AUDIENCE:   This course is for all IS staff with little or no exposure to Object Orientation who are involved in the evaluation or implementation of the technique. Analysts, Designers and Programmers who will be using the methodology should also attend. PREREQUISITES:   A knowledge of the fundamentals of IT is assumed. DURATION:   2 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   The course aims to demystify Object Orientation and explain the how's and why's in a simple, clear manner. By the end of the course, delegates should be able to describe the main concepts of Object Orientation, the components of Object Technology as well as the advantages and dangers related to the adoption of OT. Upon completion they will be able to: - Identify Objects from a problem description. - Interpret and improve a class diagram. - Describe the Principal OO techniques. - Decide if OO is relevant to an application. - Define the steps of OO analysis and design. - List the effects of introducing OO into an IT department. COURSE CONTENT:   Back to the Future: The History of the Object The Hallmarks of an Object Basic Elements of Object Technology     The Inversion of the Natural Order     Encapsulation and Information Hiding     Messages     Classes     Strong Typing and Early Binding     Polymorphism     Inheritance OO Methods     The Early Methods     The OO Development Cycle The UML (Unified Modelling Language)     Objects     Associations     Aggregations     Conformance and Class Hierarchy     Inheritance and Class Hierarchy     Events and State Transitions     Object Interaction Diagrams Object Technology Adoption     Why Go OO     The Benefits of OT     · Large Scale Organisation     · Malleability     · Robustness and Reliability     · Reuse     The State of OT     The OO Programming Languages     Introducing OT     The future Components     Objects versus Components     The Component Technologies JJ01/06