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Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization

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Course Features

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Duration

5 months

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

4 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This introduction to Java is your first step in a career as a software developer. It's one of the most sought-after programming languages and the basis of the Android operating system. This Specialization is for beginners and will teach you the core concepts of programming as well as how to create programs that solve complex problems. You will also learn the fundamental skills required to be a software engineer, such as designing algorithms and testing your programs.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Think critically about how to solve a problem using programming

Write JavaScript programs using functions, for loops, and conditional statements

Edit, compile, and run a Java program

Use conditionals and loops in a Java program

Use Java API documentation in writing programs

Read and write data from/to files

Solve problems involving data files

Use sorting appropriately in solving problems

Develop classes that implement the Comparable interface

Use timing data to analyze empirical performance

Course Instructors

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Susan H. Rodger

Professor of the Practice

Susan H. Rodger is a Professor of the Practice in the Computer Science Department at Duke University. She received her PhD and M.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University, and her B.S. in Compute...
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Robert Duvall

Lecturer

Robert Duvall is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Duke University. Having taught computer science at Duke for over 15 years, Professor Duvall has helped to transform introductory c...
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Owen Astrachan

Professor of the Practice

Owen Astrachan is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Computer Science at Duke University. He has taught computer science at Duke for more than 25 years and taught high school for seven ...
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Andrew D. Hilton

Associate Professor of the Practice

Andrew Hilton is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. He has taught at Duke since 201...
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