Object Oriented Analysis and Design module (AC22004)
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AC22004
Semester: 2
Organisation
About the Module
The aim of this module is to provide a solid foundation in object-oriented analysis and design practices and principles, which will enable students to produce professional, high-quality specifications and designs for a software system using the industry standard Unified Modeling Language (UML). It also considers other important areas of software engineering, such as software lifecycles and requirements specification.
Credit Rating
There are 20 SCQF points available on this module.
Module Timetable
| Week | Subject |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Software Lifecycles |
| 2 | Requirements management and specification and Use cases |
| 3 | Use Case Specifications, threat modelling |
| 4 | Object-Oriented Analysis |
| 5 | UML Relationships |
| 6 | UML Packages and layers |
| 7 | UML sequence diagrams |
| 8 | Design patterns |
| 9 | State Transition Diagrams |
| 10 | Revision |
Assessment and Coursework
Coursework counts for 70% of the final module mark and this is made up of weekly quizzes or exercises (20%) and coursework assignments (50%).
A Class Test makes up the remaining 30% of the final module mark.
Assignments
| Title | Week Given | Week Due | Effort Expected (hours) | Value (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis Models | 1 | 5 | 30 | 30 |
| Design Models | 5 | 8 | 20 | 20 |
Resources
All course material is available on My Dundee. This includes copies of lecture materials, practical exercises, and assignments. The reading list for this module can be accessed from My Dundee and provides recommended materials for completing the module.
Use of Visual Paradigm
As an Academic Partner of Visual Paradigm, University of Dundee is issued software tools for educational use, which cover UML, BPMN, Agile story mapping, etc.
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Courses
This module is available on following courses: