CPIT 252

Course Name

Course Code

Software Design Patterns

CPIT 252

Prerequisite

Credit Units

CPIT 251

Theory

Practice

Training

Credit

3

1

0

3

Course Description

This course introduces the students to the foundations of large scale software architecture, and also defines frameworks, patterns and ways of developing and establishing systems based on components.

Course Contents

§ The history and principles of design patterns.

§ Diverse ways to use patterns.

§ The importance of software architecture.

§ Classical methods of software architecture (data extraction based on the event and objects components).

§ Formal models and the importance of architecture.

§ Design of architectures as reusable frames, and examples of famous frames (HotDraw).

§ Reused components for Software development, and examples of design with components.

Course Outcomes

Upon finishing this course, the student should:

§ Understand the principles of the software patterns
and apply basic patterns.

§ Understand the need for software architectures.

§ Know the classical models of software architecture and the need for a language to describe the architecture.

§ Be acquainted with the matter behind the creation and reuse of framework architectures.

§ Understand how to build and use components and how they can be used in software development

References

• L. Bass, P. Clements, R. Kazman, "Software Architecture in Practice", 2nd Ed., Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0321154959.

• S. J. Metsker, "Design Patterns Java Workbook", Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN 0201743973.

• E. Freeman, "Head First Design Patterns", O'Reily, 2004, ISBN 0596007124.

• J. Garland, R. Anthony, "Large-Scale Software Architecture: A Practical Guide using UML", John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 0470848499.