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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for anyone who is new to software development and wants, or needs, to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of coding and basics of C++ and object-oriented programming concepts. This course is for Non-Developers, or anyone who wants to have a basic understanding of and learn how to code C++ applications and syntax Overview Companies are constantly challenged to keep their applications, development projects, products, services (and programmers!) up to speed with the latest industry tools, skills, technologies and practices to stay ahead in the ever-shifting markets that make up today's fiercely competitive business landscape. The need for application, web and mobile developers and coders is seemingly endless as technologies regularly change and grow to meet the modern needs of demanding industries and clients. C++ and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers is a five-day, basic-level training course geared for IT candidates who have little or no prior experience in computer programming. Throughout this gentle introduction to programming and C++, students will learn to create applications and libraries using C++ using best practices and sound OO development techniques for writing object-oriented programs in C++. Special emphasis is placed on object-oriented concepts and best practices throughout the training. Fundamentals of the Program Development Cycle Computer Architecture The Notion of Algorithms Source Code vs. Machine Code Compile-Time vs. Run-Time Software Program Architecture Standalone Client/Server Distributed Web-Enabled IDE (Interactive Development Environment) Concepts Looping Constructs Counter-Controlled Repetition Sentinel-Controlled Repetition Nested Control Constructs break and continue Statements Structured Programming Best Practices Writing Methods (Functions) Static vs. Dynamic Allocation Declaring Methods Declaring Methods with Multiple Parameters Method-Call Stack Scope of Declarations Argument Promotion and Casting Designing Methods for Reusability Method Overloading Arrays Purpose of Arrays Declaring and Instantiating Arrays Passing Arrays to Methods Multidimensional Arrays Variable-Length Argument Lists Using Command-Line Arguments Using Environment Variables Deeper Into Classes and Objects Controlling Access to Class Members Referencing the Current Object Using this Overloading Constructors Default and No-Argument Constructors Composition of Classes Garbage Collection and Destructors The finalize Method Static Class Members Defining Classes Using Inheritance Application Development Fundamentals Structure of a C++ Program Memory Concepts Fundamental Data Type Declarations Fundamental I/O Concepts Fundamental Operators Arithmetic Operators Logical Operators Precedence and Associativity Building and Deploying a C++ Program Superclasses and Subclasses Advantages of Using Inheritance protected Class Members Constructors in Subclasses Increasing Convenience by Using Polymorphism Purpose of Polymorphic Behavior The Concept of a Signature Abstract Classes and Methods final Methods and Classes Purpose of Interfaces Using and Creating Interfaces Common Interfaces of the C++ API Files and Streams Concept of a Stream Class File Sequential Access Object Serialization to/from Sequential Access Files Fundamental Searching and Sorting Introduction to Searching Algorithms Linear Search Binary Search Introduction to Sorting Algorithms Selection Sort Insertion Sort Merge Sort Fundamental Data Structures Dynamic Memory Allocation Linked Lists Stacks Queues Trees Exception Handling Types of Exceptions Exception Handling Overview Introduction to Classes and Objects Classes, Objects and Methods Object Instances Declaring and Instantiating a C++ Object Declaring Methods set and get Methods Initiating Objects with Constructors Primitive Types vs. Reference Types Flow Control Conditional Constructs Exception Class Hierarchy Extending Exception Classes When to Throw or Assert Exceptions Formatted Output printf Syntax Conversion Characters Specifying Field Width and Precision Using Flags to Alter Appearance Printing Literals and Escape Sequences Formatting Output with Class Formatter Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions Fundamentals of Characters and Strings String Class String Operations StringBuilder Class Character Class StringTokenizer Class Regular Expressions Regular Expression Syntax Pattern Class Matcher Class Fundamental GUI Programming Concepts Overview of Swing Components Displaying Text and Graphics in a Window Event Handling with Nested Classes GUI Event Types and Listener Interfaces Mouse Event Handling Layout Managers Additional course details: Nexus Humans C Plus Plus and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers (TTCP2000) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the C Plus Plus and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers (TTCP2000) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course are Application Consultants, Business Analysts, Business Process Owners/Team Leads/Power Users, Program/Project Managers, and Users. Overview Learn how to create queries in BEx Query DesignerLearn how to use advanced query functionsLearn how to perform OLAP analysis In this course, students obtain the knowledge to create query definitions using the BEx Query Designer and to make them available for OLAP analysis. Data