MNGT 456/856

Object-Oriented Systems Development:
Unified Modeling Language and Unified Process

Spring Semester 2008
(Tentative -- to be finalized)




Instructor: Professor Keng Siau, Ph.D.

E.J. Faulkner Professor of MIS
Department of Management, CBA 209
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA
Office: CBA 255
Phone: 402-472-3078
Fax: 402-472-5855
E-mail: ksiau[at]unl.edu

Course Information:



UML Software:

Internships and Job Opportunities:

Course Schedule and Materials:
  • Course Syllabus (in Word format)


  • Project Groups


  • (January 23) Chapter 1 Why We Model? (in Power Point format)


  • (January 23) Chapters 2 & 7 Introduction to UML (in Power Point format)


  • (January 30) Chapter 4 Classes (in Power Point format)


  • (January 30) Chapter 5 Relationships (in Power Point format)


  • (January 30) Chapter 8 Class Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 6) Chapter 8 Class Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 13) Chapter 14 Object Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 13) Chapter 17 Use Cases (in Power Point format)


  • (February 13) Chapter 18 Use Case Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 13) Chapter 18 Use Case Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 13) UML Lab (CBA 33) IBM Rational Rose Guide (in Word format)


  • (February 13) UML Lab (CBA 33) Microsoft Visio Guide (in Word format)


  • (February 13) UML Lab (CBA 33) Microsoft Visio Reference Guide (in pdf format)


  • (February 20) Chapter 18 Use Case Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 20) Chapter 20 Activity Diagrams (in Power Point 6format)


  • (February 20) Chapter 20 Activity Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (February 27) Chapter 20 Activity Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (March 5) Chapter 16 Interaction (in Power Point format)


  • (March 5) Chapter 19 Interaction Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (March 12) Project Presentations


  • (March 19) Spring Break. Have fun!!


  • (March 26) Chapter 19 Interaction Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (March 26) Timing and Interaction Overview Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (March 26) Chapter 21 Events and Signals (in Power Point format)


  • (March 26) Chapter 22 State Machines (in Power Point format)


  • (March 26) Chapter 25 State Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 2) UML Lab (CBA 33) IBM Rational Rose Guide II (in Word format)


  • (April 2) UML Lab (CBA 33) Microsoft Visio Guide II (in Word format)


  • (April 9) Chapter 25 State Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 9) Chapter 12 Packages and Package Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 9) Chapter 15 Component and Composite Structure Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 16) Project Presentations


  • (April 23) Chapters 26 & 30 Artifacts and Artifact Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 23) Chapters 27 & 31 Deployments and Deployment Diagrams (in Power Point format)


  • (April 23) Course Summary/Exam Discussion


  • (May 6, Tue) Exam 7:30-9:30 am -- CBA 118




    • UML Resources:

  • Guidelines for Project Proposal (in MS Word format)

  • Using Rational Rose
  • Rational Solutions Online Documentation
  • UML Version 1.5 Documentation
  • UML Reference Card
  • Rational Rose -- UML Guide 1 (in Word format)





    • Reminders:

  • Welcome to the class! If you have any questions, feel free to email me (the best way to get hold of me). Cheers!