Object-oriented software development has been an increasingly popular approach to producing software applications of all types. The object-oriented approach offers a more natural way of conceptualizing & developing software that can result in increased developer productivity and increased reusability of software components.

This course provides participants with a solid understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques used in object-oriented analysis and design.

What You Will Learn

• Object-oriented concepts and terminology
• How to analyze problems using an object orientation
• How to identify objects
• How to design software using objects
• How to document analysis & design efforts
• How to make a smooth transition between analysis & design phases
• How to use UML notation and artifacts

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for analysts, designers, and other software professionals who are involved in developing or maintaining object-oriented software applications.

Course Outline

Introduction to Object-Oriented Development

• Comparison of object-oriented vs. traditional development approaches
• Object-oriented development issues
• Object-oriented development challenges

Object-Oriented Terms & Concepts

• Objects & classes
• Instantiation
• Polymorphism
• Inheritance
• Messages
• Encapsulation

Basic Tools, Notations & Diagrams

• The Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Class diagrams
• Interaction diagrams
  • Collaboration diagrams
  • Sequence diagrams
• State models
• Package diagrams
• Use case diagrams
• Action diagrams

Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis (OORA)

• Analyzing problems from an object-oriented viewpoint
• Step-by-step approach to OORA
• OORA deliverables
• Applicable UML diagrams used in OORA
• Tools & techniques
• Developing use case models
• Guidelines for finding objects
• Assigning roles & responsibilities

Object-Oriented Design (OOD)

• Making the transition from OORA to OOD
• Steps in the OOD process
• Steps & deliverables in preliminary design
• Steps & deliverabls in detailed design
• Translating analysis objects into design objects
• Object refinement techniques
• Applying inheritance concepts
• Reusability principles
• Design patterns
• Handling persistant data
• Design metrics

Seminar Length: 3 Days