An integrated supporting system for learning different kinds of software design methods

This paper describes a system that provides us with tools to learn different kinds of software design methods in educational environment of university and industry. A main tool of the system is a set of graphical editors by which we can produce DFD, STD and ERD, of well-known software design methods, e.g., SA, OMT and so on. The six tools are integrated with the Document Editor as tools for supporting to learn the software design methods:Document Manager, Textbook Viewer, Textbook Editor, Learning Process Manager, Learning Process Monitor, and Learning Process Analyzer. Learner can invoke the graphical editors and the integrated tools through a graphical user interface. We believe that the system has potential capability to reduce time and efforts of learners in the exercise to learn different kinds of software design methods in educational environment