Warehousing Describing Data Warehousing Describing Data Warehouse Architecture Using Reporting Tools Navigation Options in Reports Using the Navigation Options in Reports Saving Analysis Views Simple Queries Creating Simple Queries Finding a Query Filtering Query Definition Data Configuring Query Properties Key Figures and Structures in Queries Creating Restricted Key Figures Creating Calculated Key Figures Creating a New Formula with Boolean Operators Configuring Properties of Key Figures Using Exception and Nested Exception Aggregation Queries with Multiple Structures Creating Structures Resolving Formula Collision Designing Detailed Queries with the Cell Editor Characteristics and Hierarchies in Queries Configuring the Properties of Characteristics Running Display and Navigation Attribute Queries Adding Hierarchies to Reports Adding External Hierarchies to a Report Using Hierarchies and Structures Creating External Hierarchies Variables in Queries Using Variables Creating Characteristic Value and Text Variables in Queries Creating Hierarchy and Hierarchy Node Variables in Queries Creating Formula Variables in Queries Activating Business Content Variables Exceptions and Conditions in Queries Creating Exceptions in Query Design Creating Conditions in Query Design Report-Report Interface Using the Report-Report Interface Query Performance Optimization Optimizing Query Performance Configuring Query Read Mode Use Performance Monitoring Tools Queries Management and Authorizations Overview Managing Query Objects Describing Authorizations Reporting Options Outlining Reporting Options for SAP NetWeaver BW Additional course details: Nexus Humans BW305 SAP Business Warehouse Query Design and Analysis training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BW305 SAP Business Warehouse Query Design and Analysis course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Business decision-makers: directors (managers of managers), managers of individual contributors (ICs) or ICs working in non-IT functions/divisions (such as finance, marketing, sales, HR, product design) interested in understanding the applications of Google?s cloud technology for business improvement opportunities and transformational project(s). Through this interactive training, you?ll learn about core cloud business drivers?specifically Google?s cloud?and gain the knowledge/skills to determine if business transformation is right for you and your team, and build short and long-term projects using the ?superpowers? of cloud accordingly. You?ll also find several templates, guides, and resource links through the supplementary student workbook to help you build a custom briefing document to share with your leadership, technical teams or partners. Why cloud technology is revolutionizing business This module introduces cloud technology as a paradigm shift and explains how it?s irrevocably transforming business globally. It defines the fundamental building blocks of cloud technology?compute power and data?and what they mean for you and your business. And finally, it reveals how these building blocks help to create five superpowers using concrete use cases of their transformative abilities for business, education, and government sectors. Foster an innovation culture Cloud is not just about a technological transformation; it's a business and cultural transformation, too. This module explores how the superpowers of the cloud are brought to life through people. It looks specifically at how to organically create and scale innovation through culture and business practices. It offers key principles, drawing examples from Google?s success and real world scenarios, that you can apply in your day-to-day operations. Define the ideal business transformation challenge Previous modules describe the journey with cloud technology to include business and cultural changes as well. This module sets the groundwork to build a transformational solution using cloud technology for your role or your business. This process starts with distinguishing between scaled improvements and transformations. Next, the module demonstrates how to write an ideal challenge question and use insights generated from a data ecosystem to address the challenge. Finally, it introduces a framework that you can use to assess and refine your challenge ideas, preparing you to build a business case in a later module. Build trust with availability, security, and compliance This module addresses common concerns about data privacy and security when migrating to the cloud. It defines key terms - privacy, security, compliance, and reliability - and reveals today?s top cybersecurity challenges and threats. It discusses how data security and compliance can be maintained when data is in the cloud, as illustrated by the Shared Responsibility Model. And finally, it uses a concrete example to explain how learners can build a high-level security program in their own organization. Build a business case for your transformation challenge This module explains how to identify the most transformative solution for your business challenge. It then breaks down steps to achieve the transformational solution through creating smaller projects and plotting them onto a transformation roadmap. It describes how to use the data ecosystem you mapped in a previous module to support your overall project. Finally, it explains step by step how to build a business case and gives tips to help you pitch your project idea to gain buy-in from