Understand the fundamentals how a computer works.

To learn how to take a problem, figure out the algorithm to solve it, the write the code

To learn basics of programming with a modern programming language, Java

Understand how to install and use a good Java development environment

To learn how to produce robust programs in Java using exception handling and extensive program testing

Demonstrate basic problem solving skills: analyzing problems, modeling a problem as a system of objects, creating algorithms, and implementing models and algorithms in an object-oriented computer language (classes, objects, methods with parameters, abstract classes, interfaces, inheritance and polymorphism).

Illustrate basic programming concepts such as program flow and syntax of a high-level general purpose language

Demonstrate working with primitive data types, strings and arrays

Designing Algorithms

How Computers & computational systems work & history of computing

Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking)

Basic OOP

Classes & objects

Polymorphism

Inheritance

Abstract Classes & Interfaces

Functions, methods and procedures

Arrays, Lists, dictionaries, vectors, sets

Strings

Testing & Debugging code

IDE use