Adama Science and Technology University

1 School: School of Electrical Department: Computer Science and

Engineering and Computing Engineering

2 Course Core Module

Category

Course Name Advanced Programming

Course Code: SEng3209

3 Synopsis: This intensive hands-on course explores advanced Java language features and
packages. Students will be able to take the content learned and immediately
apply it to the problems encountered on the job. The course emphasis on
Collections, Database Programming using JDBC, Object Serialization,
Reflection and JAR files creation, Distributed Programming using Remote
Method Invocation, and Server-side Web programming using Servlets and
JSP.

4 Name(s) of
Academic
Staff:

5 Semester and Semeste Year

Year offered: r: :

6 Credit Hour: 3

7 Prerequisite/ Object Oriented Programming

Co-requisite:
DSA
(if any)

8 Course Learning Outcome ( CLO): At the end of the course the student will be able to do:

CLO1  Describe generics and architecture of collection framework

 CLO2  Apply Multithreading concepts into a real world scenarios

CLO3 ▪ Discuss distributed programming in RPC and RMI

CLO4  Discuss Database connection interfaces and classes

CLO5  Develop a Java applications using Java Servlets and/or Java Server Pages

9 Mapping of the course Learning Outcomes to the program Learning Outcomes, Teaching
Methods and Assessment:

Program Learning Outcomes (PO)

Assessment
Outcomes (CLO)
Course Learning

Teaching
Methods

Lab-report
L T P O

Test
CLO1 √ √ √ √

CLO2 √ √ √ √ √ √

CLO3 √ √ √ √ √

CLO4 √ √ √ √ √

CLO5 √ √ √ √ √

Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PO by ticking “√”on the appropriate relevant
box

10 Transferable Skills (if applicable)

(Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)

1 Problems Solving Skills

2 Research

3… System Development
 etc.

11 Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities Total

(SLT)
CL Guided learning Guided Independen
O (F2F) Learning t Learning
Course Content Outline
(NF2F)
(NF2F)

L T P O

Chapter 1: Generics and CL √ √ 10hrs

Collections O1
1. Why Use Generics?; &3

2. Generic Classes;
Generic Interfaces;
Generic Methods;
Generic Bounds;

3. Collection API:
Interfaces and Classes,
Algorithms and
Iterators;

1.4. Comparators;
Serialization with
Generics

Chapter 2: CL √ √ 15 hrs
Multithreading: 2.1. O1
Introduction;
&4
2.2. thread states; priorities
and thread scheduling;

2.3. creating and Executing

threads;

2.4. thread synchronization,

2.5. Deadlocks.

Chapter 3: Database CL √ √ 15 hrs

Programming: O3
3.1. Introduction to JDBC, &4
Types of Drivers, Two-Tier

3.2. Client/Server Model,

Three-Tier Client/Server
Model,

3.3. Basic Steps of JDBC,

3.4. Creating and Executing

SQL Statement, Batch
Update, The Result Set
Object, Working with
Database MetaData
Interface.

Chapter 4: Network CL √ √ 10 hrs

Programming: O1
4.1. Sockets – secure &3
sockets – custom sockets –
UDP datagrams –
multicast sockets

4.2. URL classes –

Reading Data from the
server – writing data –
configuring the connection
– Reading the header –
telnet application – 4.3.
Java Messaging services

Chapter 5: Distributed CL √ √ 15 hrs

Programming: O3
 Remote Method &4
Invocation(RMI), Stubs
and skeletons, Remote
object, rmic, rmiregistry,
Remote interface,
Naming.lookup,
ClassNotFoundException,
Naming.bind, JAR file
creation

Chapter 6: CL √ √ 15 hrs

Servlets & JSP O3

&4
6.1. Introduction to
Servlets, Lifecycle of a
Servlet, JSDK,

6.2. The Servlet API, The

javax.servlet Package,
Reading Servlet parameters,
Reading Initialization
parameters, The javax.servlet
HTTP package, Handling
Http Request & Responses,

6.3. Using Cookies-Session

Tracking, Security Issues.

6.4. Introduction to JSP.

Total 80 hrs

Assessment

Continuous Assessment Percentage F2F NF2F SLT

Total-60(%)

1 Assignments Assignment I 1 1 2hrs

(5%)
 2 Assignments Assignment 1 1 2hrs
II Lab (10%)

3 Project Mini Project 2 6 8hrs

(10%)

4 Others Mid Exam 3 8 11hrs

(25%)

5 Quize Quiz (10%) 2 2

Total 25 hrs

Final Exam Percentage 40 F2F NF2F SLT

(%)

Final Exam 40% 3hrs 12hrs 15hrs

Grand Total SLT 120

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, O = Others, F2F = Face to Face, NF2F = Non

Face to Face

Note: indicates the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in item 9.

12 Special 1 Computer Lab

requirements and
2 Software
resources to
deliver the 3 Choose an item.

course (e.g.
4 Choose an item.
software,
computer lab, 5 Choose an item.

simulation room
…etc.)

13 Text book and 1 “Java: How to Program”, P.J. Deitel & H.M Deitel, 9th Edition Pearson
Education, 2011.
reference: 2 “Java 2: The Complete Reference”, Herbert Schildt, 8 th Edition, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2011.
(note: ensure the 3
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latest edition
4 George Reese, “Database Programming with JDBC and Java” 2nd
/publication) Edition OReilly 2001
5
Jason Hunter, “Java Servlet Programming”, 2nd Edition, O’Reilly.