1. UML Class Diagram Tutorial by Florin Zidaru

2. Outline 1. UML Class Diagram. What is it? Why do we need it? 2. Tutorial Description and Presentation. 3. Targeted audience. 4. Why should you use this tutorial?

3. 1. What is a UML Class Diagram? Made similar to a family tree: - identify the main members - determine how they are related - identify the characteristics of each member - find relations among members - decide the inheritance of characters Class Diagram = diagram depicting the relationship between classes

4. 1. What is a UML Class Diagram? UML Class Diagrams are the most common diagrams used to model object-oriented systems They provide a static, structural view of a system by showing the system’s classes, their attributes, and the relationships between classes

5. 1. Why do we need Class Diagrams? Provide a common prototype of a system to different individuals and teams Useful for both Developers ( details about new and/or classes) and Business Analysts ( in modeling a business’s assets and resources). Modeling the static structure of classes, the class diagram shows each class's internal structure along with the relationship that the class has to other classes.

6. 2. Tutorial Description The tutorial presents the UML Class Diagrams basics Web-based ( we want to access it anywhere we have an internet connection) Interactive ( uses quizzes to test the users) All the information is taken from several different nice websites

7. 2. Tutorial Presentation Quick presentation of the tutorial: Located at: http://stu.westga.edu/~fzidaru1/ClassDiagramTutorial

8. 3. Targeted audience. The tutorial represents a good start for individuals / students in researching Software Designing. For further studying, links are provided. The tutorial also can be used to get a general idea about UML and investigate the concepts of class, attributes, relationships in the context of Class Diagram.

9. 4. Why should you use this tutorial? a. Simple, straight forward presentation b. Based on reliable information taken from other websites: research already done for you. c. Interactive: the tutorial tries to involve you so the information will be harder to forget. d. Provides links to more detailed websites e. Cool layout, easy to navigate

10. Resources For real resources, check out the tutorial http://stu.westga.edu/~fzidaru1/ClassDiagramTutorial ( it’s free )