J2EE Training Course Outline

Introduction to the J2EE Architecture

The need for distributed enterprise applications
The typical enterprise architecture
The J2EE architecture
J2EE versus Microsoft DNA and .NET - Strengths and weaknesses of both

J2EE tools
Application servers
Development tools
Resources - Books and web sites

The J2EE Technologies

JSPs and servlets
EJB
RMI and CORBA
Messaging
Web Services

Overview of J2EE Architecture and Design

Introduction to design patterns
The J2EE tiered architecture
Common J2EE design patterns
Common J2EE architectures
Other J2EE technologies
- Web tier (Struts, Tapestry)
- Frameworks (Spring)
- Persistence (Hibernate, JDO)

Web Applications

Servlets

Introduction to HTTP
What are servlets?
Servlet architecture
Creating and using servlets
Using cookies
Using session state

Java Server Pages

What are JSPs?
Creating JSPs
Page directives
Using beans
Interacting with servlets
JSP 2.0 EL

Web Services

Introduction to Web Services

What is a web service?
Service-Oriented Architectures
How Web Services Work
SOAP
- SOAP message structure
- Handling errors
WSDL
UDDI

Web Services in Java

Java Web Service implementations
- Apache Axis
- Sun Application Server
JAX-RPC
Web service clients in Java
Error handling

Enterprise JavaBeans

Introduction to EJBs

EJB applications
EJB types
- Stateful and stateless session beans
- CMP and BMP entity beans
- Message-driven beans
EJB deployment

Implementing Session Beans

Creating a session bean
Deploying the bean
Testing the bean

Implementing Entity Beans

Creating a CMP entity bean
Deploying the bean
Testing the bean

JMS

Messaging Models
Connections
Sessions
Topics & Queues
Using Messages
Receiving Messages
JMS Clients