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Section 1 - Object-Oriented Fundamentals

• Basic Concepts
  • Conquering Complexity
  • Data Encapsulation and Abstraction
  • Why Objects?
  • Object State, Identity and Behavior
  • Classes - Inside and Outside View
• Inheritance and Reusability
  • Subclass, Superclass, Abstract Class
  • "Is-A" vs. "Has-A" Perspectives
  • Polymorphism, Typing, and Binding

Section 2 - Getting Start with UML

• UML Overview and Background
  • What is UML?
  • Models vs. Diagrams
• Use Case Models
  • Actors
  • Pre-Conditions, Post-Conditions, Exceptions
  • Use Case Relationships
  • Use Case Diagrams
• Expanding Use Cases
  • Activity Diagrams
  • Swimlanes
  • Use Case Descriptions
• Object Modeling
  • Building a Conceptual Model
  • Designing Class Diagrams
• Class Diagrams
  • Objects and Classes
  • Class Attributes
  • Class Operations
  • Associations
  • Multiplicity
  • Association classes
  • Role names
  • Ordering
  • Qualifiers
  • Aggregation
  • Generalization
  • Ternary Associations

Section 3 - Dynamic Modeling

• State Diagrams
  • Events and States
  • Scenarios
  • Event Trace, Attributes
  • Transitions, Guarded Transitions
  • Actions, Activities
  • Nested State Diagrams
• Sequence Diagrams
  • Object Interactions
  • Messaging
  • System Events
• Collaboration Diagrams
  • Messages and Links
  • Parameters, Return Values
  • Sequencing
  • Iteration
  • Mutually Exclusive Conditionals
  • Creation

Section 4 - Design Patterns

• Why use Patterns?
• Discovering Patterns
  • Creator Pattern
  • Singleton Pattern
  • Controller Pattern
  • Polymorphism
  • Interfaces
  • Facade Pattern
  • Proxy Pattern
  • Command Pattern
  • Publish-Subscribe Pattern
  • Model-View Separation
• The Gang of Four Patterns

Section 5 - Methodology and Process Approach

• Case Study
  • The Project Organizer
  • Analysis and Design