IBM Java Developer Professional Certificate

Module 1: Introduction to Software Engineering

⏱️ 1 week

• Topics: Development lifecycle, methodologies (Agile, DevOps), key engineering roles

• Hands-on: Identify phases of a sample SDLC

Module 2: Java Programming Basics

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: Variables, conditionals, loops, methods, arrays

• Hands-on: Write your first Java programs using Eclipse

Module 3: Object-Oriented Programming in Java

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: Classes, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction

• Hands-on: Build object-based applications with reusable components

Module 4: Java Application Development

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: Collections, exception handling, file I/O

• Hands-on: Create file-processing and data-handling programs

Module 5: Java and Databases

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: JDBC, SQL basics, CRUD operations

• Hands-on: Connect a Java application to a MySQL database

Module 6: Java Web Services with Spring Boot

⏱️ 3 weeks

• Topics: REST APIs, Spring Boot, dependency injection

• Hands-on: Build and deploy a RESTful API

Module 7: Testing, Debugging, and DevOps for Java

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: Unit testing (JUnit), CI/CD basics, GitHub

• Hands-on: Test and deploy Java code using Git and CI tools

Module 8: Capstone Project

⏱️ 2 weeks

• Topics: Apply full-stack Java knowledge

• Hands-on: Build a complete Java application with API, database, and unit tests

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