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Course Description

The Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) architecture is explored starting with the presentation layer which includes the servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP). Java Server Faces (JSF) is also covered as part of the presentation layer. The business layer is examined using the enterprise java beans (EJB). The persistence layer is studied through the Java Persistence API (JPA) and the Hibernate framework. Jave based web services are explored using JAX-WS (SOAP based) and JAX-RS (REST based) APIs. The Spring framework is compared as an alternative architecture.

Course Grading Policy

The course grade will be based on active class participation (10%), assignments (30%), mid term exam (30%), and final project (30%). Assignments and projects are expected to be submitted by their respective due dates. Late submission grades will be scaled with respect to the minimum grade of those submitted on time.

Course Web Site

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References

• The Java EE 7 Tutorial (http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/doc/) (Primary Reference)
• JBoss Application Server 7
• Hibernate (www.hibernate.org)
• Spring Framework (www.springframework.org)

Student Conduct Code

Please review the academic conduct code

Tentative Course Schedule

• Module 1 -- Introduction   (1 Lecture)
• Java EE Overview
• Application Servers -- JBoss
• Eclipse IDE and ANT
• Module 2 -- Servlets   (1 Lecture)
• Servlet basics
• Handling client requests, Generating server responses
• Cookies and Session Tracking
• Module 3 -- Java Server Pages  (2 Lectures)
• Overview of JSP technology
• Java scripting elements
• Using JavaBeans components
• JSTL
• Integrating Servlets and JSP -- MVC architecture
• Module 4 -- Java Server Faces  (2 Lectures)
• Overview of JSF technology
• Facelets
• Expression Language
• Mid Term (1 Lecture)
• Module 5 -- Enterprise Java Beans (2 Lectures)
• EJB Overview
• Session Beans, Entity Beans, Message Beans
• Module 6 -- Web Services (1 Lecture)
• JAX-WS SOAP services
• JAX-RS REST services
• Module 7 -- JPA and Hibernate (1 Lecture)
• Module 8 -- Spring Framework (2 Lectures)
• Final Project