This course introduces the concepts, process, and notation for developing a design model using the Rational Unified Process Analysis and Design workflow as a framework. The course concentes on those activities that are performed by the object-oriented designer. Architectural concepts are introduced and discussed, as they drive the design, but this is not an architecture course.

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To benefit from this course, it is desirable that students have completed the following courses or equivalents:-

• Essentials of Visual Modelling with UML 2.0

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To benefit from this course, students should have the following experience:-

Some knowledge of software development is recommended

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This course teaches tasks that are part of the jobs for the following team members: Designer and Software Architect.

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This course teaches the following skills:-

• Unified Modelling Language
• Object Orientation

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This course teaches techniques and skills supported by following tools:-

• IBM Rational Software Modeller
• IBM Rational Software Architect
• IBM Rational XDE

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This course consists of the following modules:-

1. About This Course
2. Best Practices of Software Engineering
3. Concepts of Object Orientation
4. Requirements Overview
5. Analysis and Design Overview
6. Architectural Analysis
7. Identify Design Elements
8. Identify Design Mechanisms
9. Describe the Run-Time Architecture
10. Describe Distribution
11. Use-Case Design
12. Subsystem Design
13. Class Design
14. Database Design

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