Software Modeling and Architecture syllabus

Software Modeling: Introduction to Software Modeling, Advantages of modeling, Principles of modeling. Evolution of Software Modeling and Design Methods: Object oriented analysis and design methods, Concurrent, Distributed Design Methods and Real-Time Design Methods, Model Driven Architecture (MDA), 4+1 Architecture, Introduction to UML, UML building Blocks, COMET Use Case–Based Software Life Cycle. Requirement Study: Requirement Analysis, SRS design, Requirements Modeling. Use Case: Actor and Use case identification, Use case relationship (Include, Extend, Use case Generalization, Actor Generalization), Use case template.

Study of classes (analysis level and design level classes). Methods for identification of classes: RUP (Rational Unified Process), CRC (Class, Responsibilities and Collaboration), Use of Noun Verb analysis (for identifying entity classes, controller classes and boundary classes). Class Diagram: Relationship between classes, Generalization/Specialization Hierarchy, Composition and Aggregation Hierarchies, Associations Classes, Constraints. Object diagram, Package diagram, Component diagram, Composite Structure diagram, Deployment Diagram.

Activity diagram: Different Types of nodes, Control flow, Activity Partition, Exception handler, Interruptible activity region, Input and output parameters, Pins. Interaction diagram: Sequence diagram, Interaction Overview diagram, State machine diagram, Advanced State Machine diagram, Communication diagram, Timing diagram.

Introduction to Software Architecture, Importance of Software Architecture, Architectural Structure and Views. Architectural Pattern: common module, Common component-and-connector, Common allocation. Quality Attributes: Architecture and Requirements, Quality Attributes and Considerations

Architecture in the Life Cycle: Architecture in Agile Projects, Architecture and Requirements, Designing an Architecture. Documenting Software Architecture: Notations, Choosing and Combining views, Building the documentation Package, Documenting Behavior, Documenting Architecture in an Agile Development Project.

Design Patterns: Introduction, Different approaches to select Design Patterns. Creational patterns: Singleton, Factory, Structural pattern: Adapter, Proxy. Behavioral Patterns: Iterator, Observer Pattern with applications.