UML Weekend Crash Course

Book Description

The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about the Unified Modeling Language. The problem is, youre not really up to speed. Maybe its been a while since you worked with UML. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, weve got a solution for you UML Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, youll be able to dive right in and start modeling business processes, objects, data, XML, and more. Its as simple as that.


Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•What is the UML?

•UML and Development Methodologies

•How to Approach the UML

•Defining Requirements for the Case Study

SATURDAY


Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•Understanding the Use Case Model

•Building the Use Case Diagram

•Building the Use Case Narrative

•Identifying the Use Case Scenarios

•Modeling the Static View: The Class Diagram

•The Class Diagram: Associations

Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•The Class Diagram: Aggregation and Generalization

•Applying the Class Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Static View: The Object Diagram

•Modeling the Functional View: The Activity Diagram

•Applying the Activity Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Sequence Diagram

Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•Applying the Sequence Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Collaboration Diagram

•Applying the Collaboration Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Statechart Diagram

SUNDAY


Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•Applying the Basic Statechart to the Case Study

•Modeling the Extended Features of the Statechart

•Applying the Extended Statechart Features to the Case Study

•Modeling the Development Environment

•Modeling the Static View: The Component Diagram

•Modeling the Static View: The Deployment Diagram

Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•Introduction to Web Development with Java

•Analysis and Architectural Design of a Web Application

•Design of a Web Application

•UML Modeling Tools


Book Info

Get up to speed on UML in a weekend! After completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you will be able to dive right in and start modeling business processes, objects, data, XML, and more. Softcover. CD-ROM included.


From the Back Cover

Get Up to Speed on UML – in a Weekend!

The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about the Unified Modeling Language. The problem is, you’re not really up to speed. Maybe it’s been a while since you worked with UML. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we’ve got a solution for you – UML Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you’ll be able to dive right in and start modeling business processes, objects, data, XML, and more. It’s as simple as that.

The Curriculum

Friday Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•What Is the UML?

•UML and Development Methodologies

•How to Approach the UML

•Defining Requirements for the Case Study

Saturday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•Understanding the Use Case Model

•Building the Use Case Diagram

•Building the Use Case Narrative

•Identifying the Use Case Scenarios

•Modeling the Static View: The Class Diagram

•The Class Diagram: Associations

Saturday, continued

Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•The Class Diagram: Aggre-gation and Generalization

•Applying the Class Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Static View: The Object Diagram

•Modeling the Functional View: The Activity Diagram

•Applying the Activity Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Sequence Diagram

Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•Applying the Sequence Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Collaboration Diagram

•Applying the Collaboration Diagram to the Case Study

•Modeling the Dynamic View: The Statechart Diagram

Sunday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

•Applying the Basic Statechart to the Case Study

•Modeling the Extended Features of the Statechart

•Applying the Extended Statechart Features to the Case Study

•Modeling the Development Environment

•Modeling the Static View: The Component Diagram

•Modeling the Static View: The Deployment Diagram

Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

•Introduction to Web Development with Java

•Analysis and Architectural Design of a Web Application

•Design of a Web Application

•UML Modeling Tools

CD-ROM includes:

•System Architect trial version

•Describe Enterprise trial version

•Supplemental illustrations and cheat sheets

•Assessment software

•Fully searchable e-version of the book

•Complete UML specification

About the Author

Thomas A. Pender (Reno, NV) is the author of six courses on UML. He has taught throughout the United States and in 12 other countries and has over 20 years of systems development experience in various industries. Tom has spent the past four years providing teaching and consulting services to companies that are transitioning to object-oriented technologies.

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