Programming 1 (PR1)

Write your first programs: You will learn the fundamentals of imperative and object-oriented programming in Java, use typical development tools, and independently implement algorithms to develop software applications.

Contents

• Using an integrated development environment, incl. debugger, configuration management, automated tests
• version management (Git)
• Imperative language constructs: assignment, condition, loop, array, static method and parameters, recursion, runtime exceptions
• Memory management (stack and heap)
• Object-oriented language constructs: class, object, attribute, (dynamically bound) method
• Interfaces and their implementation
• Inheritance, polymorphism

Competencies

Students are able to

• use mainstream development tools (editor, compiler, interpreted, IDE, version management, shell, ai prompts),
• explain basic concepts of object-oriented development,
• translate given algorithms into Java programs,
• work in small teams and present the result of their work, and
• unterstand and develop simple algorithms and implement these in Java.

Literature

• Christian Ullenboom, Java ist auch eine Insel, Rheinwerk Computing, 17. Auflage, 2023.
• Michael Kofler, Java: Der kompakte Grundkurs mit Aufgaben und Lösungen, Rheinwerk Computing, 5. Auflage, 2025.

Lecturer

• Prof. Dr. Frank Dopatka
• Prof. Dr. Jörn Fischer
• Prof. Dr. Oliver Hummel
• Prof. Dr. Sven Klaus
• Prof. Dr. Peter Knauber
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandro Leuchter
• Prof. Dr. Sachar Paulus
• Prof. Thomas Smits
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Specht
• Prof. Dr. Jessica Steinberger

Recommended Previous Knowledge 

• none

Module Details

Semester	1
Lecture Language	German
Frequency	Every Term
Credit Points (ECTS)	10
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Peter Knauber
Duration	1 Semester
Course Achievement	None
Prerequisite for exam	None
Exam	Continuous Assessment (CA)

Weekly Hours (SWS) 

Lecture	4 SWS
Lab	4 SWS
Sum	8 SWS

Work Load 

Lecture	60 h
Lab	60 h
Self Study	80 h
Assignments	80 h
Exam Preparation	20 h
Sum	300 h