leadership, teams, and technical partners. Additional course details: Nexus Humans Business Transformation with Google Cloud training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Business Transformation with Google Cloud course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The Foundation course is designed for individuals who want to gain an overview of Business Analysis (Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product manager, Product Owner, Chief Product Owner, Service Manager, Service Owner, Project manager, Consultants) Overview Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business analysis principles and techniques. Key areas are: the role and competencies of a business analyst strategy analysis business system and business process modelling stakeholder analysis investigation and modelling techniques requirements engineering business case development The business analyst role analyzes, understands and manages the requirements in a customer-supplier relationship and ensures that the right products are delivered. The Foundation Seminar gives a good introduction to the spectrum of this responsibility. Course Introduction Let?s Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Learning Objectives Course Structure Course Agenda Introduction to Business Analysis Structure and Benefits of Business Analysis Foundation Exam Details Business Analysis Certification Scheme What is Business Analysis? Intent and Context Origins of business analysis The development of business analysis The scope of business analysis work Taking a holistic approach The role and responsibilities of the business analyst The competencies of a Business Analyst Personal qualities Business knowledge Professional techniques The development of competencies Strategy Analysis The context for strategy The defiition of strategy Strategy development External environmental analysis Internal invironmental analysis SWOT analysis Executing strategy Business Analysis Process Model An approach to problem solving Stages of the business analysis process model Objectives of the process model stages Procedures for each process model stage Techniques used within each process model stage Investigation Techniques Interviews Observation Workshops Scenarios Prototyping Quantitative approaches Documenting the current situation Stakeholder Analysis and Management Stakeholder categories and identification Analysing stakeholders Stakeholder management strategies Managing stakeholders Understanding stakeholder perspectives Business activity models Modelling Business Processes Organizational context An altrnative view of an organization The organizational view of business processes Value propositions Process models Analysing the as-is process model Improving business processes (to-be business process) Defining the Solution Gab analysis Introduction to Business Architecture Definition to Business Architecture Business Architecture techniques Business and Financial Case The business case in the project lifecycle Identifying options Assessing project feasibility Structure of a business case Investment appraisal Establishing the Requirements A framework for requirements engineering Actors in requirements engineering Requirements elicitation Requirements analysis Requirements validation Documenting and Managing the Requirements The requirements document The requirements catalogue Managing requirements Modelling the Requirements Modelling system functions Modelling system data Delivering the Requirements Delivering the solution Context Lifecycles Delivering the Business Solution BA role in the business change lifecycle Design stage Implementation stage Realization stage

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for data warehouse engineers, data platform engineers, and architects and operators who build and manage data analytics pipelines. Completed either AWS Technical Essentials or Architecting on AWS Completed Building Data Lakes on AWS Overview In this course, you will learn to: Compare the features and benefits of data warehouses, data lakes, and modern data architectures Design and implement a data warehouse analytics solution Identify and apply appropriate techniques, including compression, to optimize data storage Select and deploy appropriate options to ingest, transform, and store data Choose the appropriate instance and node types, clusters, auto scaling, and network topology for a particular business use case Understand how data storage and processing affect the analysis and visualization mechanisms needed to gain actionable business insights Secure data at rest and in transit Monitor analytics workloads to identify and remediate problems Apply cost management best practices In this course, you will build a data analytics solution using Amazon Redshift, a cloud data warehouse service. The course focuses on the data collection, ingestion, cataloging, storage, and processing components of the analytics pipeline. You will learn to integrate Amazon Redshift with a data lake to support both analytics and machine learning workloads. You will also learn to apply security, performance, and cost management best practices to the operation of Amazon Redshift. Module A: Overview of Data Analytics and the Data Pipeline Data analytics use cases Using the data pipeline for analytics Module 1: Using Amazon Redshift in the Data Analytics Pipeline Why Amazon Redshift for data warehousing? Overview of Amazon Redshift Module 2: Introduction to Amazon