CS 6300: Assignment 1
Due, Friday September 15 in class.
- What (a) advantages do you see for having a unified modeling
language for software engineering?
(b) Disadvantages?
Give each answer in a paragraph or bulleted list.
- Consider the class diagram for the library given below. Assume
that you are modeling the problem domain of the GA Tech library.
Modify the diagram accordingly. (If you are unsure about how the
library works, you may wish to visit it or check its policies on the
library web pages.)

- (a) Diagram the "borrow copy of a book" use case for the
Tech library. (This is very simple; just a single use case.)
(b) Explain why you chose to include or exclude the librarian or
library staff member as an actor.
(c) Describe the use case in more detail, giving an entry condition,
a sequence of steps, and an exit condition.
(d) Draw a sequence diagram for tbe "borrow copy of a book" scenario
in which the book can be borrowed and is. (I.e. there is no need to
consider situations such as the copy not being available, the patron
having too many books on loan already, etc.)
- (a) Draw a statechart diagram for a BookCopy object in a library
where, if it is not returned within three weeks it becomes
overdue.
(b) Describe or illustrate the simple change you would need to make
to the class diagram in Question 2 to make it consistent with this
new model of the BookCopy's state. (A sentence or two is sufficient,
or a sketch of the fragment of the class diagram with the change
made.)