30-Day Advanced Java Lab Manual: Master Java EE, Spring Boot, and JavaFX

 

30-Day Advanced Java Lab Manual

Master Java EE, Spring Boot, and JavaFX

Day 1: Introduction to Advanced Java and Setup

• Objective: Understand the scope of Advanced Java and set up the development environment for Java EE (J2EE).
• Outcome: Students will have a working environment for Java programming and understand the structure of Java Enterprise applications.

Day 2: Java Web Technologies Overview

• Objective: Introduction to Java web technologies such as Servlets, JSP, and Web Containers.
• Outcome: Students will understand how web-based applications are built using Java EE technologies.

Day 3: Servlets – Introduction and Lifecycle

• Objective: Learn about the Servlet API, lifecycle, and writing a basic servlet.
• Outcome: Students will be able to create, deploy, and understand the lifecycle of a servlet.

Day 4: Advanced Servlet Concepts

• Objective: Understand request and response objects, handling session management, and filters.
• Outcome: Students will be able to manage HTTP requests, handle sessions, and use filters in servlets.

Day 5: JavaServer Pages (JSP) – Basics

• Objective: Introduction to JSP and how it differs from Servlets.
• Outcome: Students will understand JSP syntax, lifecycle, and how to integrate it with Servlets.

Day 6: JSTL – JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library

• Objective: Learn about JSTL and its usage in JSP.
• Outcome: Students will be able to use common JSP tags for tasks like loops, conditionals, and database access.

Day 7: MVC Architecture in Java Web Applications

• Objective: Introduction to the Model-View-Controller design pattern and its implementation in Java web applications.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement a simple MVC application using Servlets and JSP.

Day 8: Introduction to JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)

• Objective: Learn about JDBC, setting up database connections, and executing queries.
• Outcome: Students will be able to connect Java applications to databases and perform basic SQL operations.

Day 9: Advanced JDBC – PreparedStatement and Batch Processing

• Objective: Learn to use PreparedStatement for secure SQL queries and batch processing for large data sets.
• Outcome: Students will be able to efficiently query databases and perform bulk operations.

Day 10: JDBC Connection Pooling

• Objective: Introduction to connection pooling for optimizing database access.
• Outcome: Students will understand and configure database connection pooling using third-party libraries like Apache DBCP.

Day 11: Introduction to JavaBeans and EJBs

• Objective: Learn about JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and their use in enterprise applications.
• Outcome: Students will be able to create and use JavaBeans and understand basic EJB concepts.

Day 12: Session Beans in EJB

• Objective: Learn how to create and use Stateful and Stateless session beans in EJB.
• Outcome: Students will understand the differences between session beans and how to implement them in Java applications.

Day 13: Message-Driven Beans in EJB

• Objective: Understand message-driven beans (MDBs) and how they interact with Java Message Service (JMS).
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement and use MDBs for asynchronous processing.

Day 14: JPA (Java Persistence API) Basics

• Objective: Learn about JPA for object-relational mapping (ORM).
• Outcome: Students will be able to set up basic JPA entities and perform CRUD operations with JPA.

Day 15: Advanced JPA Features

• Objective: Dive deeper into advanced JPA features like JPQL (Java Persistence Query Language) and Criteria API.
• Outcome: Students will be able to write complex queries using JPQL and Criteria API.

Day 16: Transactions in EJB and JPA

• Objective: Learn how to manage transactions in EJB and JPA.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement container-managed transactions in Java EE applications.

Day 17: Introduction to Spring Framework

• Objective: Introduction to the Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and the Inversion of Control (IoC) principle.
• Outcome: Students will understand the fundamentals of Spring and Spring Boot and how it simplifies Java development.

Day 18: Spring Dependency Injection

• Objective: Learn about Spring's Dependency Injection (DI) container and how to manage beans.
• Outcome: Students will be able to configure and use DI in Spring applications.

Day 19: Spring AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming)

• Objective: Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming in Spring and its use in modularizing cross-cutting concerns.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement AOP for logging, security, and transactions.

Day 20: Spring Data JPA and Repository Pattern

• Objective: Learn how Spring Data JPA simplifies database interaction using the repository pattern.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement Spring Data JPA repositories for database access.

Day 21: Spring Security Basics

• Objective: Introduction to Spring Security for authentication and authorization.
• Outcome: Students will understand how to configure basic authentication and secure endpoints using Spring Security.

Day 22: Advanced Spring Security

• Objective: Learn about role-based access control, custom authentication, and JWT-based security.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement advanced security features using Spring Security.

Day 23: Spring Boot – Introduction and Setup

• Objective: Introduction to Spring Boot and setting up Spring Boot applications.
• Outcome: Students will be able to set up and run basic Spring Boot applications.

Day 24: Spring Boot RESTful Web Services

• Objective: Learn how to develop RESTful APIs using Spring Boot.
• Outcome: Students will be able to create, test, and consume RESTful services using Spring Boot.

Day 25: Spring Boot with Databases

• Objective: Learn how to integrate Spring Boot applications with databases.
• Outcome: Students will be able to connect a Spring Boot application to a database using Spring Data JPA.

Day 26: Spring Boot and Microservices Architecture

• Objective: Introduction to Microservices and how to develop them using Spring Boot.
• Outcome: Students will understand microservices architecture and create a simple Spring Boot microservice.

Day 27: Introduction to JavaFX for GUI Development

• Objective: Learn how to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using JavaFX.
• Outcome: Students will be able to build basic JavaFX applications with UI components.

Day 28: JavaFX Advanced Components

• Objective: Learn about advanced JavaFX components such as charts, tables, and multimedia.
• Outcome: Students will be able to implement more complex UIs using JavaFX.

Day 29: Introduction to Design Patterns in Java

• Objective: Introduction to common design patterns like Singleton, Factory, and Observer.
• Outcome: Students will understand and apply common design patterns in Java programming.

Day 30: Final Project and Review

• Objective: Work on a mini-project incorporating all the learned advanced Java concepts.
• Outcome: Students will complete and present a project demonstrating their understanding of advanced Java topics.

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