Redshift Amazon Redshift architecture Interactive Demo 1: Touring the Amazon Redshift console Amazon Redshift features Practice Lab 1: Load and query data in an Amazon Redshift cluster Module 3: Ingestion and Storage Ingestion Interactive Demo 2: Connecting your Amazon Redshift cluster using a Jupyter notebook with Data API Data distribution and storage Interactive Demo 3: Analyzing semi-structured data using the SUPER data type Querying data in Amazon Redshift Practice Lab 2: Data analytics using Amazon Redshift Spectrum Module 4: Processing and Optimizing Data Data transformation Advanced querying Practice Lab 3: Data transformation and querying in Amazon Redshift Resource management Interactive Demo 4: Applying mixed workload management on Amazon Redshift Automation and optimization Interactive demo 5: Amazon Redshift cluster resizing from the dc2.large to ra3.xlplus cluster Module 5: Security and Monitoring of Amazon Redshift Clusters Securing the Amazon Redshift cluster Monitoring and troubleshooting Amazon Redshift clusters Module 6: Designing Data Warehouse Analytics Solutions Data warehouse use case review Activity: Designing a data warehouse analytics workflow Module B: Developing Modern Data Architectures on AWS Modern data architectures

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for CliniciansUniversitiesHospitalsHealthcare ExecutivesEntrepreneursInvestors Overview Intro to blockchainMajor healthcare use cases of blockchainUnderstand different use cases of PEB that have already been implemented and encourage thought of new potential use cases. This course covers the intersection of healthcare and Blockchain. Training will include an overview of Blockchain, and uses for Blockchain in the healthcare industry, from medical records, to medical devices, insurance and more. Day 1 History of blockchain Blockchain 101 Decentralization/centralization Distributed ledger-private vs public Mining and consensus mechanisms Intro to healthcare on blockchain including Medical records FHIR, HL7 Day 2 Patient identity Value-based care and concepts (discuss outcome-based smart contracts) Medical devices, Wearables, IoT Patient adherence monitoring (with tokenized incentives-could also discuss with pt. empowerment), incentives, etc. Interoperability and other obstacles of implementation (industry inertia, large data sets, inherent resistance to change) Day 3 Supply chain (substandard and falsified medicines, divergence, compliance with DSCSA) Logistics Insurance (eligibility, reduced overhead, claims processing) Data sets AI technology (theoretical use cases) PT empowerment 1 & 2 (digital health wallet with access driven by smart contracts, monetizing data for sharing) Additional course details: Nexus Humans Blockchain for Healthcare Professionals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Blockchain for Healthcare Professionals course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Senior Executives CIOs and CTOs Business Intelligence Executives Marketing Executives Data & Business Analytics Specialists Innovation Specialists & Entrepreneurs Academics, and other people interested in Big Data Overview More specifically, BDAW addresses advanced big data architecture topics, including, data formats, transformation, real-time, batch and machine learning processing, scalability, fault tolerance, security and privacy, minimizing the risk of an unsound architecture and technology selection. Big Data Architecture Workshop (BDAW) is a learning event that addresses advanced big data architecture topics. BDAW brings together technical contributors into a group setting to design and architect solutions to a challenging business problem. The workshop addresses big data architecture problems in general, and then applies them to the design of a challenging system. Throughout the highly interactive workshop, students apply concepts to real-world examples resulting in detailed synergistic discussions. The workshop is conducive for students to learn techniques for architecting big data systems, not only from Cloudera?s experience but also from the experiences of fellow students. Workshop Application Use Cases Oz Metropolitan Architectural questions Team activity: Analyze Metroz Application Use Cases Application Vertical Slice Definition Minimizing risk of an unsound architecture Selecting a vertical slice Team activity: Identify an initial vertical slice for Metroz Application Processing Real time, near real time processing Batch processing Data access patterns Delivery and processing guarantees Machine Learning pipelines Team activity: identify delivery and processing patterns in Metroz, characterize response time requirements, identify Machine Learning pipelines Application Data Three V?s of Big Data Data Lifecycle Data Formats Transforming Data Team activity: Metroz Data Requirements Scalable Applications Scale up, scale out, scale to X Determining if an application will scale Poll: scalable airport terminal designs Hadoop and Spark Scalability Team activity: Scaling Metroz Fault Tolerant Distributed Systems Principles Transparency Hardware vs. Software redundancy Tolerating disasters Stateless functional fault tolerance Stateful fault tolerance Replication and group consistency Fault tolerance in Spark and Map Reduce Application tolerance for failures Team activity: Identify Metroz component failures and requirements Security and Privacy Principles Privacy Threats Technologies Team activity: identify threats