1 Task 1: Creating a Github Account to Manage Software Projects
Though it is not required, it is highly recommended that you adapt to to the practice of managing your software projects using Github.
• If you already have a Github account, make sure that you are able to create private repositories. Otherwise, you are still required to create an Educational account for this course.
Requirement: You must create an Educational Github account, e.g., with a user name structured as follows (separated by single hyphens):
lastName-firstName
For example: smith-john would be the Github account name for a student whose last name is Smith and first name is John.
• Follow this tutorial series to learn about applying and using an Educational Github account (and creating private repositories):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dxAmCmjv_58KxTSd1CRbpinmSF8EPJx
Notes:
• Skip Video 05, which is not applicable for this course.
Video 06
•is for you to synchronize between your Github repositories and your own computer . It is assumed that you already installed the Github desktop program on your own computer.
2 Task 2: Installing and Launching Eclipse on Your Own Computer
There is one item to install on your laptops in order to construct Java programs:
Eclipse IDE 2020–12 (using the Eclipse Installer 202012 R) [click on the blue link]
To launch Eclipse, simply click on its icon:
You should be able to see an initial prompt like:
• If you are able to see the above Eclipse initial prompt, then you are ready! See the next section for tutorial videos to get started with programming in Java.
3 Task 3: Tutorial Videos to Complete
Here is a tutorial series for you to obtain hands-on experience on the basics of Java programming:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dxAmCmjv_6wy2m0yq2wObIWPz4tAxW6
The above tutorial series will be expanded with videos on a weekly basis to supplement your lectures.
• As you study through the example Java classes in the tutorial videos, you are required to type them out (but absolutely feel free to add new Java classes to experiment) on Eclipse.
