Beginner's project

[Howard Brazee]

I'm creating a lesson plan for people learning at their own pace. I
was told to start off with a simple application that can be added to
in many ways. I'd like to avoid JavaScript, and would love it if
they ended up using XML. Everybody has or will have JBuilder and
Resin.

What I think I will do is set up a Sudoko screen, but I'm not sure
what the best steps (and order) are - nor the best way to add Java,
and would like feedback.

1. Create a hard web pages with hard coded numbers, and unprotected
cells.
2. Change this to read in a table, with protected and unprotected
cells.
3. Add logic to read the screen and check the answers. (ignore
multiple values in a cell)
4. With step 3, we can turn this into a pseudo-conversational quiz,
allowing the back-button to go back.
5. Add style sheet(s).
6. Modify logic for different size and shaped cells.
7. Make this a client-server application.
8. Add helper logic, generator logic, or solver logic as optional.

I will be doing much of the learning, trying to say ahead of students.

 

[Mich]

I'm creating a lesson plan for people learning at their own pace. I
was told to start off with a simple application that can be added to
in many ways. I'd like to avoid JavaScript, and would love it if
they ended up using XML. Everybody has or will have JBuilder and
Resin.

Why not work with a local company that needs sonme type of e-commerce site?
You can't do any better than having to deal with a real-world project.

 

[adwords]

I always like the idea of having them develope a testing engine, like
for mock exams. They can port it to a standalone app, a web app, a
Struts app, etc. Plus, it's an exam application, so to test it, they
actually have to answer questions.

If the questions were in an xml format, you could integrate XML into
the site.

By the way, I have a bunch of free multimedia tutorials on Java and
J2EE development at www.mcnz.com, so, if you have Java beginners, it's
a great place to send them.

Cheers!

-Cameron McKenzie
Author of the SCJA Certification Guide and What is WebSphere?


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