Package Description

This Certification Success Package is for Java developers interested in learning how to use JavaServer Pages (JSP) and servlet technologies for presenting web services and dynamic web content, and then demonstrating proficiency by becoming a Sun Certified Web Component Developer. The package includes Sun Authorized courseware, practice certification exams delivered over the web, and a voucher for the actual certification exam.

This package includes Sun authorized courseware, Web-based practice certification exams, and a voucher for the certification exam. As an added bonus in select countries, should you need it, you will also receive a free retake exam. » See participating countries and terms and conditions.

 

Package Skills Gained

Goal is to become a Sun Certified Web Component Developer.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Describe the application model for the J2EE platform and the context for the model
• Develop and test an Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) technology application
• Develop a web-based user interface to an EJB technology application
• Configure the J2EE platform services layer

 

Package Components

• Developing Applications for the Java EE Platform (WJB-310-EE5)
• Web Component Development With Servlet and JSP Technologies (WJB-314-EE5)
• ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (WGS-PREX-J083C)
• Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (CX-310-083)

 

Developing Applications for the Java EE Platform (WJB-310-EE5)

 

Course Length

18 hours

 

Languages

English  

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are Sun Certified Java technology programmers who want to develop enterprise applications that conform to the Java EE platform standards.  

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be:

• Experienced with the Java programming language
• Familiar with distributed programming (multi-tier architecture)
• Familiar with relational database theory and the basics of structured query language (SQL)
• Familiar with component technology

 

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe the application model for the Java EE platform and the context for the model
2. Develop and run an EJB technology application
3. Develop a web-based user interface to an EJB technology application
4. Develop simple web services for the Java EE platform
5. Configure the Java EE platform services layer

 

Related Courses

Before:

• Web-based
• Web Learning
• WEB_OL
• WJB
• Java Programming Language Bundle (WJB-275)

 

Course Content

Module 1 - Placing the Java EE Model in Context

• Describe the needs of enterprise applications and describe how Java EE 5 technology addresses these needs
• Describe the Java EE 5 platform application programming interfaces (APIs) and supporting services
• Describe the Java EE platform tiers and architectures
• Describe how to simplify Java EE application development using architecture patterns

Module 2 - Java EE Component Model and Development Steps

• Describe the principles of a component-based development model
• Describe the asynchronous communication model
• Describe the process used and roles involved when developing and executing a Java EE application
• Compare the different methods and tools available for developing a Java EE application and related components
• Describe how to configure and package Java EE applications

Module 3 - Web Component Model

• Describe the role of web components in a Java EE application
• Define the HTTP request-response model
• Compare Java servlets and components and JSP components
• Describe the basic session management strategies
• Manage thread safety issues in web components
• Describe the purpose of web-tier design patterns

Module 4 - Developing Servlets

• Describe the servlet API
• Use the request and response APIs
• Forward control and pass data
• Use the session management API

Module 5 - Developing With JavaServer Pages Technology

• Evaluate the role of JSP technology as a presentation mechanism
• Author JSP pages
• Process data received from servlets in a JSP page
• Describe the use of tag libraries

Module 6 - EJB Component Model

• Describe the role of EJB components in a Java EE application
• Describe the EJB component model
• Identify the proper terminology to use when discussing EJB components and their elements

Module 7 - Implementing EJB 3.0 Session Beans

• Compare stateless and stateful behavior
• Describe the operational characteristics of a stateless session bean
• Describe the operational characteristics of a stateful session bean
• Create session beans
• Package and deploy session beans
• Create a session bean client

Module 8 - The Java Persistence API

• Describe the role of the Java Persistence API (JPA) in a Java EE application
• Describe the basics of Object Relational Mapping
• Describe the elements and environment of an Entity component
• Describe the life cycle and operational characteristics of Entity components

Module 9 - Implementing a Transaction Policy

• Describe transaction semantics
• Compare programmatic and declarative transaction scoping
• Use the Java Transaction API (JTA) to scope transactions programmatically
• Implement a container-managed transaction policy
• Support optimistic locking with the versioning of entity components
• Predict the effect of transaction scope on application performance
• Describe the effect of exceptions on transaction state

Module 10 - Developing Java EE Applications Using Messaging

• Describe JMS technology
• Create a queue message producer
• Create a synchronous message consumer
• Create an asynchronous message consumer
• List the capabilities and limitations of EJB components as messaging clients

Module 11 - Developing Message-Driven Beans

• Describe the properties and life cycle of message-driven beans
• Create a JMS message-driven bean
• Create life-cycle event handlers for a JMS message-driven bean

