Object-Oriented Programming
Java-based course schedule for the 2026.2 semester. Primary reference: Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman, with Java syntax support from Deitel & Deitel.
Schedule
Programming paradigms; motivation for object orientation; introduction to Java (syllabus Unit 1; Larman, ch. 1)
Abstract data types, classes, and objects; state, behavior, and identity; first Java examples (syllabus Unit 2; Larman, chs. 1 and 9)
Java classes and objects: attributes, methods, references, object creation, and object use (syllabus Unit 2; Deitel, chs. 3-6)
UML: class diagrams, associations, and whole-part structures (syllabus Unit 3; Larman, chs. 9 and 16)
- No class
Brazilian Independence Day national holiday
Object responsibilities, cohesion, coupling, and Java method implementation (syllabus Unit 3 — encapsulation block; Larman, chs. 17 and 20)
- Assessment
Assessment 1 - programming paradigms, abstract data types, classes, objects, and UML (20 points)
Overloading, constructors, initialization, and object lifecycle in Java; garbage collection (syllabus Unit 4; Deitel, chs. 3-8)
Scope and visibility: packages and public, protected, private, and default access (syllabus Unit 5; Deitel, ch. 8)
- No class
Our Lady of Aparecida national holiday
Science and Technology Week - guided, non-assessment activity: scope, visibility, and organization of a Java project (syllabus Unit 5)
- Assessment
Assessment 2 - encapsulation, methods, constructors, scope, and visibility (20 points)
- No class
All Souls' Day national holiday
Inheritance and interfaces: abstract classes, composition, and preferring composition over inheritance (syllabus Unit 6; Larman, ch. 16)
Inheritance and design: substitution, protected variations, and GRASP application (syllabus Unit 6; Larman, chs. 17 and 25)
Java class hierarchy lab; refactoring an object-oriented solution (syllabus Unit 6; Larman, chs. 20-21; Fowler, chs. 1-3)
- Assessment
Assessment 3 - inheritance, composition, interfaces, and polymorphism (20 points)
Applied polymorphism, Strategy and Observer patterns, and integrative course synthesis (syllabus Unit 7; Larman, ch. 26; Gamma et al.)
- Special exams
no regular classes; any course exam date and time to be confirmed