Section 4: Class-Based Methods—Concept Map
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 8: Requirements Modeling—A Recommended Approach (Sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, & 8.6). Before you begin this assignment, you should complete your interactive assignment homework problems, as it will assist you with concepts in this assignment.
In this week’s assignment, you will add to your concept map that you created in Weeks 1, 2, and 3 and further illustrate and make connections among the concepts of requirements modeling. This week’s section of the concept map is focused on class-based methods.
Class-responsibility-collaborator (CRC) modeling provides the means for identifying and organizing the classes that are relevant to system and product requirements. The guidelines for identifying responsibilities (i.e., attributes and operations) have been presented in Section 8.3.2. There are five guidelines for allocating responsibilities to classes. Be sure to label each component, then
List each of the five responsibilities.
Describe each of the five responsibilities.
Summarize the associations and dependencies in Section 8.3.3 to explain the relationships as shown in Figure 8.4.
In addition to your concept map, you will write a paper in which you
Explain the list of responsibilities in details.
Explain the multiplicity and dependencies relationships shown in Figure 8.4 using the UML notation.
Summarize (briefly) the alignment between your concept map and elements within your paper.
Your paper must be a minimum of 400 words.
If you choose to utilize a web-based presentation software, include the URL of your presentation in your post. You can use a presentation software such as PowerPoint, draw.ioLinks to an external site., or PreziLinks to an external site. to create and share your concept map. The last two are free online tools that work in any browser, and there is no software to download. View the draw.io gallery ExamplesLinks to an external site. to see examples of diagrams created in draw.io.
Once you have completed your assignment, submit the paper and the concept map through the Waypoint grading system.
The Section 4: Class-Based Methods—Concept Map paper
Must be one to two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the UAGC Writing Center’s APA StyleLinks to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper,
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013Links to an external site..
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this UAGC Library Quick ‘n’ DirtyLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the UAGC Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the UAGC Writing Center’s Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site..
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the UAGC Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the UAGC Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
