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Overview

The Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java Professional Certificate in collaboration with The Georgia Institute of Technology - GTx concludes by presenting the fundamentals of a few advanced topics, namely: data structures (primarily lists), recursion, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with JavaFX, anonymous inner classes, and lambda expressions.

Key Facts

This course begins with an introduction to the Java programming language. It provides a brief history of Java and presents the foundations of what set it apart from the programming languages (procedural and object-oriented) that existed at the time of its creation. 

Students will then learn the basics of Java syntax and explore writing interactive programs that incorporate concepts and constructs like: primitive data types, classes, arithmetic operations, conditionals, loops, arrays, console input and output, methods, and reuse.

Following this introduction, students will begin hands-on learning about object-oriented programming. They'll write their own custom classes that represent real-world concepts and objects and learn how to organize different (built-in and custom) classes into a programming solution.

Students will then extend their understanding of reusability with an introduction to inheritance and explore topics like parent-child class (or subclass-super-class) relationships, abstract classes, and UML.

Job Outlook

• Software development continues to be a high-demand field.
• Job outlook and growth for software developers vastly outpaces the nationwide average for all occupations.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 21% employment growth by 2028.
• The median salary for a software developer in 2018 was $105,590 per year.