rules 2.2: Java classes: The class, member variables, methods and constructors Lesson 3: Create executable Java applications with a main method; run a Java program from the command line; including console output 3.1: Create executable Java applications with a main method 3.2: Running Java from the command line 3.3: Managing the classpath 3.4: Working with console output Lesson 4: Import other Java packages to make them accessible in your code 4.1: About packages and their purpose 4.2: Statement order, wildcard imports, importing sub-packages, and handling duplicate class names Lesson 5: Compare and contrast the features and components of Java such as: platform independence, object orientation, encapsulation, etc. 5.1: Understanding Java?s execution model 5.2: Understanding the value of threading and garbage collection 5.3: Understanding the value of object orientation and encapsulation Module 3: Working with Java Data Types Lesson 1: Declare and initialize variables (including casting of primitive data types) 1.1: Using the general form of simple declarations 1.2: Using the general form of initialized declarations 1.3: Understanding integer primitive types, literal forms 1.4: Understanding floating point primitive types, literal forms 1.5: Understanding logical and character primitive types, literal forms 1.6: Casting primitive types Lesson 2: Differentiate between object reference variables and primitive variables 2.1: Using the == operator with primitives and references