Object Oriented Analysis and Design

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System architects, software engineers, systems analysts, and designers responsible for the conception and creation of object-oriented software applications. Application Developers, Java Developers, and Java EE Developers. Architects responsible for the conception and creation of object-oriented software applications can also benefit from this course.

By the end of the course delegates should be able to:

• Explain OO Analysis and Design
• Describe the main processes and artifacts of OO Analysis and Design
• Identify and Analyse Requirements
• Model System Functionality with Use Cases
• Find and Organise Analysis Classes
• Create System Domain Models
• Validate Use Case Models with Stakeholders
• Create Activity Diagrams to describe System Behaviour
• Model Object Relationships
• Understand and apply Generalisation and Inheritance
• Design Object Behaviour
• Realise System Design
• Create Deployment Models

Required Prerequisites

• Demonstrate a general understanding of programming, preferably using the Java programming language
• Understand object-oriented concepts and methodology
• Understand the fundamentals of the systems development process

Suggested Prerequisites

• Java Programming Language, Java SE 6 (SL-275-SE6)

Course Info

• Examining Object-Oriented Concepts and Terminology
• Describe the important object-oriented (OO) concepts
• Describe the fundamental OO terminology
• Introducing Modeling and the Software Development Process
• Describe the Object-Oriented Software Development (OOSD) process
• Describe how modeling supports the OOSD process
• Describe the benefits of modeling software
• Explain the purpose, activities, and artifacts of the following OOSD workflows (disciplines): Requirements Gathering, Requirements

Creating Use Case Diagrams

• Justify the need for a Use Case diagram
• Identify and describe the essential elements in a UML Use Case diagram
• Develop a Use Case diagram for a software system based on the goals of the business owner
• Develop elaborated Use Case diagrams based on the goals of all the stakeholders
• Recognize and document use case dependencies using UML notation for extends, includes, and generalization
• Describe how to manage the complexity of Use Case diagrams by creating UML packaged views

Creating Use Case Scenarios and Forms

• Identify and document scenarios for a use case
• Create a Use Case form describing a summary of the scenarios in the main and alternate flows
• Describe how to reference included and extending use cases.
• Identify and document non-functional requirements (NFRs), business rules, risks, and priorities for a use case
• Identify the purpose of a Supplementary Specification Document

Creating Activity Diagrams

• Identify the essential elements in an Activity diagram
• Model a Use Case flow of events using an Activity diagram
• Determining the Key Abstractions
• Identify a set of candidate key abstractions
• Identify the key abstractions using CRC analysis

Constructing the Problem Domain model

• Identify the essential elements in a UML Class diagram
• Construct a Domain model using a Class diagram
• Identify the essential elements in a UML Object diagram
• Validate the Domain model with one or more Object diagrams

Transitioning from Analysis to Design using Interaction Diagrams

• Explain the purpose and elements of the Design model
• Identify the essential elements of a UML Communication diagram
• Create a Communication diagram view of the Design model
• Identify the essential elements of a UML Sequence diagram
• Create a Sequence diagram view of the Design model

Modelling Object State Using State Machine Diagrams

• Model object state
• Describe the essential elements of a UML State Machine diagram

Applying Design Patterns to the Design Model

• Define the essential elements of a software pattern
• Describe the Composite pattern
• Describe the Strategy pattern
• Describe the Observer pattern
• Describe the Abstract Factory pattern

Introducing the Architectural Concepts and Diagrams

• Distinguish between architecture and design
• Describe tiers, layers, and systemic qualities
• Describe the Architecture workflow
• Describe the diagrams of the key architecture views
• Select the Architecture type
• Create the Architecture workflow artifacts

Introducing the Architectural Tiers

• Describe the concepts of the Client and Presentation tiers
• Describe the concepts of the Business tier
• Describe the concepts of the Resource and Integration tiers
• Describe the concepts of the Solution model

Refining the Class Design Model

• Refine the attributes of the Domain model
• Refine the relationships of the Domain model
• Refine the methods of the Domain model
• Annotate method behavior
• Create components with interfaces

Overview of Software Development Processes

• Explain the best practices for OOSD methodologies
• Describe the features of several common methodologies
• Choose a methodology that best suits your project
• Develop an iteration plan

Overview of Frameworks

• Define a framework
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using frameworks
• Identify several common frameworks
• Understand the concept of creating your own business domain frameworks

Course Review

• Review the key features of object orientation
• Review the key UML diagrams
• Review the Requirements Analysis (Analysis) and Design workflows