Module 12 - Web Service Model

• Describe the role of web services
• List the specifications used to make web services platform independent
• Describe the Java APIs used for XML processing and web services

Module 13 - Implementing Java EE Web Services with JAX-WS

• Describe endpoints supported by the Java EE 5 platform
• Describe the requirements of JAX-WS Servlet Endpoints
• Describe the requirements of JAX-WS EJB Endpoints
• Develop Web Service Clients

Module 14 - Implementing a Security Policy

• Exploit container-managed security
• Define user roles and responsibilities
• Create a role-based security policy
• Use the security API
• Configure authentication in the web tier

 

Web Component Development With Servlet and JSP Technologies (WJB-314-EE5)

 

Languages

English  

Who Can Benefit

Developers with skills equivalent to that of a Sun Certified Java Developer, who are creating web components (such as servlets and custom tags), can benefit. This is not a course for web page designers using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript technology, or other web presentation technologies.  

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

• Write Java technology applications, demonstrating significant programming ability
• Integrate existing Java code (for example, reuse existing classes created by other team members)
• Design Java technology applications
• Functionally describe the benefits of an n-tier architecture
• Write a web page using HTML

 

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Write servlets using the Java programming language (Java servlets)
2. Create robust web applications using Struts, session management, filters, and database integration
3. Write JSP pages
4. Create easy to maintain JSP pages using the Expression Language, JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), and the Struts Tiles framework
5. Create robust web applications that integrate Struts and JSP pages

 

Related Courses

Before:

• Web Learning
• Developing Applications for the Java EE Platform (WJB-310-EE5)
• Java Programming Language Bundle (WJB-275)

 

Course Content

Module 1 - Introduction to Web Application Technologies

• Describe web applications
• Describe Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE 5)
• Describe Java servlet technology
• Describe JavaServer Pages technology
• Define three-tier architecture
• Define Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture

Module 2 - Developing a View Component

• Design a view component
• Describe the Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• Describe the web container behavior
• Develop a simple HTTP servlet
• Configure and deploy a servlet

Module 3 - Developing a Controller Component

• Design a controller component
• Create an HTML form
• Describe how HTML form data is sent in an HTTP request
• Develop a controller servlet
• Dispatch from a controller servlet to a view servlet

Module 4 - Developing Dynamic Forms

• Describe the servlet life cycle
• Customize a servlet with initialization parameters
• Explain error reporting within the web form
• Repopulate the web form

Module 5 - Sharing Application Resources Using the Servlet Context

• Describe the purpose and features of the servlet context
• Develop a servlet context listener to initialize a shared application resource

Module 6 - Designing the Business Tier

• Describe the Analysis model
• Design entity components
• Design service components

Module 7 - Developing a Web Application Using Struts

• Design a web application using the Struts MVC framework
• Develop a Struts action class
• Configure the Struts action mappings

Module 8 - Developing Web Applications Using Session Management

• Describe the purpose of session management
• Design a web application that uses session management
• Develop servlets using session management
• Describe the cookies implementation of session management
• Describe the URL-rewriting implementation of session management

Module 9 - Using Filters in Web Applications

• Describe the web container request cycle
• Describe the Filter API
• Develop a filter class
• Configure a filter in the web.xml file

Module 10 - Integrating Web Applications With Databases

• Map a sample data structure into database entities
• Design a web application to integrate with a DBMS
• Configuring a DataSource and Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) API

Module 11 - Developing JSP Pages

• Describe JSP page technology
• Write JSP code using scripting elements
• Write JSP code using the page directive
• Write JSP code using standard tags
• Write JSP code using the Expression Language (EL)
• Configure the JSP page environment in the web.xml file

Module 12 - Developing JSP Pages Using Custom Tags

• Describe the Java EE job roles involved in web application development
• Design a web application using custom tags
• Use JSTL tags in a JSP page

Module 13 - Developing Web Applications Using Struts Action Forms

• Describe the components in a Struts application
• Develop an ActionForm class
• Develop a JSP page for a View form
• Configure the View forms

 

ePractice Exam for the Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (WGS-PREX-J083C)

 

Course Length

1 hour

 

Additional SW HW Requirements

n/a  

Languages

English  

Format

n/a  

Who Can Benefit

Programmers  

Prerequisites

TBD  

Skills Gained

TBD  

Topics

n/a  

Course Content

Exam

 

Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (CX-310-083)

 

Languages

• English
• French

 
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