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<h1 style="vertical-align:middle"><img align="middle" valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle" border="0" src="../images/OOR.jpg"> Object Orientation</h1>
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	<p>This is a general course in object orientation, offering an introduction 
for complete beginners and a wider perspective for experienced users of object 
technology. This course provides a `big picture', rather than presenting many 
little details.</p>
<h4>Course dates</h4>
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<h4>Objectives</h4>
<p><p>At the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in  object-oriented concepts. They will know the history of object-oriented  languages, and appreciate the advantages that object orientation brings.  They will have a little experience in object-oriented programming (using Java)  and design (using UML).</p>
<p>They will be able to make educated assessments of the benefits of object  orientation, and will have a framework on which to build deeper knowledge of  the concepts.</p></p>
<h4>Contents</h4>
<p><dl> <dt>Object orientation in context: </dt> <dd>structured programming; abstract data types;<br /> driving applications (discrete event simulation, GUI toolkits);<br /> languages (Simula, Smalltalk, C++, Eiffel, Self, Visual Basic, Java).</dd> <dt>Essential object-oriented concepts: </dt> <dd>abstraction and encapsulation; design by contract; classes and objects;<br /> inheritance; polymorphism.</dd> <dt>Introduction to object-oriented programming: </dt> <dd>Java design considerations; support for object-oriented concepts;<br /> programming in Java; case study.</dd> <dt>Introduction to object-oriented design:</dt> <dd>unified modelling language; class, state and sequence diagrams;<br /> invariants, assertions, snapshots and filmstrips; semantics of diagrams;<br /> case study.</dd> </dl></p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<p>Some familiarity with programming (in any language) will be helpful. No 
experience with object-oriented concepts is necessary or expected.</p>

	
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