Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

A set of activities to give an overview of the concepts of modelling & Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Software Engineering.

By the end of this activity, you will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the following skill areas:

• Draw a simple class diagram in the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to model a class
• Translate a class diagram to create a simple class in code
• Create a class model to demonstrate inheritance by creating subclasses extending on a base class
• Understand what an Abstract class means and be able to create an abstract class
• Understand what method overriding is and be able to apply it to define different implementations for a method
• Demonstrate basic usage of the four principles of OOP (Encapsulation, Abstraction, Polymorphism and Inheritance)
• Understand the Diamond of Death i.e. the problems with multiple inheritance
• Understand that classes can implement multiple interfaces
• Create an Interface and implement it in a class

Activities

• Create a new Github repository called introduction-to-oop-project in your personal Github account
• Use the Java language track for your specific programme.
  • Activity One
  • Activity Two
  • Activity Three
  • Activity Four
  • Activity Five