This course is specially designed for students who are interested in learning the most popular programming language with minimum entry requirement. Students who do not have any programming experience or programming knowledge in using object-oriented techniques are encouraged to attend this course.It covers extensively the programming and object-oriented techniques of Java. It introduces students to Object-oriented programming concepts, teaches them the fundamentals of the Java language and syntax, introduces them to the major class libraries in Java, and prepares them to begin development of business applications in Java. It is interspersed with step-by-step exercises illustrating the concepts as they are explained. Java applications, using JDK 1.7, are introduced in this course to provide students with a more thorough understanding of the programming process.