Thesis (M.S.)--Washington State University, August 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-74).

The goal of this research is to validate the methodology used while investigating metrics directed verification of Unified Modeling Language (UML) based designs. This document is organized into five distinct sections. The topics discussed include an introduction to the UML, a discussion of available software metrics, a tutorial regarding the nature of design metrics, a discussion of available UML metrics, and the empirical study results. The empirical study presents detailed information regarding how UML class diagrams can be mapped to design metrics, a discussion on how the data was collected and verified, the results obtained during this study, what conclusions were drawn from the data, and recommendations for future research topics. Preliminary findings indicate that a correlation does exist between the external design complexity measure and the UML class diagrams. / Department of Computer Science

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 76 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-76).

Unified Modeling Language (UML) allows software engineers to use a standard way of expressing a design approach at a high level. The benefits of system modeling are well accepted in the software development community. Modeling of Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL) designs, for synthesizing into hardware, is a common practice also. The research herein looks at system modeling of a design using UML, in which there are both software and hardware components. The idea is to explore modeling of the system with the ability to abstract whether the implementation of a particular function is realized in software or hardware. The designer can then model/evaluate a given system design approach and later allocate functions to software and hardware, as appropriate to meet constraints such as performance, cost, schedule. Since using UML for software is a standard approach, this research investigates the UML to hardware path via VHDL. / Department of Computer Science

Thesis (Ph. D.)--George Mason University, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 21, 2008). Thesis directors: David C. Rine, Elizabeth White. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology. Vita: p. 230. Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-229). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Eng.) - Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-109). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-95). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-126). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.