The document discusses object-oriented programming (OOP) and Java. It covers the basics of OOP, including defining it as a programming paradigm that organizes code around objects rather than actions. Some key features of OOP discussed are encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism. The document also contrasts OOP with procedural programming and provides examples of different programming paradigms. It outlines the topics to be covered in the course, including Java data types, classes, methods and access specifiers.