Hi Carole:

in an ideal world, I would like my COM1205 students know about:

C++ or Java
Style rules: The students should know how to write object-oriented programs
in good style. They should know the Law of Demeter and its variants
and the abstract super class rule etc.

A standard but minimal oo process:
Writing use cases and analysis level class diagrams
Transforming analysis-level class diagrams into design level class diagrams
Writing object interaction specifications and translating them into methods

Design Patterns: (in order of importance)

Visitor
Iterator
Composite
Command
Observer
Decorator
Prototype

and more from the design pattern book.

The students should have done several exercises using the Visitor
design pattern.

Notations:
The students should know the UML class diagram notation.

-- Karl