AET 520 University of Phoenix February 20, 2010 Presentation by Mark K. Reha Advanced Enterprise Java Training Designing Business Service Interfaces Instruction Module Summary Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Introduction “When Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer of C++, decries the training of software developers in our colleges and universities, we need to do something about it. Bjarne believes that “few students see code as anything but a disposable entity needed to complete the next project and get good grades. Much of the emphasis in teaching encourages that view.” Ouch! He advises students: Programming is part of software development. It doesn’t matter how fancy your code is unless it solves the right problem and you can explain it to others. So brush up on your communication skills. Learn to listen, to ask good questions, to write clearly and to present clearly. Serious programming is a team sport; brush up on your social skills. The sloppy fat geek computer genius semi-buried in a pile of pizza boxes and cola cans is a mythical creature, best buried deep, never to be seen again.” Reference (SD Times, 1/2/2009)

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Problem Statement  Research from the U.S News and World Report (2009) website shows that computer science graduates are not getting the proper university level education.  Software Engineers in the industry with 1-3 years of experience do not have the fundamental training to properly design web applications using the Enterprise Java Platform. Reference (U.S News and World Report, 2009)

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Training Solution  A 2-hour class was designed that will train the Software Engineer how to properly model and design Business Service Interfaces.  These skills that can be leveraged when designing an enterprise class web application using the Enterprise Java Platform.

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Performance Based Objectives Students will demonstrate the ability to use a real-world Use Case Study and list the different business Use Cases and from the Use Cases identify all the actors, nouns, and verbs. Students will then demonstrate the ability to use the actors, nouns, and verbs identified from the Use Cases to properly design a Business Service Interface. Students will demonstrate how to apply a Use Case driven design methodology, leveraging the previous Performance Based Objectives, to model a Business Service Interface that is used to design the Business Tier of a web application.

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Engagement Strategy Question and Answer  White board examples on Use Cases  White board examples on Interface Design  White board examples on UML Modeling Discussion on industry best practices  Will incorporate guided discussions Discussion on Use Case Study Lab  Will incorporate guided discussions

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Formative Assessment The Performance Based Objectives will be assessed as follows: 1.The student will identify and document a proper list of actors, nouns, and verbs from the Use Cases. 2.The student will create a proper Business Service Interface design from the Use Cases. 3.The student will create a proper UML model for the Business Service Interface from the Use Cases.

The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix Conclusion  College graduates are only taught the fundamentals of the Java platform, which is not preparing the students properly for entry level programming positions in IT or in the Software Engineering industry.  Continued and advanced training needs to be put in place for the Java Platform to improve the engineering skills in our industry.  Thank you!

References The Masters in Adult Education and Training AET 520 University of Phoenix SD Times. (2009, January 2). Short Takes: Stroustrup on Education. Retrieved February 15, 2010, from U.S. News and World Report. (2009, June 27). Best Graduate Schools. Retrieved February 15, from