UML 2.0 - Online Course

The UML 2.0 series is designed to provide learners with an introduction to the Unified Modeling Language. This series teaches learners how to illustrate object-oriented systems by using various types of UML diagrams, such as class diagrams, sequence diagrams, state machine diagrams, and activity diagrams.

This series is for anyone who is interested in learning to understand and use UML 2.0. This online course contains 4 lessons and should take approximately 9 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Understanding UML (2.0) hours

Understanding UML teaches you how to define the Unified Modeling Language (UML), explain three modes in which UML is commonly used, explain iterative development processes and the Rational Unified Process, compare predictive and adaptive planning, and fit UML diagrams to a process. This course explains what the Unified Modeling Language is, and how UML is used. This course also discusses software development processes and iterative development. Topics include Getting familiar with UML, Using UML, Notations, meta-models, and diagram types, Legal UML, The meaning of UML, Understanding development processes, Predictive and adaptive planning, Agile processes, Rational Unified Process, Fitting a process to a project, Design, and Documentation and legacy code.

Lesson 2: Working with Class Diagrams (3.0) hours

Working with Class Diagrams teaches you how to read and use a class diagram, explain properties, attributes, and associations, explain multiplicity and operations, explain dependency and constraint rules, explain classification principles, and define specialized classes, including association, parameterized, and active classes. This course shows learners how to read and use the most common type of UML diagrams: class diagrams. This course covers properties, attributes, associations, multiplicity, operations, and other topics related to class diagrams. Topics include Using class diagrams, Properties, attributes and associations, Multiplicity, Programming interpretations of properties, Bidirectional and qualified associations, Operations, Generalization, notes and comments, Dependency and constraint rules, Keywords, responsibilities, and static operations, Aggregation, composition, and derived properties, Interfaces and abstract classes, Reference objects and value objects, Classification and generalization, Association class and parameterized class, and Enumeration, active class, visibility, and messages.

Lesson 3: Working with Common Diagrams (2.0) hours

Working with Common Diagrams teaches you how to read and construct sequence diagrams, read and construct object diagrams, read and construct package diagrams, read and construct deployment diagrams, and read and construct use cases. This course shows learners how to read and use common types of UML diagrams, including sequence diagrams, object diagrams, package diagrams, deployment diagrams, and use cases. Topics include Sequence diagrams, Loops and conditionals, Synchronous and asynchronous calls, Object diagrams, Understanding package diagrams, Working with package diagrams, Deployment diagrams, Understanding use cases, and Working with use cases.

Lesson 4: Working with Specialized Diagrams (2.0) hours

Working with Specialized Diagrams teaches you how to read and construct state machine diagrams, read and construct activity diagrams, read and construct communication diagrams, read and construct composite structure diagrams, read and construct component diagrams, read and construct diagrams featuring collaborations, and read and construct timing diagrams. This course shows learners how to read and use specialized types of UML diagrams, including state machine diagrams, activity diagrams, communication diagrams, composite structure diagrams, component diagrams, collaborations, interaction overview diagrams, and timing diagrams. Topics include Understanding state machine diagrams, Working with state machine diagrams, Understanding activity diagrams, Working with activity diagrams, Communication diagrams, Composite structure diagrams, Component diagrams, Collaborations, and Timing diagrams.