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Conceptual Classes Strategies

The document discusses the importance of conceptual classes in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) for modeling real-world entities. It outlines six types of conceptual classes: Thing, Role, Event, Concept, Situation, and Association classes, each with specific characteristics and examples. Additionally, it presents strategies for identifying these classes, including noun identification, common class categories, and generalization/specialization.

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Conceptual Classes Strategies

The document discusses the importance of conceptual classes in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) for modeling real-world entities. It outlines six types of conceptual classes: Thing, Role, Event, Concept, Situation, and Association classes, each with specific characteristics and examples. Additionally, it presents strategies for identifying these classes, including noun identification, common class categories, and generalization/specialization.

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Conceptual Classes and Strategies to Identify Them

In Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), conceptual classes are important to model

real-world entities. They help us understand how a system should behave by using real or imaginary

objects in the system.

Types of Conceptual Classes:

1. Thing Class (Object Class):

- These represent real-world things or objects.

- They have identity, attributes, and behaviors.

Example: Book in a library, BankAccount in a bank system.

2. Role Class:

- These show the roles an object can play in different situations.

- They don't exist alone but describe behavior in a specific context.

Example: A Person can be a Manager, or a Student can be an Enrollee.

3. Event Class:

- These represent actions or events that happen in the system.

- They are usually triggered by users or other systems.

Example: Purchase event in online shopping, ATM Withdrawal event in a banking system.

4. Concept Class:

- These are abstract ideas or concepts.


- They don't exist physically but affect the system.

Example: Discount in a sales system, CourseLevel in a college system.

5. Situation Class:

- These show the condition of an object at a particular time.

- They are dynamic and change over time.

Example: TrafficLightStatus (Red/Green/Yellow), FlightStatus (OnTime/Delayed).

6. Association Class:

- These represent a relationship between two classes.

- They can store extra information about the relationship.

Example: Enrollment between Student and Course, storing grade and date.

Strategies to Identify Conceptual Classes:

1. Noun Identification:

- Read the problem statement and pick important nouns.

- These nouns can be potential classes.

Example: From "Student enrolls in Course," we get Student and Course.

2. Common Class Categories:

- Use known categories like Physical things, Roles, Events, and Concepts to find classes.

Example: Physical (Book), Role (Librarian), Event (IssueBook), Concept (Fine).

3. Generalization/Specialization:

- Find general classes and then look for specific types.


Example: Vehicle as a general class, and Car, Bus, Bike as specialized classes.

These classes help create a meaningful and structured model of the system and make software

development easier and clearer.

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