Course Syllabus

Course Outline

Object-Oriented Systems An introduction of principles and methodologies of good software design. Study of object-oriented concepts and techniques, encapsulation, inheritance mechanisms, polymorphism, and programming in one or more object-oriented languages. Examination of design patterns that provide reusable solutions to problems in object-oriented design.

Lecture topics will include:

The Object-Oriented Paradigm, Concepts, and Mechanism
UML
Limitations of Traditional Object-Oriented Design
Introduction to Design Patterns
Some Basic Design Patterns
Thinking in Patterns
Principles of Design
Values of Patterns
Factories

The course will also involve a semester-long group project, which will involve developing a substantial application in Java, and provide an opportunity to apply the principles learned in lecture to a concrete and substantial project.

Course Objectives

During this course, students will:

get to know and learn how to apply object-oriented desgin concepts,
learn to read and use simple UML diagrams
get to know and learn how to recognize and apply design patterns,
learn to work collaboratively on a large programming project
become familiar with development in Eclipse and the use of CVS

Prerequisites

This course is designed with the assumption that students are capable programmers and familiar with the Java programming language. The formal prerequisite is:

CS 2413: Systems Programming

Textbook and Materials

The primary text book for this course is Alan Shalloway and James R. Trott's "Design Patterns Explained: A New Prespective on Object-Oriented Design, Second Edition" (2005). You will also need a reference book for the Java programming language; I recommend Ken Arnold, James Gosling, and David Holmes's "The Java Programming Language, Fourth Edition" (2006). If you are unfamiliar with Eclipse, JUnit, Ant, or CVS, it is highly recommended that you get a copy of David Carlson's "Eclipse Distilled" (2005).

Times of Instruction

Lecture:	Mon., Wed., and Fri. 9:00 - 9:50pm	SB 3.02.02
Office Hours:	Tues. 3:30-4:30pm, Wed. 10:30-11:30am, and by appointment;	SB 4.01.34
Midterm Exam:	9:00-9:50pm, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 (tentative)	regular classroom
Final Exam:	7:30-10:00am, Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007;	regular classroom

Instructor Information

Instructor:	Jeffery von Ronne
Office Location:	SB 4.01.34
Email:	vonronne@cs.utsa.edu
Phone:	(210) 458-5667
Course Web Page:	http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~vonronne/classes/cs4773-f07/

Grading

Grading will be based on the weighted average of:

20% Homework Assignments
25% Group Project Participation
20% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam

As a matter of policy, late homework assignments will not be accepted, but partial credit will be given for partially complete assignments. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis.

Attendance is expected, and although points will not be deducted for individual absences, extensive absenteeism could affect a student's project participation grade.

CS 4773: Object-Oriented Systems