Semester: 3
ECTS: 5
Lectures: 15
Practice sessions: 30
Independent work: 105
Module Code: 24-02-524
Semester: 3
ECTS: 5
Lectures: 15
Practice sessions: 30
Independent work: 105
Module Code: 24-02-524

Module title:


Rapid development of Java applications using frameworks

Lecturers and associates:


Assistant Professor Aleksander Radovan

Module overview:


This module introduces students to the most popular Java frameworks that are used for writing enterprise-scale Java applications worldwide, their applicability, configuration and usage in solving business problems.

This module is intended for students who already have intermediate knowledge and skills in Java programming language and want to dive into the world of enterprise-scale Java applications and become productive and integral part of Java programming teams. Skills learnt in this module will contribute significantly to students’ development as professionals in respecting fields.

Students will learn:
• How multi-layer Java web applications are designed and developed.
• How to develop the data access layer with basic approach and more advanced approaches with using different frameworks.
• About key security aspects.
• How to use most popular Java frameworks like Spring boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate and Spring Security.

The module is taught in Java programming language. The module assessment is based on individual student projects. In these projects, students must create Java applications using appropriate frameworks to the given specifications.


Literature:


Essential reading:
1. Walls, C. (2022) Spring in Action. Shelter Island: Manning Publications.

Recommended reading:
1. Walls, C. (2016) Spring boot in Action. Shelter Island: Manning Publications.
2. Spilca, L. (2020) Spring Security in Action. Shelter Island: Manning Publications.

Further reading:
1. Bauer, C. and King, G. (2015) Java Persistence with Hibernate. Shelter Island: Manning Publications.

Getting started with Spring Framework, J. Sharma, Ashish Sarin Spring in practice, W. Wheeler, J. White Java Persistence with Hibernate, C Bauer, G. King Spring Security - Third Edition: Secure your web applications, RESTful services, and microservice architectures, M. Knutson, R. Winch, P. Mularinen