Behavioral Modeling in CISD

The following discussion agenda is on Behavioral Modeling in Contemporary Information Systems Development (CISD):

1. An introduction to Behavioral Models
2. Interaction Diagrams
• Objects, Operations, and Messages
• Sequence Diagrams
• Communication Diagrams
3. Behavioral State Machines
• States, Events, Transitions,Actions, and Activities
• Elements of a Behavioral State Machine and how to build a behavioral state machine

The following diagram indicates how various models, methodologies and notations are related to various domains in information systems development-associated activities:

References

1. Dennis, A., Wixom, B.H. and Tegarden, D. (2005) Systems Analysis and Design with UML Version 2.0, Wiley
2. UML tutorial: use case diagram, activity diagram and sequence diagram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMuMz5hQMf4&feature=related
3. UML tutorial (video) on sequence diagram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPwUtekrqS8&feature=related
4. UML tutorial (video): sequence and communication diagrams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyFctaNKW6c&feature=related