and security mechanisms in Metroz Deployment Cluster sizing and evolution On-premise vs. Cloud Edge computing Team activity: select deployment for Metroz Technology Selection HDFS HBase Kudu Relational Database Management Systems Map Reduce Spark, including streaming, SparkSQL and SparkML Hive Impala Cloudera Search Data Sets and Formats Team activity: technologies relevant to Metroz Software Architecture Architecture artifacts One platform or multiple, lambda architecture Team activity: produce high level architecture, selected technologies, revisit vertical slice Vertical Slice demonstration Additional course details: Nexus Humans Big Data Architecture Workshop training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Big Data Architecture Workshop course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Developers & Developer Consultants Overview To discuss the role of the ABAP Dictionary in the SAP system and its scope of functions. This course discusses the role of the ABAP Dictionary in the SAP system and its scope of functions. Introduction to the ABAP Dictionary Describing the ABAP Dictionary Data Types in the ABAP Dictionary Creating Domains and Data Elements Creating Flat Structures Creating Table Types and Deep Structures Creating Type Groups Database Tables Creating Transparent Tables Defining Cluster Tables and Pooled Tables Performance During Table Access Creating Database Table Indexes Setting Up Table Buffering Input Checks Creating Fixed Values Defining Foreign Keys to Perform Input Checks Creating Text Tables Dictionary Object Dependencies Differentiating Between Active and Inactive Dictionary Objects Identifying Dependencies with ABAP Dictionary Objects Table Changes Performing a Table Conversion Enhancing Tables Using Append Structures Views and Maintenance Views Creating Database Views Creating Maintenance Views Creating View Clusters Search Helps Creating Search Helps Applying Advanced Search Help Techniques

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for In order to be successful in this course you should have incoming hands-on experience with another programming language. This course is not for non-developers or new developers. Possible roles that may attend this course include: Software Developers: Professionals who have been working with other programming languages and want to expand their skillset by learning Java and its object-oriented features. Web Developers: Those who work on web applications and want to enhance their back-end development capabilities with Java. Mobile App Developers: Developers who wish to enter the world of Android app development, where Java is a widely used language for creating mobile applications. Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, designed to train attendees in core OO coding and Java development skills, coupling the most current, effective techniques with the soundest industry practices. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current 'on-the-job' experience into every classroom. Working in a hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn to: Understand what OO programming is and what the advantages of OO are in today's world Work with objects, classes, and OO implementations Understand the basic concepts of OO such as encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction Understand not only the fundamentals of the Java language, but also its importance, uses, strengths and weaknesses Understand the basics of the Java language and how?it relates to OO programming and the Object Model Learn to use Java exception handling Understand and use classes, inheritance and polymorphism Understand and use collections, generics, autoboxing, and enumerations Become familiar with the concept of functional programming using Lambda Expressions Process large amounts of data using the Stream API introduced in Java 8 Discover the new Date/Time API Use the JDBC API for database access Work with annotations Take advantage of the Java tooling that is available with the programming environment being used in the class Java 8 Features: Lambda Expressions, Method and Constructor references, The Streams API, Collectors, The Optional class Geared for experienced developers, Basic Java Programming for Developers New to OO, this hands-on, workshop-style course will provide you with an immersive learning experience that will expand your skillset and open doors to new opportunities within the ever-growing technology landscape. Mastering Java and its powerful capabilities will provide you with the competitive edge you need to stand out in today's fast-paced development world. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert coach, you?ll thoroughly explore the foundations of the Java platform, essential programming concepts, and advanced topics, ensuring you acquire a strong understanding of the language and its ecosystem. The object-oriented programming principles taught in this course promote code reusability and maintainability, enabling you to streamline development processes and reduce long-term costs. As you progress through the course, you will also gain familiarity with using an IDE, enhancing your development workflow and collaboration with other Java developers, enabling you to integrate seamlessly into new projects and teams. You?ll also gain practical experience in applying the concepts and techniques learned, solidifying your newly acquired skills and facilitating their direct application in real-world