Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6

A Firebrand Training

7

Day Course

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - Overview

Our 7 day accelerated Sun Certified Java Programmer training program is an accelerated, residential, fully-immersed course, designed for programmers that require effective, real-world skill-building and timely certification.

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.

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
Utilise the java.io package classes for file and object IO
Correctly package and deploy Java applications

Our Sun Java Trainers are among the most senior consultants in the industry, affording each Firebrand Training student the benefit of many years of real-world development expertise - while being able to effectively translate complex technical theory into easily understood terms.

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - Benefits

As one of the core enterprise technologies of the 21st century, using Java Technology to build applications is a critical skill for IT professionals.

Java Technology certification can benefit you professionally in several ways. It can:

Improve your career potential: improve opportunities for salary increases, job role changes and promotions
Enhance your professional credibility
Increase job security - More than two-thirds of certified professionals feel that technical certifications play a role in job security
Prove to employers that your qualifications/skills are up to date

For employers, getting your staff certified will improve their technical knowledge and enhance their ability to use the latest Version 6 Java Technology. In turn, this investment in your workforce can help you increase revenue and decrease costs by:

Increasing your employees' productivity, thereby decreasing time-to-market and giving your organisation a competitive advantage
Increasing service levels and reducing the risk of system failure
Ensuring that your employees have the required skills to meet your application development needs
Standardising your criteria for recruitment and/or for promoting employees
Increasing employee satisfaction and commitment to the business - and the likelihood that they will remain in their jobs
Increasing the credibility of your staff, and your business as a whole

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - Curriculum

Firebrand Training provides thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals and obtain hands-on skills. You will emerge able to immediately apply your new knowledge in your career environment.

Each delegate will be provided with comprehensive course manuals which will become a useful post-course support aid.

Course Content

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

Module 2 - Creating Classes & Objects

Implementing an OO model
Classes vs Objects
Class syntax
Overloading
Instantiation, dot notation and garbage collection
Encapsulation (including JavaBeans convention), Cohesion & Coupling
The static keyword

The concept of packages (including package & import statements)

javadoc overview
Using the API documentation

Module 3 - Programming with Java

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

Module 4 - Implementing Inheritance & Polymorphism

The concept of inheritance

Constructors in inheritance hierarchies
Overriding
Polymorphism (including virtual method invocation)
The Objectclass (including toString&finalize)
The abstractkeyword
The finalkeyword

Module 5 - Adding Exceptions & Assertions

Checked vs Unchecked Exceptions

Exception syntax & flow control
Some key exceptions and errors
The concept of assertions
Assertion management

Module 6 - Examining commonly-used API libraries

Strings, StringBuffers & StringBuilders
Wrapper Classes
java.text
java.util.Date & Locale
java.util.regex
java.io & serialisation

Module 7 - Incorporating Specialised Types

Nested types
Interfaces
Enumerated types
Static imports

Module 8 - Using Collections & Generics

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

Module 9 - Writing multithreaded applications

The concept of threads
The ThreadAPI
Thread management
Synchronisation

Module 10 - Preparing for the Exam

Exam format
Exam technique
Exam logistics

Daily Educational Schedule

Our daily schedule incorporates different modes of instruction and learning environments to ensure that students learn, retain, comprehend, and can apply knowledge critical to a Java Programmer.

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - Exam Track

This course will teach the fundamentals of the Java Programming Language, with a focus on preparing delegates for the SCJP (CX-310-065) certification exam.

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM 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, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Please note

* Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Sun Certified Java Programmer Version 6 - Prerequisites

Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

A minimum of 6 months programming 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

Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

Certified Java Programmer Version 6 Testimonials

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