Industry Courses

We give industry courses on a variety of topics in object-oriented software development. All courses are given by researchers of the Programming Technology Lab, in English or in Dutch (depending on the participants' preference). The courses have been subdivided into a number of different course modules. An entire course can be composed out of any selection of modules, depending on the interest of the participants. Moreover, each of the modules can be fine-tuned to address specific needs or wishes. The leitmotiv through all the modules is the use of Java as an object-oriented programming medium, and the consistent use of UML notation for expressing object-oriented analysis and designs.
Essentially, the different modules can be subdivides into three categories:

• Basics of OO
  • Basics of object-oriented programming in Java
  • Basics of object-oriented analysis and design in UML
  • Technology Platform Level 1
    E.g., applets, JDBC, AWT, Swing, JavaDoc
• Advanced OO features
  • Advanced object-oriented programming in Java
    E.g., concurrency, exception handling, remote method invocation
  • Frameworks and components for object-oriented reuse
  • Technology Platform Level 2
    E.g., agents, mobility, security, distribution, CORBA, JavaBeans
• OO research and state-of-the-art
  • Inside Java
    A detailed look at Java garbage collection techniques
  • History of object-oriented programming
    A historic overview of OO programming languages
  • Research Trends in OO
    E.g., refactoring, design patterns, aspect-oriented programming

Above, a list of possible modules is provided. However, some of the modules have other modules (or related experience) as a prerequisite. A schematic representation of how the different modules depend on one another makes this more clear.

Obviously, courses can take place only if a teacher is available, and there is a sufficient number of participants. We only give courses for groups (at least 6 persons), not for individuals. Prices have to be agreed upon by both parties. Note that books mentioned in the study material of each module are not included in the price. For more information about these courses, please send a mail to

Prof. Dr. Theo D'Hondt
tjdhondt@vub.ac.be
Programming Technology Lab
Department of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, BELGIUM