scenarios. You?ll exit this course empowered to create robust, scalable, and efficient Java-based applications that drive innovation and growth for your organization The Java Platform The Java Platform Lifecycle of a Java Program Responsibilities of JVM Documentation and Code Reuse Using the JDK Explain the JDK?s file structure Use the command line compiler to compile a Java class Use the command line Java interpreter to run a Java application class The IntelliJ Paradigm Introduce the IntelliJ IDE The Basics of the IntelliJ interface IntelliJ Projects and Modules Creating and running Java applications Writing a Simple Class Write a Java class that does not explicitly extend another class Define instance variables for a Java class Create object instances Primitives vs Object References Implement a main method to create an instance of the defined class Adding Methods to the Class Write a class with accessor methods to read and write instance variables Write a constructor to initialize an instance with data Write a constructor that calls other constructors of the class to benefit from code reuse Use the this keyword to distinguish local variables from instance variables Object-Oriented Programming Real-World Objects Classes and Objects Object Behavior Methods and Messages Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism Encapsulation Inheritance Method Overriding Polymorphism Essential Java Programming Essential Java Programming Language Statements Arithmetic operators Operators to increment and decrement numbers Comparison operators Logical operators Return type of comparison and logical operators Use for loops Switch Expressions Switch Expressions and yield Using Strings and Text Blocks Create an instance of the String class Test if two strings are equal Get the length of a string Parse a string for its token components Perform a case-insensitive equality test Build up a string using StringBuffer Contrast String, StringBuffer,and StringBuilder Compact Strings Text Blocks Specializing in a Subclass Constructing a class that extends another class Implementing equals and toString Writing constructors that pass initialization data to parent constructor Using instanceof to verify type of an object reference Pattern matching for instanceof Overriding subclass methods Safely casting references to a more refined type Fields and Variables Discuss Block Scoping Rules Distinguish between instance variables and method variables within a method Explain the difference between the terms field and variable List the default values for instance variables Final and Static fields and methods Local Variable type inference Using Arrays Declaring an array reference Allocating an array Initializing the entries in an array Writing methods with a variable number of arguments Records Data Objects in Java Introduce records as carrier of immutable data Defining records Java Packages and Visibility Use the package keyword to define a class within a specific package Discuss levels of accessibility/visibility Using the import keyword to declare references to classes in a specific package Using the standard type naming conventions Visibility in the Java Modular System Correctly executing a Java application class The Java modular system Defining Modules Inheritance and Polymorphism Write a subclass with a method that overrides a method in the superclass Group objects by their common supertype Utilize polymorphism Cast a supertype reference to a valid subtype reference Use the final keyword on methods and classes to prevent overriding Interfaces and Abstract Classes Define supertype contracts using abstract classes Implement concrete classes based on abstract classes Define supertype contracts using interfaces Implement concrete classes based on interfaces Explain advantage of interfaces over abstract classes Explain advantage of abstract classes over interfaces Static, default and private methods in interfaces Sealed classes Introduce Sealed classes The sealed and permits modifiers Sealed Interfaces Exception Handling Introduction to Exception Handling Introduce the Exception architecture Defining a try/catch blocks Checked vs Unchecked exceptions Exceptions Defining your own application exceptions Automatic closure of resources Suppressed exceptions Handling multiple exceptions in one catch Helpful Nullpointers Enhanced try-with-resources Java Developer's Toolbox Developing applications Introduce the wrapper classes Explain Autoboxing and Unboxing Converting String representations of primitive numbers into their primitive types Defining Enumerations Using static imports Deprecating methods Advanced Java Programming Introduction to Generics Generics and Subtyping Bounded Wildcards Generic Methods Legacy Calls To Generics When Generics Should Be Used Lambda Expressions and Functional Interface Understanding the concept of functional programming Writing lambda expressions Understanding functional interfaces Collections Provide an overview of the Collection API Review the different collection implementations (Set, List and Queue) Explore how generics are used with collections Examine iterators for working with collections Using Collections Collection Sorting Comparators Using the Right Collection Lambda expressions in Collections Bonus Topics: Time Permitting Streams Understanding the problem with collections in Java Thinking of program solutions in a declarative way Use the Stream API to process collections of data Understand the difference between intermediate and terminal stream operations Filtering elements from a Stream Finding element(s) within a Stream Collecting the elements from a Stream into a List takeWhile and dropWhile intermediate operations Collectors Using different ways to collect the items from a Stream Grouping elements within a stream Gathering statistics about numeric property of elements in a stream

