Dr. David P. Voorhees is Director of Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Software Applications & Systems Development, and McDevitt Associate Chair of Computer Science in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Presents software design as an important step in developing software, regardless of the software development process used

Emphasizes model-view-controller (MVC) as an underlying architectural principle

Provides numerous classroom-tested discussion questions, hands-on exercises, and illuminating case studies to help students to improve their practical programming skills

Introduction to Software Design.- Part I: Program Design Fundamentals.- Program Design Criteria and Simple Design Models.- OOP Case Study: Use Program Design Criteria and Simple Models.- SP Case Study: Use Program Design Criteria and Simple Models.- Program Design and Performance.- OOP Case Study: Considering Performance.- SP Case Study: Considering Performance.- Program Design and Security.- OOP Case Study: Considering Security.- SP Case Study: Considering Security.- Part II: Introduction to Software Design.- Characteristics of Good Software Design.- OOD Case Study: Transition to Software Design.- SD Case Study: Transition to Software Design.- Introduction to Model-View-Controller.- OOD Case Study: Model-View-Controller.- SD Case Study: Model-View-Controller.- Part III: Software Design Perspectives.- Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Design.- OOD Case Study: Text-based User Interface.- SD Case Study: Text-based User Interface.- Model-View-Controller: TUI versus GUI.- OOD Case Study: Graphical-based User Interface.- SD Case Study: Graphical-based User Interface.- Is Your Design Clear, Concise, and Complete?.- Software Design and Security.- OOD Case Study: More Security Requirements.- SD Case Study: More Security Requirements.- Introduction to Design Patterns.- OOD Case Study: Design Patterns.- SD Case Study: Design Patterns.- Modeling Persistent Data.- Persistent Data Storage.- OOD Case Study: Persistent Storage.- SD Case Study: Persistent Storage.- Part IV: Wrap-Up.- Software Design Document.- What's Next?