Course Descriptions

CS U370: Object-Oriented Design

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Presents a comparative approach to object-oriented programming and design. Discusses the concepts of object, class, meta-class, message, method, inheritance, and genericity. Reviews forms of polymorphism in object-oriented languages. Contrasts the use of inheritance and composition as dual techniques for software reuse: forwarding versus delegation and sub-classing versus sub-typing. Fosters a deeper understanding of the principles of object-oriented programming and design including software components, object-oriented design patterns, and the use of graphical design notations such as UML. Basic concepts in object-oriented design are illustrated with case studies in application frameworks and by writing programs in one or more object-oriented languages.

Prerequisites: CS U213.

Credit hours: 4 SH

Course offerings:
• Fall 2007 Prof. Pucella
• Fall 2006 Prof. Clinger
• Fall 2006 Prof. Hafner
• Spring 2005
• Spring 2004