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Prescription: OO500 (OO100)Object-Oriented Techniques

Aim of Module	The student will be introduced to object-oriented concepts and processes and will practise object-oriented analysis and design at an introductory level.
Credits	7
Knowledge Assumed From	PD500(PD100) Program Development PP400(PP100) Programming Principles
Student Learning hours	70
Prescription Expiry Date	Nov 2005

Level and Assessment Schedule
Topics	Highest Skill Level	Suggested Assessment Percentage
1 Concepts and Terms	C	10
2 OO in Contrast to Procedural Development	C	10
3 OO Systems Analysis and Design	C	35
4 OO Class and Object Design	A	25
5 Comparison of OO Tools	C	10
6 Commercial Applications	C	10

		100

LEARNING OUTCOMES The Student Will

C	1	Describe the basic concepts and vocabulary of object-orientation.



C	2	Describe the differences between ‘behaviour driven’ (i.e. object-oriented) systems and ‘data driven’ (i.e. procedural) systems. Describe the advantages that object-orientation is meant to achieve and the problems which may arise when mixing object-orientation and other methodologies.



C	3	Describe the methods and techniques for; object-oriented analysis and modelling, dynamic object-oriented analysis and modelling, and of object-orientation systems design. Explain the importance of patterns in object-oriented development and describe common object-oriented design patterns.



A	4	Explain the methods and techniques of designing a class hierarchy of objects, explain the inheritance of data and methods for objects within a class hierarchy and design class hierarchy structures demonstrating these design methods.



C	5	List the current object-oriented languages used in a commercial environment and contrast the critical differences of the languages listed.



C	6	Describe current and possible future uses of object-oriented techniques, including transition from one methodology to another, and describe a commercial organisation that uses object-orientation.

CONTENT

1	Concepts and Terms


>	Basic concepts of object-orientation and understand the associated terms including:



		- Object

		- Encapsulation

		- Data abstraction

		- Association

		- Information hiding

		- State

		- Events

		- Method/Operation

		- Attributes

		- Message

		- Class

		- Superclass

		- Subclass

		- Patterns

		- Inheritance

		- Class Instance

2	OO in Contrast to Procedural Development


>	Differences between structured systems 'procedural' development and object-oriented systems development.

3	OO Systems Analysis and Design


>	Industry standard object-oriented system analysis techniques.

4	OO Class and Object Design


>	The process of class and object design in an object-oriented environment; the design of class structures that utilise inheritance and association.

5	Comparison of OO Tools


>	Current and commercially used object-oriented programming tools/environments used in the business environment.

6	Commercial Applications


>	Current and possible future use of object-oriented technologies and processes in commercial information systems.


Note
>	This module is an overview concerned with analysis and design. It is recommended that any desired programming should be covered in an appropriate PP51n (PP11n) module.



>	It is expected that students will derive the information from an existing case study of a commercial organisation.