Unit Plan - Advanced OOP Concepts

Objective: To deepen understanding of advanced object-oriented programming concepts and their application in software development.

Key Topics:

Design Patterns:
- Creational (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Abstract Factory)
- Structural (e.g., Adapter, Proxy, Composite)
- Behavioral (e.g., Strategy, Observer, Command)
Advanced Inheritance Techniques:
- Multiple Inheritance
- Hierarchical Inheritance
- Interface Inheritance
Polymorphism:
- Compile-time vs. Runtime Polymorphism
- Method Overriding vs. Method Overloading
Encapsulation and Information Hiding:
- Private Members
- Accessor and Mutator Methods
- Friend Classes/Functions
Abstraction:
- Pure Abstract Classes
- Interfaces
- Abstract Data Types (ADTs)
Concurrency and Multithreading:
- Thread Safety
- Synchronization Mechanisms
- Deadlocks and Livelocks
Memory Management:
- Garbage Collection
- Manual Memory Management
- Smart Pointers
Reflection and Meta-programming:
- Runtime Type Information (RTTI)
- Dynamic Code Generation
- Attribute-Oriented Programming
Generic Programming:
- Template Classes/Functions
- Concept-based Programming
Unit Testing and TDD (Test-Driven Development):
- Writing Testable Code
- Mocking and Stubs
- Continuous Integration

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to identify and apply appropriate design patterns to solve complex software design problems.
Students will understand and implement advanced inheritance and polymorphism techniques.
Students will be able to create robust and secure software by effectively using encapsulation and abstraction.
Students will be able to manage concurrency and threads in a multi-threaded environment.
Students will understand memory management techniques and apply them to optimize performance.
Students will be able to use reflection and meta-programming to create flexible and dynamic software.
Students will be able to write generic code that is both efficient and maintainable.
Students will be able to apply unit testing and TDD methodologies to ensure code quality and reliability.

Assessment:

Assignments: Design pattern implementation, polymorphism exercises, memory management challenges.
Projects: Develop a software system using advanced OOP concepts.