Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2MIS 142Object Oriented Programming in Java 3+2+04623.07.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Management Information Systems (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to advance students' Java programming skills through object-oriented programming principles and the use of methods and data structures for solving more complex problems. The course also introduces classes, inheritance, interfaces, and graphical user interface development.
Course Content Design and implementation of methods, parameter passing, return values, variable scope, arrays and ArrayLists, basic algorithms, object-oriented programming, classes and objects, constructors, object references, inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, and fundamental concepts of graphical user interface development.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecturing, discussion, report preparation and submission.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Görkem Erdoğan
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Horstmann, C. S. (2019). Big Java: Late Objects (2nd Edition). Wiley.
Course Notes Horstmann C. Big Java: Late Objects, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1st Edition, 2012.
Cormen T.H., Leiserson C.E., Rivest R.L., Stein C. Introduction to Algorithms, The MIT Press, 3rd Edition, 2009.
Murach J. Murach’s Java Programming, 4th Edition, Mike Murach Associates Inc. 2011.
Schildt, H. Java: The Complete Reference, Eleventh Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Assignments 5 7 35
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Laboratory 14 3 42
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 180

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Solve intermediate programming problems using methods, arrays, and ArrayList structures in Java.
2 Apply object-oriented programming principles to design and implement classes, objects, and constructors.
3 Develop applications using inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, and basic graphical user interface components.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to methods, using methods
2 Implementing methods, parameter passing
3 Return values, void methods, reusable methods
4 Stepwise refinement, variable scope
5 Arrays, enhanced for loop
6 Array algorithms, using arrays with methods
7 Two-dimensional arrays, ArrayLists
8 Midterm Exam
9 Introduction to OOP, classes and objects
10 Implementing classes, data representation, instance methods
11 Constructors, class testing, object references
12 Static variables and methods, introduction to inheritance
13 Subclasses, method overriding, polymorphism
14 Interfaces, introduction to graphical user interfaces, course review
15 Final Exam
16 Final

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
C1
C2
C3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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