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for intermediate to advanced Business Analysts who are looking to improve their skills for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and communicating requirements. Overview Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis Recognize the importance of properly defining the business need prior to engaging in requirements activities Formulate a strong understanding of the concepts that comprise strategy analysis Obtain experience with identifying and analyzing stakeholders Decipher between project and product scope and successfully use models to communicate scope Thoroughly understand and identify the various requirements categories and be able to recognize requirements of various types Explore business rules analysis Understand the benefits of process modeling and the common modeling language of BPMN Discuss process models and how the techniques can capture details about the as-is/to-be environment Learn how to properly prepare and conduct interviews Explore the components of use cases Learn what it means to package requirements Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques and gain hands-on experience eliciting, defining, and writing requirements. This course provides students a clear understanding of all the facets of the business analysis role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques to assist with improving their skills in stakeholder identification, scope definition, and analyzing, documenting, and modeling requirements. Introduction to Business Analysis What is business analysis Benefits and challenges of business analysis Project success factors A Closer Look at the Business Analyst Role Definition of a business analyst Responsibilities of a business analyst Importance of communication/collaboration BA role vs. PM role Project roles involved in requirements IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association Purpose for having a BA standard IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis Business analysis beyond project work Business analysis core concepts Business analysis perspectives IIBA and PMI certifications for business analysts Workshop: Choose Your Project Supporting the Project Portfolio (Enterprise Analysis) Define Strategy Analysis When to perform Strategy Analysis Components of Strategy Analysis Defining the business need Envisioning the Product and Project Defining business requirements The importance of stakeholders Stakeholder identification Tips for analyzing stakeholders Techniques for managing stakeholder lists Discussion: Who is involved in strategy analysis? Workshops: Define the Business Need, Write Business Requirements, and Identify Stakeholders Understanding and Defining Solution Scope Defining solution scope Techniques for defining solution scope Applying the brainstorming technique Project scope vs. Product scope Finding solution boundaries The Context Diagram Actors and key information Workshop: Draw a Context Diagram Understanding Requirements What is a requirement? Requirement types Business, Stakeholder, Solution, and Transition requirements Assumptions and constraints Business rules Taxonomy of business rules Decision tables How to write simple calculations Requirements vs. business rules Document requirements Workshop ? Document Requirements Elicitation and Process Modeling Why do we model processes? What is Business Process Management? Using a modeling notation ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? modeling Why use BPMN? Basic BPM notation Business Process Modeling ? A case study Business Process Realignment ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? activity diagrams Workshop: Create a Business Process Model Planning & Eliciting Requirements Interviewing ? what and why? Preparing for an effective interview Types of questions to ask Sequencing questions Active listening techniques Planning for elicitation Conducting the interview Establishing rapport Active Listening Feedback techniques Types of elicitation techniques Workshops: Planning for Elicitation and Conducting an Elicitation Session Use Case & User Story Analysis What is an Actor? Types of Actors How to ?find? Use Cases? Diagramming Use Cases Tips on naming Use Cases Explaining scenarios The use case template Components of a use case Scenario examples Best practices for writing Use Cases Scenarios and flows Alternate and exception flows Exercises: Drawing a Use Case Diagram, Writing the Main Success Scenario, and Writing Alternate and Exception Scenarios Analyzing & Documenting Requirements Requirements and Use Cases Non-Functional requirements User Interface Requirements UI Data Table Reporting requirements Data requirements Data accessibility requirements Characteristics of good requirements The business requirements document (BRD) BRD vs. Functional Requirements Specification Preparing the requirements package Requirements traceability Workshops: Develop a User Interface, Analyzing Requirements, and Tracing requirements Additional Resources Useful books and links on writing effective requirements