The Introduction to Object Oriented Programming training course provides an overview of key OO concepts, including: class, object, encapsulation and abstraction. Instead of moving quickly through complex OO concepts, the Introduction to Object Oriented Programming training examines the key concepts and their impact on system design and implementation.
The Introduction to OO Programming course uses a collaborative team-based approach to facilitate learning of OO concepts.
Course Summary
Hands-on training is customized, instructor-led training with an in-depth presentation of a technology and its concepts, featuring such topics as Java, OOAD, and Open Source.
What You'll Learn
In the Introduction to OO Programming training course you’ll learn:
- What is Object Oriented Programming?
- History, Evolution, and Motivations of OO Programming
- Overview of Object Oriented Programming process
- Object Oriented concepts: class, object, instantiation
- Understanding the impact of loose-coupled v. tight-coupled systems
- Understanding the impact of high-cohesion v. low-cohesion systems
- Implementing key concepts in Java, C++, PHP, or C#
Meet Your Instructor
Kelby ZorgdragerMeet Kelby Zorgdrager »Kelby Zorgdrager, is the President and Founder of DevelopIntelligence.
Kelby, a serial entrepreneur, has started 2 successful businesses in his career. Much of his career has been focused on leveraging technologies to create robust, scalable, and extensible solutions. Kelby has held just about every position possible in the technology world, from tech support to CTO. Kelby's expertise in Java, Open Source, and software development, have allowed him to be a guest speaker at JavaOne, Java University, Comdex,...
Simon RobertsMeet Simon Roberts »Simon Roberts has over 15 years of experience defining, developing, and delivering software development training programs.
As a Senior instructor and courseware developer for Sun Microsystems, Mr. Roberts developed and delivered Java training courses for Sun Educational Services internal and external customers. While at Sun, Mr. Roberts was a guest presenter at JavaOne, Java University and other software trade shows. Mr. Roberts most significant accolade was his work as the development lead in the design,...
Michael McClureMeet Michael McClure »Michael McClure is a practicing software developer, course developer, and trainer with DevelopIntelligence. For the majority of his career, Michael has been designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-grade Java-based applications at major telecommunication and internet companies such as Level3 Communications, US West/Qwest/Century Link, Orbitz, and others.
Michael has a passion for learning new technologies / patterns / paradigms. (Or, he has a tendency to get bored or disappointed with current...
Jeremy ThomersonMeet Jeremy Thomerson »Jeremy Thomerson is a technology enthusiast who loves exploring, learning, and creating new technologies. One of his earliest programming feats was at the age of eight modifying the game “Nibbles”, written in Basic, to be multi-player so he and his neighbor could play together. Since then, he has continually experimented with any new technology of interest to him, and never backed down from a challenge.
He played an instrumental role in building CARad, a software listing tool...
Daniel HinojosaMeet Daniel Hinojosa »Daniel Hinojosa has been a self-employed developer, teacher and speaker for private business, education, and government since 1999. Daniel also actively teaches programming for the University of New Mexico Continuing Education.
Daniel is a Pomodoro Technique practitioner and is co-founder of the Albuquerque Java User’s Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When he's not supporting other local Java developers, Daniel spends most of his waking hours developing in and around the Java ecosystem, encompassing...
Daniel MorrisonMeet Daniel Morrison »Like many experts in similar fields, Daniel Morrison is an entrepreneur, having founded Collective Idea in 2005 and converting it from one man’s freelance projects into a thriving company with employees in multiple cities and states. He acts as chief technology officer for Paper Hat Press, LLC and Breakthrough.com. He writes and contributes to open-source projects, including Ruby on Rails. He frequently serves as a tech advisor for other startups and companies. He even has a college degree...
Dan ConnorsMeet Dan Connors »Dr. Dan Connors is a veteran of the high performance microprocessor and scientific computing field. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the year 2000. As a professor at the University of Colorado in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Dr. Connors investigates parallel programming models, compiler optimization, fault tolerance, and design of multicore architectures.
For his commitment to teaching, Dr. Connors was...
Jean LeongMeet Jean Leong »Jean Leong brings years of development experience into her teaching, making the learning experience practical for her students. Originally a Smalltalk developer, Jean has an expansive knowledge of object-oriented (OO) development, analysis and design. Jean has worked in every stage of the software development process for a variety of businesses, from small non-profits to government agencies to global enterprises.
Jean was also one of the top instructors at Sun Microsystems in North America and Europe. At...
Dave ShawMeet Dave Shaw »Dave Shaw began his professional career working in a government lab in collaboration with resident scientists. Exploring alternative approaches to the analysis of various satellite data and developing analysis tools suitable for the scientists provided ample opportunity to polish his coding skills. Subsequent employment has taken Dave through multiple roles supporting large user communities, including overseeing internet security concerns in a data warehouse, participating in the design and early development of an...
