SFT3021

Object-oriented programming systems

S Ramakrishnan

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: SFT1102 or SFT2110, SFT2121
* Prohibitions: CFR3112, SFT2021

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should understand the object-oriented design and programming issues in developing systems; be able to explore the concepts and facilities provided by object-oriented programming languages such as Eiffel and Java; and be familiar with an incremental scenario-based approach to achieve both process and product quality improvements in object-oriented software development in a reuse context.

Synopsis The object-oriented paradigm in a software engineering context; to develop software systems; object-oriented concepts; class vs object, inheritance, client-supplier relationship, types, polymorphism, dynamic binding, genericity; object-oriented design methods; design by contract for software reliability and extendability; abstract data types; implementation in a reuse and quality culture; testing; incremental system development with process and product metrics; comparisons of object-oriented languages.

Assessment Examinations and unit test: 50%
* Practical work: 50%

Recommended texts

Jacobson I Object-oriented software engineering Addison-Wesley, 1991
Meyer B Object-oriented software construction 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1997
Meyer B Eiffel the language Prentice-Hall, 1991
Meyer B Reusable software Prentice-Hall, 1994
Rumbaugh J and others Object-oriented modelling and design Prentice-Hall, 1991
Switzer R Eiffel: An introduction Prentice-Hall, 1993
Thomas P and Weedon R Object-oriented programming in Eiffel Addison-Wesley, 1995
Walden K and Nerson J Seamless object-oriented software architecture Prentice-Hall, 1995
Wiener R Software development using Eiffel Prentice-Hall, 1995