An applied analysis and design class that addresses the use of object-oriented techniques. Topics include domain modeling, use cases, architectural design and modeling notations.

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): A design framework wherein loosely coupled, interoperable services communicate over a network to support scalable and flexible application development.

Service-oriented architecture isn’t a new approach to software design. Some of the notions behind SOA have been around for years.

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