Object Oriented Software Design

Catalog description

This course deals with the general topic of object-oriented software design and introduces an object-oriented programming language. Design strategies (e.g., compositional) and concepts (e.g., functional independence) are discussed in the context of a software design model that contains four elements-architecture, data, interfaces, and components. Different object-oriented software design techniques (e.g., UML), software design metrics (e.g., coupling), and software quality assurance techniques (e.g., review) are discussed and applied to software designs. Also introduced are human-computer interaction, incremental software development using a personal software process, information models and database systems, principles of secure design, defensive programming, threats and attacks, and secure software engineering. Each student will produce design models and a prototype implementation.