Object-Oriented Analysis and Design is a course that presents an introduction to the design and construction of software systems using techniques that view a system as a set of objects that work ...

This article proposes an object-oriented analysis (OOA) technique based on the unified modeling language (UML). The technique emphasizes its OOA process, that is composed of the following activities: ...

The examination of a problem by modeling it as a group of interacting objects. An object is defined by its class, data elements and behavior. For example; in an order processing system, an invoice is ...

Coupling and cohesion are two often misunderstood terms in software engineering. These are terms that are used to indicate the qualitative analysis of the modularity in a system, and they help us to ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 112, Section 2: JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (2003), pp. 273-279 (7 pages) The successful development of new products is contingent on clearly understanding product ...

Object-oriented systems are usually partitioned into layers of related responsibilities and only dependencies in one direction are allowed, from higher layers (more specific, less reusable) to lower ...

This paper examines the changes engendered when moving from a structured to an object-oriented systems development approach and reconciles the differing views concerning whether this represents an ...