CS302: Software Engineering

3.2: An Overview of UML

• Mike Murphy's "Introduction to UML" Page

  Watch this video. The lecture provides information to introduce UML as a tool for software engineers. After watching the video, write a summary that answers the following question: what is UML?
  

• 3.2.1: Use Case Diagrams

  • Mike Murphy's "Use Cases" Page

    Watch this video. The lecture provides a discussion of the use case diagram in UML. Can you describe each component of a use case diagram?

• 3.2.2: State Diagrams

  • Mike Murphy's "UML State Diagrams" Page

    Watch this video. The lecture provides an overview of state machines and the state diagram in UML. What is the purpose of the state diagram?
    

• 3.2.3: Class Diagrams

  • Mike Murphy's "UML Class Diagrams" Page

    Watch this video. The lecture provides a discussion of the class diagram in UML. What is the purpose of the class diagram?
    

• 3.2.4: Activity and Interaction Diagrams

  • Mike Murphy's "UML Activity Diagrams" Page

    Watch this video carefully as an example of modeling. What is the purpose of an activity diagram? How would you create an activity diagram?