Table of Content

1. Introduction.

2. Architectural Styles.

3. Case Studies.

4. Shared Information Systems.

5. Architectural Design Guidance.

6. Formal Models and Specifications.

7. Linguistic Issues.

8. Tools for Architectural Design.

9. Education of Software Architects.

Salient Features

constructs an organizational framework for a course that:
teaches how to understand and evaluate the design of existing software systems from an architectural perspective.

provides the intellectual building blocks for designing new systems in principled ways using well-understood architectural paradigms.

shows how formal notations and models can be used to characterize and reason about a system design.

presents concrete examples of actual system architectures that can serve as models for new designs.

will allow instructors to add innovative material to existing courses.

emphasizes informal descriptions, touching lightly on formal notations and specifications, and the tools that support them.