Lecture 6 - domain modelling

Question 1

what is a domain class model?

Answer 1

model that shows classes in the application domain and the relationships among them

Question 2

5 steps to creating a domain class model?

Answer 2

discover classes, relationships, attributes and operations

Question 3

step one in domain modelling? (classes)

Answer 3

examine nouns and noun phrases in text. they are potential candidates.
noun - subject, direct and indirect objects “junior college”

Question 4

step two in domain modelling? (relationships)

Answer 4

verb and verb phrases (potential)

Question 5

step three in domain modelling? (attributes)

Answer 5

data items to be held by instances of each classes

Question 6

step four in domain modelling? (operations)

Answer 6

Consider capabilities, responsibilities of each class

Question 7

step five in domain modelling? (inheritance relationships)

Answer 7

Consider common features of the classes

Question 8

limitations of text analysis

Answer 8

guidelines are minimal, precess is very chaotic and labour intensive, models can be of dubious quality, models are difficult to validate