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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS ONLINE
This course introduces students to the variety of careers related to programming and software development. Students will gather and analyze customer software needs and requirements, learn core principles of programming, develop software specifications, and use appropriate reference tools to evaluate new and emerging software. Students will produce IT-based strategies and a project plan to solve specific problems, and define and analyze system and software requirements. 

This course requires independent research and work from the student. Students should have a high interest in this course for the most success.
UNIT 1 - INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
UNIT 2 - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
  1. Course Overview
  2. Coding Standards and Conventions
  3. Software Processes and Methodology
  4. Project: Grades Projection IPO  (Complete this project assignment Grades Projection IPO)
  5. Software Types and Elements
  6. Project: Software Types and Elements  (Complete this project assignment Software Types and Elements)
  7. Quiz 1: Computer History, Computer Hardware, Software, and Organization
  8. Multimedia and Graphics Software Applications
  9. Web-Based Software Applications
  10. Project: Multimedia and Web Design Careers  (Complete this project assignment Multimedia and Web Design Careers)
  11. Software Design Principles and Tools
  12. Project: Software Design Principles Table
  13. Quiz 2: Central Processing Unit Operations
  14. Unit 1 Test
  15. Glossary and Credits
  1. Personal Information Management (PIM) Tools
  2. Computer Security Application Tools
  3. Individual Programming Development Tools
  4. Project: Assessment of Competitive Office Suites  (Complete this project assignment Assessment of Competitive Office Suites)
  5. Quiz 1: Different Language Abstraction Layers
  6. Database Software Development Tools
  7. Web Design Software Development Tools
  8. Project: My Personal Website  (Complete this project assignment My Personal Website)
  9. Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
  10. Project: My Text Editor IDE Evaluation  (Complete this project assignment My Text Editor IDE Evaluation)
  11. Quiz 2: Building Blocks of Programs
  12. Unit 2 Test
  13. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 3 - DEBUGGING
UNIT 4 - SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
  1. Download, Install, Explore IntelliJ IDEA
  2. Download, Install, Explore NetBeans
  3. Project: My IntelliJ NetBeans IDE Evaluation  (Complete this project assignment My IntelliJ NetBeans IDE Evaluation)
  4. Download, Install, Explore Eclipse
  5. Project: MY IntelliJ NetBeans Eclipse IDE Evaluation  (Complete this project assignment My IntelliJ NetBeans Eclipse IDE Evaluation)
  6. Quiz 1: Basic Java Applications
  7. Exceptions
  8. Project: Best Practices in Exception Handling in Java Programming  (Complete this project assignment Best Practices in Exception Handling in Java Programming)
  9. STDIN and STDOUT
  10. File Input, Output, and Network Input, Output
  11. Quiz 2: Text Input, Output, and Exceptions
  12. Unit 3 Test
  13. Glossary and Credits
  1. Code Blocks
  2. Project: Concepts of Programming Code Structure in Java
  3. Iterative Loops
  4. For-Each Loops
  5. Project: Computing Class Grades  (Complete this project assignment Computing Class Grades)
  6. Quiz 1: While, Do, While, For, Statements
  7. Java Logic
  8. If, Else If, Else
  9. Project: Write an IF...ELSE Program that Computes the New Salary for the CIO (Complete this project assignment Write an IF...ELSE Program that Computes the New Salary for the CIO)
  10. Switch Statements
  11. Project: Write a Program Using a SWITCH Statement   (Complete this project assignment Write a Program Using a SWITCH Statement)
  12. Quiz 2: If, Then, and Switch Statements
  13. Unit 4 Test
  14. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 5 - OBJECT MODELING UML AND SOFTWARE TESTING
UNIT 6 - COURSE PROJECT, REVIEW AND EXAM
  1. Swing and AWT
  2. Creating Frames and Dialog Boxes, Components, Form Fields, Panels, Buttons
  3. Project: Building Better Java using GUI Applications, Frames, Containers, and Dialogs (Complete this project assignment Building Better Java using GUI Applications, Frames, Containers, and Dialogs.)
  4. HTML and Web Pages
  5. Project: Creating a Web Page  (Complete this project assignment Creating a Web Page)
  6. Quiz 1: GUI Programming
  7. Business Information System Trends, Applications, and eCommerce
  8. Project: Social Media on Campus  (Complete this project assignment Social Media on Campus)
  9. Application Servers and JavaServer Pages (JSP)
  10. JavaServer Faces and Future Trends in Programming
  11. Quiz 2: The Future of Programming
  12. Unit 5 Test
  13. Glossary and Credits
  1. Course Project: The Design Team: Creating a Tablet GUI  (Complete this capstone project assignment The Design Team: Creating a Tablet GUI)
  2. Review
  3. Exam