Object-oriented system development
P McKenzie
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: CFR1123 or CFR1252 or CFR1306 * Prohibitions: CSC3080, SFT3021, SFT3305
Principles of abstraction: classification, aggregation, generalisation and association. Object-oriented concepts including classes and objects, encapsulation. Approaches to object-oriented analysis: definition of classes, attributes and methods, identification of associations, aggregations, and generalisations. Steps involved in creating a design model from the analysis model. principles of object-oriented design: class responsibilities and relationships. Basic elements of Eiffel programming including its support for polymorphism, inheritance, multiple inheritance, deferred classes, static and dynamic binding, static typing. Generic data types. Implementation of object-oriented systems.
Assessment
Examination (2 hours): 50% * Practical work: 50%
Prescribed texts
Meyer B Eiffel the language Prentice-Hall, 1992
Recommended texts
Coad P and Yourdon E Object-oriented analysis Prentice-Hall, 1991
Meyer B Object-oriented software construction Prentice-Hall, 1989
Rumbaugh J and others Object-oriented modelling and design Prentice-Hall, 1991