Describing the Characteristics and Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming

• Examine the Different Approaches to Problem Set Analysis
• Describe the Evolution of the Object Model
• Identify the Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming

Identifying the Elements of the Object Model

• Define Object Relationships and Attributes
• Objects and classes
• Links and relationships
• Examine Classes
• Identify the Relationship Between Classes
• Inheritance and polymorphism
• Examine Polymorphism in Class Implementations

Identifying the Key Phases in Software Product Development

• Identify the Aspects of a Good Project Plan
• Identify the Elements in Software Requirement Specifications
• Determine the Steps Involved in Designing a Class Structure
• Examine the Coding Process

Introduction to UML

• Enumerate the Diagramming Languages of UML
• Explore the Basic Models of the Model Driven Architecture
• Explore the Basic Principles of the Unified Software Development Process

Modeling the Structure of a System

Specifying classes

• Representing information as attributes
• Representing functionality as operations

Identifying relationships between classes

• Dependencies
• Associations
• Aggregation and composition
• Generalization

Object and class diagrams: the core of UML

• Showing classes and their relationships
• Depicting snapshots using object diagrams

Modeling the Behavior of a System

Use case diagrams: describing user requirements

• Representing systems boundaries
• Actors and use cases
• Notations for refinement

Developing a System Using Use Cases

• Create Simple Use Case Diagrams
• Use One Use Case to Extend Another Use Case
• Include One Use Case in Another Use Case
• Use Multiplicities in Use Cases

Creating Class and Object Diagrams

• Draw a Simple Class Diagram
• Document Interfaces
• Document Associations
• Document Inheritance
• Document Aggregation
• Draw Object Diagrams

Interacting with Objects Using Sequence Diagrams

• Create a Sequence Diagram
• Handle Combined Fragments in Sequence Diagrams

Modeling Dynamic Behavior Using State Machine and Activity Diagrams

• Create a State Machine Diagram
• Draw Activity Diagrams

Representing State Machines

State machine diagrams: capturing state-dependent behavior

• States, transitions and events
• Concurrent substates
• History and synch states

Activity diagrams: specifying behavioral logic

• Modeling workflows
• Partitioning activities using swimlanes
• Concurrency and synchronization of parallel activities

Using Communication, Timing, and Interaction Overview Diagrams

• Create a Communication Diagram
• Create a Timing Diagram
• Create an Interaction Overview Diagram

Using Component, Composite Structure, and Deployment Diagrams

• Create a Component Diagram
• Create a Composite Structure Diagram
• Create a Deployment Diagram

Layering the System into Packages

• Use Packages to Organize the Elements of a Design
• Use Packages with Use Cases

Managing and Scheduling the Software Development Process

• Manage a Software Project
• Prioritize Software Development

An Introduction to Design Patterns and Design Refactoring

• Patterns, mechanisms and frameworks
• Representing design patterns

Life cycle stages

• Using UML within the Unified Process
• Modeling business processes
• Capturing requirements
• Systems analysis
• Software design