The student at the end of the teaching will possess fundamental concepts of software engineering (development cycle, version management, testing, design) and object-oriented programming (classes, objects, attributes, methods, inheritance interfaces); in addition, he/she will have in-depth knowledge of the main features of the Java language and its main standard libraries. Skills that will be acquired include: mastery of the Java language; the ability to analyze the requirements of a software system of reasonable complexity in order to define a suitable object-oriented design; and the ability to implement and test project classes through an integrated development environment (IDE) using the Git version control system.

Prerequisites cover basic programming constructs (data types and structures, control statements, subprograms, and subprogram calls), solving simple problems by writing algorithms, knowledge of major data structures (lists, graphs, trees, hash tables), and knowledge of major algorithms, especially sorting and searching.

Basic Features (1 credit) - Object-oriented programming, Java, IDE - Classes, attributes, methods and constructors, objects - Package and visibility rules - Strings, wrapper classes - Arrays Inheritance interfaces (2 credits) - Inheritance - Abstract classes, interfaces - Functional interfaces, lambda expressions - Exceptions - Generic types Standard libraries (3.5 credits) - JUnit framework - Collections: sets, lists, maps - Stream API - Input/Output Management - Dates - Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) Principles of Software Engineering (1.5 credits) - Software lifecycle - Design using the UML language - Design Pattern - Version Management - Testing

This teaching involves a series of classroom lectures presenting aspects of software engineering and the Java language. In addition, there will be classroom exercises aimed at illustrating and discussing example solutions. In addition, there will be laboratory exercises that will cover some simple case studies to be addressed by means of writing Java programs with the help of an integrated development environment (IDE) and the Git version management system.

Slides provided by lecturers and information on workshops are available on the teaching portal. The main recommended textbooks are: - Arnold, Gosling, Holmes. “The Java Programming Language” 4th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2006. - R. Urma, M. Fusco, A. Mycroft. “Java 8 in Action: lambdas, streams, and functional-style programming.” Manning, 2015. - M.Fowler, K. Scott, UML Distilled, 3rd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2003. - Bruegge, Dutoit. Object-Oriented Software Engineering Using UML, Patterns, and Java. Pearson, 2009. Other texts may also be indicated at the beginning of the course.

Lecture slides; Lab exercises; Lab exercises with solutions; Video lectures (current year); Video lectures (previous years); Self-assessment tools;

You can take this exam before attending the course

Exam: Group project; Computer-based written test in class using POLITO platform;

Laboratory exercises are evaluated based on the achievement of a minimum threshold of implemented functionality. The assessment takes place at the time of booking for an exam call, and the result is communicated before the exam itself. This verification is aimed at testing the ability to use the basic tools (IDE and Git) in addition to knowledge of the elementary notions of object-oriented programming. This part weighs 30% on the final grade. There are two modes of assessment through a project that can be either a group project or an individual project. The project part is evaluated on the quality of the delivered project, measured in terms of the correct functionality implemented, the severity of the flaws in the delivered project, the design choices made, and the adherence to the recommended development process. This part weighs 45% of the final grade. **Group project** The group project is conducted in the last weeks of the semester and involves the adoption of a Git-based development process. The objective is to assess the ability to analyze a problem, design a solution, and implement it using the Java language and basic tools within a small software project. The assessment is completed with a written computer-based exam that aims to verify the acquisition of knowledge related to the topics covered during the course. The exam has a duration of 30 minutes during which no notes or textbooks can be used. **Individual project** The individual project is carried out during the in-class examination and aims to verify the ability to analyze a problem, design a solution and implement it using the Java language and basic tools. The evaluation is completed with a written computer-based exam that aims to verify the acquisition of knowledge related to the topics covered during the course. The exam has a duration of two hours during which notes or textbooks cannot be used. The knowledge check is based on multiple-choice questions on the theoretical aspects presented during the lectures. This part weighs about 15 % of the final grade.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.