Introduction to Java Servlets

* Describe web applications, CGI, and the role of Java
* Describe benefits of Java servlet technology
* Create a simple Java Servlet
* Define three-tier architecture
* Define Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture

Introduction to Java Server Pages

* Describe why Servlets are not the whole solution
* Describe essentials of JSPs
* Understand the fundamentals and reasons for MVC architecture

Implementing an MVC Design

* Code a controller using a servlet
* Code a view using a JSP
* Forward control from a servlet to a JSP
* Understand fundamentals of EL
* Implement a simple MVC system

The servlet’s environment

* Understand more details of the HTTP protocol
* Understand fundamentals of HTML forms
* Understand fundamentals of the HttpServlet and related APIs
* Write code that manages client sessions and cookies

Container facilities for servlets and JSPs

* Understand the purpose and structure of deployment descriptors
* Control context root and servlet mapping
* Create and use context and init parameters
* Use annotations to configure servlets

More view facilities

* Understand the four data scopes
* Understand and use EL dot and array access operators with Java Beans, arrays, and collections
* Understand and use EL implicit objects
* Create and use arithmetic expressions in EL
* Identify the need for iteration and selection in the view, and use JSTL tags to address those needs

Developing JSP pages

* Understand the origins, benefits, and weaknesses of JSPs
* Describe JSP technology, the conversion of JSPs to servlets, and the lifecycle of JSPs
* Understand JSP scripting elements, declarations and directives
* Use JSP implicit variables
* JSP Implicit Objects
* Understand and use jsp: tags

Developing JSP pages using custom tags

* Relate the JSTL to common job roles in web application development and understand the use of tags in JSP development
* Recognize correct syntax for tags
* Configure a JSP to use tags from the JSTL
* Write JSP code using several standard tags
* List capabilities of JSTL tags

More Controller facilities

* Understand the servlet lifecycle
* Describe and use more advanced elements of the servlet APIs
* Create filters and use them in web applications

More options for the Model

* Understand the roles of JDBC and JPA
* Understand the many elements that make up the model
* Understand fundamentals of connecting to a database using JDBC or JPA

Asynchronous web applications

* Understand the interactions that are essential to asynchronous web pages
* Understand the role of AJAX-style client side programming
* Implement asynchronous servlets using the facilities of Java EE 6

Web application security

* Understand the role of the container in security
* Describe and implement four authentication models
* Force the use of encryption between a web application and the client browser
* Understand the role of JAAS in pluggable/extensible authentication for web applications