CS 5004 — Object-Oriented Design
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TArlington, VABostonMiami, FLOakland, CAOnlinePortland, MaineSan Francisco, CASeattle, WASilicon Valley, CAVancouver, CanadaHybridLive CastOnlineTraditional
Presents a comparative approach to object-oriented programming and design. Discusses the concepts of object, class, metaclass, message, method, inheritance, and genericity. Reviews forms of polymorphism in object-oriented languages. Contrasts the use of inheritance and composition as dual techniques for software reuse—forwarding vs. delegation and subclassing vs. subtyping. Offers students an opportunity to obtain a deeper understanding of the principles of object-oriented programming and design, including software components, object-oriented design patterns, and the use of graphical design notations such as UML (unified modeling language). Illustrates basic concepts in object-oriented design with case studies in application frameworks and by writing programs in Java.
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Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 7 | 149 | 245 | 61% | 13.7 |
| Spring 2024 | 17 | 597 | 790 | 76% | 11.4 |
| Fall 2024 | 7 | 99 | 204 | 49% | 15.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 13 | 318 | 500 | 64% | 14.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 6 | 70 | 165 | 42% | 15.8 |
| Spring 2026 | 10 | 194 | 382 | 51% | 18.8 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 25% · T 52% · W 7% · Th 11% · F 4%
Common patterns: T (50% of sections), M (24% of sections), R (9% of sections), W (6% of sections), async (5% of sections), F (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tamara Bonaci (24% of students) · reviews
- Keith Bagley (20% of students) · reviews
- Mark Miller (13% of students) · reviews
- Gary Cantrell (12% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Keith Bagley (26% of students) · reviews
- John Buchanan (11% of students) · reviews
- Tamara Bonaci (9% of students) · reviews
- Chris Geeng (6% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
CS 5400, CS 5500, CS 6510, CS 7980
Courses that list CS 5004 in their prerequisites.
Links
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