Object Oriented Design

Prerequisites

Solid understanding of basic concepts of object oriented programming: classes, objects, subtyping, polymorphism, and dynamic binding.

Overview

The course presents a comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art practices in software development using the Object Oriented programming paradigm. It starts by setting software development as an engineering discipline and proceeds to describe, explain, and illustrate the fundamental Object Oriented techniques and tools for the different stages of program development, from specification and design to verification and testing. Additionally, the course provides a perspective on the current trends in industry and research.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will:

• Appreciate of the importance of formality and rigor in software development
• Understand, select, and apply tools and techniques at different stages of software development
• Be aware of current industry and research trends in software development.

Programming language requirement

• Familiarity with an object-oriented programming language.