Topics:

Basic UI building, writing and calling methods

Learning Objectives:

• Create a basic UI using Swing components (JFrame, JPanel, JLabel)
• Write methods that take parameters and return values
• Call methods according to the method signature

Topics:

Constructors, member variables, encapsulation

Learning Objectives:

• Identify constructors in existing classes
• Declare and initialize an object
• Identify the member variables of an object
• Write constructors for new classes
• Use existing classes and methods in new code

Topics:

Objects, getters and setters (accessors and mutators), finding errors in code

Learning Objectives:

• Use getter and setter methods to interact with member variables
• Declare methods and variables as public or private according to their purpose
• Write test-driven code (JUnit)
• Identify errors in unfamiliar code

Topics:

Static context, inheritance, variable scope

Learning Objectives:

• Understand when and how to break out of the static context
• Use inheritance to share common behavior between objects
• Understand the scope of local and member variables

Topics:

Buttons, listeners, events, instantiation, "this"

Learning Objectives:

• Use constructors to instantiate objects according to the constructor signature
• Implement methods required to support mouse and keyboard listener interfaces
• Write code that will respond to user input from keyboard or mouse