Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Learning Objectives

To provide the student with

• An understanding of Object Oriented Analysis and Design concepts
• The ability to use the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to analyse and design object oriented applications, and
• The ability to learn by analysing and designing a system based on a given set of requirements.

Level and Orientation of Audience

It is assumed that the students have no past experience of Object Oriented Analysis and Design but do have a software/programming background.

Topics Covered

The topics below represent the items covered on the course.

• Classes and Objects
• Attributes, Methods, and Services
• Messages
• Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism
• Overview and Comparison of OOA/D Methodologies (incl. Booch, OMT, Coad & Yourdon, Wirfs-Brock)
• Role of UML in OOA/D
• Unified Modelling Language - the specifics
• OOA Process (incl. Domain analysis, class selection) · OOD Process (incl. Design issues, object design, system design)
• Testing Object Oriented Applications
• Application of the concepts in an UML environment
• Analysing and designing an Object Oriented system using UML