Ejb3_and_Jpa_using_JBoss_Notes

Ejb3 and Jpa using JBoss Notes

This is a summary of the course outline, feel and guiding principles behind its structure.

For this course, we have chosen to use no power point slides. Instead, we work with self-paced tutorials and facilitator-guided projects to get you the experience you need to continue learning after the class.

Assumptions

You want to be here/you are here of your own volition
You are comfortable with basic Java programming

Guiding Principles

Teaching versus Learning

Learning –> Participant doing, experimenting, practicing, talking, interacting, …
Teaching –> Instructor talking, students listening
Teaching != learning

In this course we are trying to maximize the time you spending working with projects, from heavily guided tutorials to open-ended projects and problems. The person traditionally called the instructor is acting as a mentor, guide and facilitator.

Breadth versus Depth

The complete depth of the subject material is too large for a week-long course
You are capable of learning on your own after the course
Staring with a working example, you are capable of taking it further on your own

In this course we are trying to give you enough experience with a subset of all of the material to give you the confidence to continue learning on your own after the course is over. Not only do we work on the subject material but we also take an approach that allows you to experiment on your own by using a test-oriented approach (sometimes this means tests after code, sometimes this means test-first programming).

Techniques

Self-paced tutorials
Assignments and mini projects
Break-out sessions
Reviews
Facilitator-guided projects
White-board design sessions
Using a test harness for experimentation

Materials

One Course Binder with Tutorials and notes
One CD with required files
One Copy of Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 (5th Edition)
One generic pen

Outline

Introductions

Logistics
Daily schedule
Bathrooms
About Me
About_You