STCS 44063

>< Type/ Status : Core for students offering the special degree in Statistics and Computer Science
>< Title : Object-Oriented Design and Programming
>< Objectives : At the end of this course the student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the theory of object-oriented systems, be able to analyze and design object-oriented systems using an industry standard modeling language, understand how an object-oriented programming language upholds object-oriented concepts and effectively use an industry relevant object-oriented programming language.
>< Course Content :

Background and motivation of object-oriented methods, Concepts and principles of object-oriented analysis and design, Modeling concepts and design, Methods of object-oriented analysis and design, Application of an industrial accepted object-oriented analysis and design method (eg. UML), Overview of alternate methods, Transition from design to implementation, Concepts of object-oriented project management issues, Principles and features of an industry standard object-oriented programming language will be introduced (eg. Java)
Practical Sessions: Programming using an O-O programming language.

>< Methodology : A combination of lectures, tutorials and practical sessions.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : End of course examination, practical examination, seminars and/or assignments.
>< Recommended Reading :
1. Booch, Rumbaugh and Jacobson., The Unified modeling Language User Guide, (1996), person Education.
2. Eriksson and Penker, UML Toolkit, (1998), John Wiley & Sons.
3. Thomas Wu, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java. (2001, 2nd Edition), McGraw Hill.

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