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Training Course Summary:

This course provides students with knowledge needed to use the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) to create robust enterprise applications that allow for rapid change and growth. Participants gain an understanding of the strategies needed to create application blueprints that work well when implementing J2EE technologies. These strategies include effective decision making through the use of systemic qualities (such as scalability and flexibility), J2EE technology blueprints and design patterns,and iterative and incremental development.

Pre-Requisites:

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Describe in outline form all J2EE technologies, including Enterprise JavaBeans, servlets, and JavaServer Pages
Describe distributed computing and communication concepts
Perform analysis and design of object-oriented software systems
Describe iterative and incremental software development
Use UML notation for modeling object-oriented systems

Who Should Attend:

Students who can benefit from this course are those who are responsible for the overall software architecture and design of J2EE technology-based enterprise software systems. These students would also require insight into the role of the enterprise architect and want to use J2EE technologies in n-tier enterprise systems. Existing architects can also benefit from an understanding of how to use J2EE technologies to improve quality of service in their enterprise systems.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1 - Introducing Fundamental Architectural Concepts


Justify the need for architecture
Describe the architectural function
Describe five primary concerns of architecture

Module 2 - Examining System Architecture Development Heuristics and Guidelines


Identify key risk factors in distributed enterprise systems
Describe essentials of object-oriented design
Describe guidelines for effective network communication
Justify the use of transactions to control shared resources
Describe controlling costs through concept reuse
Explain the basic characteristics of Sun(TM) Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) architecture

Module 3 - Describing the Software Development Process


Define the purpose of a development methodology
Describe best practices of development methodologies
Describe workflows and the four key phases of an iterative and incremental development process
Define iterative process outputs
Describe how to increase the probability of project success

Module 4 - Differentiating Local Object-Oriented Computing and Distributed Object Computing


Examine the characteristics of data transfer in object-oriented computing
Examine the characteristics of data transfer in distributed computing
Compare and contrast distributed, object-based computing and object-oriented computing
Analyze the impact of transactions in a distributed computing environment
Analyze the impact of security implementation in a distributed computing environment

Module 5 - Optimizing Inside the Tier


Plan system capacity to support required load
Plan scalability to support anticipated growth
Specify service providers to support maintenance goals

Module 6 - Optimizing Tier-to-Tier Communication


Create a network model for an application
Construct a data and call model to efficiently submit service requests and receive responses
Create a transaction model for the application
Create a security model for the application

Module 7 - Analyzing Quality-of-Service Requirements


Evaluate the effects of dimensions on systemic qualities
Prioritize quality-of-service requirements
Inspect quality-of-service requirements for trade-off opportunities

Module 8 - Building a Prototype


Create system prototypes that can potentially fulfill required architectural goals
Assess the prototypes for fulfillment of required architectural goals

Module 9 - Describing J2EE Technology Servers


Describe various server types
Review enterprise information systems
Explain the issues relating to the selection of application servers
Describe deployment best practices, guidelines, and patterns

Module 10 - Describing J2EE Technologies


Describe the J2EE technology web-tier components
Describe the J2EE technology business-tier components
Describe J2EE technology connectors

Module 11 - Evaluating the J2EE Technology Choice


Design for long-term application state
Manage client session state
Enable business process and workflow control
Enable presentation process and workflow control
Manage presentation layout
Design for asynchronous communication

Module 12 - Analyzing the Software Requirements


Describe the software development process in terms of model transformations
Gather requirements to define the business problem
Create the domain model

Module 13 - Creating the Software Design


Explain the purpose and elements of a robustness analysis and the design model
Use robustness analysis to create a design model for a use case
Generate a sequence diagram view of the design model

Module 14 - Creating the Software Architecture


Describe the architecture model
Decompose the system into components
Arrange components into effective topologies
Create deployment diagrams to document the architecture model
Evaluate the architecture model

Module 15 - Choosing J2EE Technology Patterns


Review relevant pattern fundamentals
Recognize circumstances that suggest the use of J2EE technology patterns to assist in communications