OO Design & UML Methodology

Further resources and reading for this lecture.

Session 1: What is Software Systems Design About?

Software Systems Design Intro

articleSoftware Design — Wikipedia

Overview of software design concepts, processes, and principles.

specificationSWEBOK — IEEE

The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge, the IEEE standard for the field.

Requirements Engineering

articleRequirements Engineering — Wikipedia

Comprehensive overview of the requirements engineering process.

articleVerification vs Validation — ISTQB

Understanding the difference between verification and validation in software testing.

Systems Thinking

articleSystems Thinking — MIT Sloan

Introduction to systems thinking from MIT Sloan Management Review.

articleDonella Meadows Systems Thinking Resources

Curated resources on systems thinking from the Donella Meadows Project.

Software Design Challenges

articleNo Silver Bullet — Fred Brooks

Brooks' seminal 1986 paper on the essential difficulties of software engineering.

Session 2: Key OO Concepts Adopted by UML

OO Paradigm

articleObject-Oriented Programming — Wikipedia

Comprehensive overview of OOP concepts including classes, objects, and messaging.

tutorialSOLID Principles — DigitalOcean

Practical tutorial covering all five SOLID principles with examples.

Abstraction & Encapsulation

tutorialAbstraction in OOP — GeeksforGeeks

Explains abstraction and encapsulation with Java code examples.

documentationOO Concepts — Oracle Java Tutorials

Official Oracle tutorials covering core object-oriented concepts in Java.

Inheritance & Polymorphism

articleInheritance — Wikipedia

Covers single, multiple, and multilevel inheritance with language comparisons.

tutorialDesign Patterns Intro — Refactoring Guru

Visual introduction to design patterns that leverage inheritance and polymorphism.

UML in OO Design

specificationUML Spec v2.5.1 — OMG

The official UML specification from the Object Management Group.

articleUML 2.5 Diagram Types — uml-diagrams.org

Reference for all 14 UML 2.5 diagram types with descriptions.

tutorialUML Introduction — Lucidchart

Beginner-friendly introduction to UML with interactive diagram examples.

Session 3: UML Methodology and UML Techniques

Use Case Diagrams

tutorialUse Case Tutorial — Visual Paradigm

Step-by-step tutorial on creating use case diagrams.

articleUse Case Reference — uml-diagrams.org

Detailed reference on use case diagram notation and semantics.

Activity Diagrams

articleActivity Diagram Reference — uml-diagrams.org

Complete reference for activity diagram elements and notation.

tutorialActivity Diagram Tutorial — Lucidchart

Interactive guide to creating activity diagrams with examples.

Class Diagrams

articleClass Diagram Reference — uml-diagrams.org

Comprehensive reference for class diagram notation and relationships.

tutorialClass Diagram Tutorial — Visual Paradigm

Practical tutorial on designing class diagrams with examples.

State Transition Diagrams

articleState Machine Reference — uml-diagrams.org

Reference for state machine diagram elements and transitions.

Sequence Diagrams

articleSequence Diagram Reference — uml-diagrams.org

Complete reference for sequence diagram lifelines, messages, and fragments.

tutorialSequence Diagram Tutorial — Lucidchart

Beginner-friendly tutorial on creating sequence diagrams.

Five-Step Process

bookUML Distilled — Martin Fowler (book page)

Fowler's concise guide to UML, including practical modelling processes.

bookApplying UML — Craig Larman (book page)

Larman's textbook on iterative OO analysis and design with UML.

Three-Tier Architecture

articleMultitier Architecture — Wikipedia

Overview of multi-tier (n-tier) architecture patterns in software design.