• Work with procedural and object-oriented aspects of the Java language.
• Develop sound techniques for designing, developing, and documenting well-structured programs using proper software engineering principles.
• Continue to apply problem-solving skills and provide a foundation for advanced programming courses using an object-oriented programming (OOP) methodology.
• Implement common programming algorithms for data collections for use in further programming courses.
• Develop a GUI interface and related processing for an application.

• Module 1: Inheritance
• Module 2: Polymorphism
• Module 3: Exceptions
• Module 4: Introduction to Collections - Stacks
• Module 5: Graphical User Interfaces

The following text would have been purchased in COMP 1131. If students did not take COMP 1131 and/or don't already own the required textbook, please be aware that students will need to purchase it. To do so, please contact Enrolment Services at [email protected] or 1.800.663.9711 (toll-free in Canada), 250.852.7000 (Kamloops, BC),

1. Lewis, J., DePasquale, P., & Chase, J. (2020). Java foundations: Introduction to program design and data structures (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
   Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-0-13-520597-6

This textbook is also used for the TRU-OL courses COMP 1131 and 2231, as well as the TRU on-campus courses COMP 1130, 1230, and 2230.

Note: Students with the 4th edition of the text are not required to update to the 5th edition; however, please note that there will be some variation with page references in the course.

This textbook is also used for the TRU-OL courses COMP 2231, as well as the TRU on-campus courses COMP 1130, 1230, and 2230.

• Java Programming Language.
• Microsoft Office or other Office software to view to view Power Point presentations.

Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact [email protected] with any questions about this.

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory exam.