Software design methodology has come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s when programmers were limited to Pascal/​C and SA/​SD to create systems. When creating information systems for today's world, many factors must be taken into consideration including globalization, the software lifecycle, modeling, coding, testing, and maintenance. * In depth coverage of large scale software systems and the handling of their design problems * Many worked examples, exercises and case studies to reinforce theory and practice * Gain an understanding of the general theory of design methodology.