ELECTIVE / SKILL – MM / BCA: CASE TOOLS CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS
UNIT I: Data Modeling: Business Growth-Organizational Model-Case Study of student
MIS-What is the purpose of such Models-Understanding the business-Types of models
model development approach-the case for structural development-advantages of using
a case tool. System analysis and design-what is DFD-General Rules for Drawing DFD-
Difference Between Logical data flow diagram and Physical data flow diagram-Software
verses Information Engineering-How case tools store information.
UNIT II: Approach used to solve the problem statement: How to deal with a problem
statement-Data flow diagram for Payroll System-Presentation Diagram for Payroll
System-sehematics of the model-Forms-Screens-Menu Screens-Data entry Screens-
Report Output Format-Utilities. Installation of Ubridge and Synthesis: How to use the
tools in Ubridge Synthesis for case-Installation of Ubridge Synthesis-Computer Aided
Software Engineering-Getting Ubridge to work-Setup-Assign-Housekeep-The Ubridge
page.
UNIT III: Introduction to Ubridge: Introduction - Main flow of the system prototyping your
Report-Introducing the Novice Model of the Operation. Introducing Synthesis –
Synthesis basic – Synthesis - Menu Drawing the screen-Requirement Definition-
Diagram-Data Dictionary-Document-Synthesis Main Administration - Synthesis
reference - importing and exporting screen.
UNIT IV: Diagram definition tool: Introduction-Starting DDT-Drawing your own Icon -
Defining the connection rules-Rebuilding your icon. Object oriented methodologies:
Rambaugh et.al. ̳s object modeling techniques-The Booch methodology –The Jacobson
et.al. Methodologies-Pattern-Frame works-The Unified Approach.
UNIT V: Introduction to UML-UML Diagram-Class Diagram-Use Case Diagram-
Interaction Diagram-Sequence Diagram-Collaboration Diagram-State Chart Diagram-
Activity Diagram- Component Diagram-Deployment Diagram.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Case Tools Concepts and Applications, Ivan N Bayross, BPB Publications
2. Object Oriented System Development using the Unified Modeling Language, McGraw
Hill International edition.
REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Software Engineering: A Practitioner‘s Approach, Roger S Pressman, McGraw Hill
International Edition.