COM6516 Object Oriented Programming and Software Design

Aims/Description: This module presents the object-oriented approach to building large software systems from components in the Java Programming Language. It assumes prior knowledge of imperative programming. Large scale program design and implementation issues are covered, using the Java Application Programmer's Interface, including the AWT, Swing and the Java Collections Framework. Topics include: data and procedural abstraction, collection interfaces and implementations, the event-driven model of computation, user interface components, streams and files, documentation styles with the Unified Modelling Language (UML).

Restrictions on availability: This module assumes students already have some experience of imperative programming

Staff Contact: GOTOH YOSHIHIKO

Teaching Methods: Lectures, Laboratory work, Independent Study

Assessment: Course work, Classroom testing

Notes: This unit forms part of an accredited degree programme

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