Course is actually three courses in one: crash course in object-oriented programming software design in the medium studio course on team construction of softwareEmphasis is on design. Programming is included because it's a prerequisite; the project is included because you only really learn an idea when you try and use it.You will learn: how to design software: powerful abstraction mechanisms; patterns that have been found to work well in practice; how to represent designs so you can communicate them and critique them• how to implement in Java• how to get it right: dependable, flexible software.Not hacking• how to be an architect, not just a low-level coder• how to avoid spending time debugging