Duke University - Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization 

1. Think critically about how to solve a problem using programming;

2. Write JavaScript programs using functions, for loops, and conditional statements;

3. Use HTML to construct a web page with paragraphs, divs, images, links, and lists;

4. Add styles to a web page with CSS IDs and classes; and

5. Make a web page interactive with JavaScript commands like alert, onClick, onChange, adding input features like an image canvas, button, and

1. Edit, compile, and run a Java program;

2. Use conditionals and loops in a Java program;

3. Use Java API documentation in writing programs.

4. Debug a Java program using the scientific method;

5. Write a Java method to solve a specific problem;

6. Develop a set of test cases as part of developing a program;

7. Create a class with multiple methods that work together to solve a problem; and

8. Use divide-and-conquer design techniques for a program that uses multiple methods.

1. Read and write data from/to files;

2. Solve problems involving data files;

3. Perform quantitative analyses of data (e.g., finding maximums, minimums, averages);

4. Store and manipulate data in an array or ArrayList;

5. Combine multiple classes to solve larger problems;

6. Use iterables and collections (including maps) in Java.

1. Use sorting appropriately in solving problems;

2. Develop classes that implement the Comparable interface;

3. Use timing data to analyze empirical performance;

4. Break problems into multiple classes, each with their own methods;

5. Determine if a class from the Java API can be used in solving a particular problem;

6. Implement programming solutions using multiple approaches and recognize tradeoffs;

7. Use object-oriented concepts including interfaces and abstract classes when developing programs;

8. Appropriately hide implementation decisions so they are not visible in public methods; and

9. Recognize the limitations of algorithms and Java programs in solving problems.

10. Recognize standard Java classes and idioms including exception-handling, static methods, java.net, and java.io packages.

1. Read in and parse data into lists and maps;

2. Calculate average ratings;

3. Calculate how similar a given rater is to another user based on ratings; and

4. Recommend movies to a given user based on ratings.

5. Display recommended movies for a given user on a webpage.