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Essentials of Visual Modeling with UML 2.0

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Topics
Intended Audience and Prerequisites.................................................................... 0-3
Course Objectives ................................................................................................ 0-4

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Introductions
Introductions
Š Your organization
Š Your role
Š Your background, experience
ƒ Object technology experience
ƒ Software development experience
Š Your expectations for this course

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Intended Audience and Prerequisites

Intended Audience and Prerequisites

Š Intended Audience
ƒ Software developers who are making the
paradigm shift to visual modeling
ƒ Software managers who need to better
understand object technology
ƒ Data modelers who need to better communicate
with object modelers
Š Prerequisite
ƒ A desire to learn about visual modeling

The assumption here is that those attending this class work for a software company.

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Course Objectives

Course Objectives
Š After completing this course, you will be
able to:
ƒ Define the history and current application of
object technology.
ƒ Explain what the UML represents.
ƒ Explain abstraction, encapsulation, modularity,
and hierarchy.
ƒ Describe the physical structure of a class.
ƒ Identify the relationship between a class and an
object.
ƒ Define polymorphism and generalization.

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Rational University Curriculum

Rational University Curriculum
Curriculum Flow: Instructor-led
Web-based
Designer Optional

Path 1
DEV110 DEV112 DEV113
DEV111 DEV160
Principles of Principles of
Principles of Principles of Principles of
Modeling Analysis I Analysis II
UC Modeling Modeling
with UML Behavior
2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours

OR
Path 2
DEV275 DEV475
Essentials Mastering Object
of Visual
Modeling Oriented
with UML Analysis &
Design with UML
1 day 4 days

The above courses are the courses that Rational University offers. As you can see for
each major software development team role, Rational University offers a professional
development course.

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Rational University Curriculum

Rational University Curriculum
Curriculum Flow: Instructor-led
Web-based
Enterprise Architect Optional

Path 1

DEV110 DEV111 DEV112 DEV113

Principles of Principles of Principles of Principles of
Modeling UC Modeling Analysis I Analysis II
with UML

2 hours 2 hours 2 hours

2 hours

OR
Path 2
DEV275 DEV475
Essentials Mastering Object
of Visual Oriented
Modeling Analysis &
with UML Design with UML
4 days
1 day

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Rational University Curriculum

Rational University Curriculum
Curriculum Flow: Instructor-led
Web-based
System Analyst Optional

REQ310 DEV110
Essentials of Principles of
Rational Modeling
RequisitePro

5 hours 2 hours
REQ480
Management
with Use OR OR
Cases
REQ370 DEV275
3 days Essentials of
Essentials of
Rational Visual
RequisitePro Modeling with
UML
1 day 1 day

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Course Materials
Course Materials
Š Student Manual

The Student Manual contains copies of the slides as well as detailed Student Notes.

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Other Sources of Information

Other Sources of Information
Š Rational Web site
ƒ http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/
Š Rational developerWorks
ƒ http://www-136.ibm.com/developerworks/
Š UML Resource Center
ƒ http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/uml/
Š Rational Edge
ƒ http://www-
106.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/rationaled
ge/

• The Rational Web site provides the latest information on new products, visual
modeling and development, events, customer support, documentation and
training, to name just a few.
• Rational developer Works, a customer-only site is IBM’s resource for
developers.
• The UML Resource Center provides additional UML resources like Whitepapers
and recommended reading. It facilitates newsgroups and information about
services and training.
• The Rational Edge is a free new e-zine dedicated to the practitioners and
decision-makers in the Rational community. Brought to you monthly by Rational
Software, this publication will help you use Rational products and services to
their very best advantage, and develop high-quality software at the speed today's
marketplace demands.

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Logistics
Logistics

Morning
2 Fifteen minute breaks
Lunch
1 Hour
Afternoon
2 Fifteen minute breaks

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