Dilemma between the Structured and Object-Oriented Approaches to Systems Analysis and Design

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in adapting object-oriented (OO) concepts, UML, and Unified Process of system development in the Systems Analysis and Design texts. However, there is a question of how to best fit these concepts with the existing coherent discussion of structured a...

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Published inThe Journal of computer information systems Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 32 - 42
Main Author Rob, Mohammad A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stillwater Taylor & Francis 01.03.2006
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Colleges & universities
complexity
Computer science
Curricula
Curriculum development
Information systems
Object oriented programming
object-oriented design
OO analysis
Process controls
Programming languages
Project management
SDLC
Software engineering
structured development
Students
Studies
Systems analysis
systems analysis and design
Systems development
Systems development life cycle
Teaching
Textbooks
UML
Unified Process
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Summary:In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in adapting object-oriented (OO) concepts, UML, and Unified Process of system development in the Systems Analysis and Design texts. However, there is a question of how to best fit these concepts with the existing coherent discussion of structured approach. This paper addresses some of the intricacies of OO concepts such as complexity of diagrams and models, weak links between phases, and lack of support for designing system components. We would like to recommend that there should be a separate text for the OO methodology and it should not present various OO models according to the phases of the traditional structured approach, rather it should focus on the evolution of the models leading to the design of the system components. Furthermore, there should be a standard set of models for the OO methodology as well as a clear definition of steps as an analyst moves from one set of models to the next.
ISSN:0887-4417
2380-2057
DOI:10.1080/08874417.2006.11645896