Introduction to UML and Visual Modeling Training

This course is intended for anybody interested in learning the basics of UML.

• Overview of OOAD
• Use Case Analysis
• Object activity analysis
• Class Identification
• Class Relationship Analysis
• Object State Analysis
• Other UML Diagrams

• After completing this course, the student should be able to:
• Explain the fundamental principles involved in OOAD
• Understand designs documented using UML diagrams

Familiarity with software development in general is helpful.

Duration

One day

Outline of Introduction to UML and Visual Modeling Training 1. Overview of OOAD

• Topics
• A Brief History of Object Oriented Languages
• Tower of Hanoi
• Objects
• Objects Examples
• Objects Identification and Attributes
• Operations and Methods
• Object Relationship
• Encapsulation
• Classes
• Examples of Classes
• Examples of Object Type Identification in UML
• Inheritance
• Example of Inheritance
• Discovering Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Example of Polymorphism
• Object-Oriented Programming Languages
• Development Process
• The Rational Unified Process
• Inception Phase
• Elaboration Phase
• Construction Phase
• Transition Phase
• Software Development Life Cycle with the RUP
• What is UML?
• History of UML
• UML 2 Architecture
• UML Infrastructure
• UML Superstructure (or UML)
• Object Constraint Language (OCL)
• UML Diagram Interchange
• Building Blocks of UML
• Things in UML
• Examples of UML Things
• Relationships in UML
• Examples of UML Relationships
• Diagrams in UML
• Classifier in UML
• Examples of UML Classifiers
• Common Mechanisms in UML
• Common Mechanisms in UML cont
• Examples of UML Extensibility
• Advantages of UML
• Summary

2. Use Case Development

• Use Cases
• Benefits of Use Cases
• Classifying Use Cases
• Levels of use cases
• For use case modeling
• Use Case Modeling
• Use Case Modeling Steps
• Step 1 - Scope
• Lists used to manage scope In/out list
• Step 2 - Actors
• Actor Notation
• Finding Actors
• Finding Actors - continued
• Step 3 - Goal List
• Step 4 and 5 Finding Use Cases
• Sections Of A Use Case
• Documenting Use Cases
• Use Case Notation
• Action Sequence
• Use Case Relationships
• Time Schedule Application
• Case Study
• Case Study Time Schedule Management
• Use Cases Time Schedule Management
• UC01 Add a new appointment
• Use Case Diagram
• Time Schedule Use Case Diagram

3. Class Identification

• Identifying Classes
• Entity Class
• Control Class
• Boundary Class
• A Good Class
• A Good Class cont'd
• Bad Classes
• Finding Classes and their Relationships
• Noun/verb Analysis
• Noun/verb Analysis example
• Refine
• CRC Cards
• What is a Responsibility?
• What is a Collaboration?
• Identifying Classes Using CRCs
• CRC Cards An Example
• Class Diagram
• Class Notation in UML
• The Name Compartment
• The Attribute Compartment
• The Operation Compartment
• Translating CRC Cards to a Class Diagram
• The Scheduling System
• UC-01 Classes
• The EmployeeInfo Class
• Object Diagram
• Object Notation in UML
• Object Links and Messages
• Message Notation
• Link Types
• Examples of Object Links

4. Class Relationship Analysis

• UML Diagrams
• Types of Class Relationships
• Identifying Class Relationships
• Examples of Relationships in UML
• Class Association Relationship
• Class Association Relationships in UML
• Reading Class Associations
• Multiplicity
• Reading Multiplicity
• Aggregation
• Aggregation An Example
• Composition
• Composition An Example
• Qualification
• Qualification An Example
• Association Class
• Association Class An Example
• Class Diagram Multiplicity and Ordering
• Class Diagram Operations Compartment
• Class Diagram Interface Notation
• Class Diagram Combining Interface Notations
• Class Diagram Object Relationships
• Package Diagram

5. Object Activity Analysis

• Activity Analysis
• Object Activities
• Activity Diagrams
• Activity Notation in UML
• Initial Nodes and Activity Final
• Activity Transitions
• Conditional Flow
• Branch
• Example of a Branch
• Merge
• Parallel Activities
• Fork
• Join
• Synchronization of Parallel Transitions
• Signals
• Time Signals
• Accept Signals
• Partitions
• Partitions An Example
• Pins and Transformations
• Pins
• Transformations
• When to Use Activity Diagram
• Interaction Diagrams
• Sequence Diagram
• Sequence Diagram Notations
• Sequence Diagram Notation
• Sequence Diagram Frames
• Sequence Diagram Frames - Conditional Messages (alt)
• Sequence Diagram Frames - Conditional Messages (opt)
• Sequence Diagram Frames Loop Messages (loop)
• Sequence Diagram Frames - Nesting
• Sequence Diagram Frames - Interaction Occurrences
• To Draw a Sequence Diagram
• Use Case Realizations
• Communication Diagram
• Communication Diagram An example
• Using Interaction Diagrams

Appendix A. Basic Modeling in RSA

• Overview
• What is a Model in RSA?
• Relationship Between Model Project, Model, Model Element and Diagrams.
• Creating New Model Projects
• Add a New Model to a Project
• Saving and Deleting a Model
• Importing and Exporting a Model
• Importing and Exporting Model Templates
• Moving and Renaming a Model
• Cross-Model Referencing
• Opening External Model Files
• Model Elements
• Adding Model Elements to a Model
• Structural Elements
• Behavioral Elements
• Organizational Elements
• Annotational Elements
• Relationship Basics

Appendix B. Object State Analysis

• Object State
• UML and State
• Object States
• State Machine Diagrams
• State Notation in UML
• Start and End Points of a state Diagram
• State Transitions
• Types of Triggers
• Call Trigger
• Time and Change Triggers
• Substates and Superstates
• Concurrent States
• State Machine Diagram
• Usefulness
• State Diagram Example

Appendix C. Other UML Diagrams

• Composite Structure Diagram
• Timing Diagram
• State-as-Line Timing Diagram
• State-As-Area Timing Diagram
• Interaction Overview Diagram