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No, not at all! The Java for Beginners course has been specifically written assuming no prior programming or HTML background whatsoever.
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The courses are 100% asynchronous and online, which means you login at your convenience to view the lessons, work on the assignments and post a question in the discussion area or email Dr. Metlapalli if you need help. Dr. Metlapalli logs in later to look at messages posted in the discussion area and respond to them. Since Dr. Metlapalli usually logs in at least once daily, you can expect a turn-around time of 24 hrs or less. Two lessons are released per week, one on Wednesday and the other on Friday (usually by 10 AM ET).
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No textbooks or software need to be purchased, instructions are provided on downloading all required software. The course content consists of lessons that you can read online.
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Choose some start dates at registration; you can change these dates later at no extra cost by sending an email request to Dr. Metlapalli, on / before the class start date. You can change the start dates this way, as many times as you like, at no extra cost.
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FREE online tutorials suffer from the following disadvantages:
| • | Give a brief sampling of the subject - so your learning is superficial. |
| • | Usually, the concepts covered are too elementary to use in a real-world JSP development environment. |
| • | Or, they end up thrusting loads of advanced concepts without caring if the reader is following it through. |
| • | More often than not, these tutorials assume you know some programming language already. |
| • | You often follow the steps in the tutorial, but never get a chance to practice an entire problem on your own to compare your solution to the one from a professional. |
| • | Most of them don't have unsolved assignments that you are expected to complete. |
| • | No one grades your tutorial and gives feedback on how you are doing. |
| • | No one comes to your help if you get stuck or have questions or need help. |
| • | Plus, you most likely will need to collect several tutorials to get the whole picture, all the way from HTML / Java thro JSP and Struts. |
| • | Most important - since there is no pressure to complete or perform, you will most likely never complete all assignments (if there are any). How many free tutorials can you recall that you completed end-to-end? You must complete the Javaonline.org courses by the course end date in order to get a grade. A little bit of pressure is necessary to learn Java/JSP. |
In an age of cut-throat competition, it is vital that your foundation be ROCK-SOLID, that you have practiced umpteen number of "real-world" programming problems HANDS-ON. and be confident to face the corporate world, a Sun certification exam or a job interview. You aren't taking chances with the career of your lifetime.
Think about it - $78 (for the Java for Beginners course) is slightly more than what a tank of gas costs these days!! It's a one-time investment which can land you with a job paying $100,000+ later!! Save where you must, not in areas that determine the rest of your career. In other words, spend where you must!
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You can expect to spend about 15-20 hrs per week on the course-work. Each lesson has a quiz and multiple assignments to be submitted. Dr. Metlapalli manually grades the assignments and gives feedback. There is a comprehensive multiple-choice final exam at the end. At the end of the course, you get a score and a grade (such as 'A', 'B', etc.) based on the submissions on the class end date. The grading is typical of college courses (A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69 and F: 59 or below).
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FAQ's asked by past students are posted in each lesson's discussion area. This section is especially useful because many times, a question that you want to ask is already answered there, so that way you overcome the most common hurdles. If you don't find your question in the FAQ, you can either post a question in the discussion area or email me if you need help. I log in later to look at messages posted in the discussion area and respond to them. Since Dr. Metlapalli usually logs in at least once daily, you can expect a turn-around time of 24 hrs or less.
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A certificate personally signed by Dr. Metlapalli will be mailed to you at the end of first 2, 3 or 4 courses, as follows (so you could get more than one certificate): Sample Certificate
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• Java for Beginners
• Advanced Java | "Javaonline.org Certified Java Programmer" |
• Java for Beginners
• Advanced Java
• JSP | "Javaonline.org Certified Web Developer" |
• Java for Beginners
• Advanced Java
• JSP
• Advanced JSP | "Javaonline.org Certified Professional JSP Developer" |
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Each course runs for about 4 weeks. You are expected to submit all quizzes, assignments and the final exam by the class end date (which is about 4 weeks from the class start date). You can continue to access the course content even after the class end date (class access never expires), and even submit quizzes, assignments and final exam. The quizzes and final exam are graded instantly by the system, so you get a score and explanation for right/wrong answers. For assignments, you still get a sample solution every time you submit them. Only thing is, Dr. Metlapalli won't be able to personally grade the assignments if they are submitted after the class end date.
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Since Dr. Metlapalli worked as a Java / JSP developer at a B2B start-up for several years, the exercises and assignments should relate directly to a real-world corporate programming environment. You can get a feel of how the exercises would look like, by looking at the free demo or the sample chapters of his book on Google:
The online courses follow a similar format for the exercises and assignments. At the end of the first 3 courses (Java for Beginners, Advanced Java, JSP), you should be able to develop fairly complex JSP pages as used in a real-world environment. Dr. Metlapalli has actually worked on a project (in the B2B start-up company) that uses content covered in only these 3 courses. The Advanced JSP course covers topics such as Tag Lirbraries, Custom Tags and Struts, all of which are widely used in industry today, so can make the crucial difference when appyling for a job.
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Discounted Rate applies when enrolling in 2 or more courses at initial registration. The start dates at registration can be changed later at no extra cost by sending an email request to Dr. Metlapalli, on / before the class start date.
| • | If you register for 2 courses (Java for Beginners, Advanced Java) at the same time, it costs $136 instead of $156 needed to register one course at a time, so you save $20 that way. |
| • | If you register for the first 3 courses (Java for Beginners, Advanced Java, JSP) at the same time, it costs $190 instead of $250 needed to register one course at a time, so you save $60 that way. |
| • | Finally, if you register for all 4 courses (Java for Beginners, Advanced Java, JSP, and Advanced JSP) at the same time, it costs $280 instead of $380 needed to register one course at a time, so you save $100 that way. |
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 When you learn Java from JJUG, you can rest assured that you are getting world-class, real-world training. The author-and-instructor of these courses worked as an Adjunct Professor in the University of Maryland system and also as a full-time Java developer for almost a decade in the USA. So you get the best of both worlds - academia and corporate. You get to use the latest tools and get immediate feedback on your work on a daily basis, so you know you can get help when you need it most. You participate in regular discussions and conferences with the instructor and also with fellow members. Dr. Metlapalli will be personally grading your assignments so you know your work is getting personal attention from a professional. |
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Many training schools charge exhorbitant rates, for sub-standard courses, and many times your work is either not personally graded (all feedback is automated), or it's graded by some student working part-time. Think about it -- here you get top-quality training for a low price and don't even need to purchase any textbooks or software!
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So, where is the catch? How does Javaonline.org offer courses at such down-to-earth prices whereas others charge huge amounts? The answer is quite simple - other institutions employ scores or hundreds of paid employees and have expensive advertising, so when you pay their high rates, you are actually paying for salaries of those many employees and for their advertising.
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Javaonline.org, in contrast, is a ONE-MAN show - Dr. Metlapalli manages the whole show, right from designing the web site, database, writing the course content, programming for the web pages, maintaining them, and finally grading your assignments and managing online course discussion areas. Since there is no one else involved, Javaonline.org is able to offer top quality training at a fraction of the cost!
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