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Java Tutor - First day what to teach? :)

 
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Hi all,

I am to do a java introduction course to a student . I want to know how and what to do on the first day?

she said she has some basic knowledge in C and C#, and some exposure to programming... but not in a big way..

Now she wants to learn java.

i need some guidance as to what type of things should i teach her on the first day so that she will like the Java language and wont hate it hehe.

Thanks for all replies

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Mahen
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I suggest teach her OOPS concept then follow Book chapters
 
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You might want to take a look at "Thinking in Java", as that is a book with exactly that target audience. It's available online - just google for it...
 
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I'd teach three things on day one. A simple 'Hello World' program -- write, compile, and run. A simple program using AWT. And a simple applet. I'd follow those up with a few choice demo programs from the J2SE kit, so she can see what's possible.

From any one of these you can have the attendant discussions on how the bytecode interpreter works, effective ways to structure the code, and simple hints and tricks.

If those three exercises and the demo are compelling, she'll have some motivation for digging in.
 
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