Designing UML Architectures for Software Engineering
Design structured software architectures using UML. Focus on system decomposition, interfaces, and integration with MBSE workflows.
Duration
3 days (Open Enrollment: 5 days)
Format
Direct + Open Enrollment
Level
Foundational
Overview
About This Course
Three-day course equipping participants with essential skills in UML diagramming and effective use of MagicDraw. Covers all UML diagrams with best practices, practical examples, and expert tips. Includes a 1-day hands-on lab to reinforce learning.

Required Software
No Magic's MagicDraw (v19.0+) or equivalent No Magic (CSM) or Dassault Systèmes CATIA Magic / Magic Systems Modeler (MSM) — with SysML and Cameo Simulation Toolkit / CATIA Magic Model Analyst plug-ins
Take-Aways
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) and the 4+1 Architecture View Model; application of UML in MagicDraw/Cameo; basic simulation of behaviors; modeling best practices.
Prerequisites
Applying SysML with MagicDraw
Designing UML Architectures for Software Engineering
Foundational UML course covering diagramming, MagicDraw, best practices, practical examples, and hands-on labs.
- Level: Foundational
- Duration: 3 Days (Open Enrollment: 5 Days)
- Format: Direct + Open Enrollment
Course Curriculum
DAY 1 - Foundations & Static Structure
Training overview and additional references
Introduction to UML:
• history
• purpose
• fundamentals
• key UML metaclasses
The 4+1 Architecture View Model
Package diagrams
Use case diagrams
Component diagrams
Class diagrams
Composite structure diagrams
DAY 2 - Behavior & Interactions
Deployment diagrams
Object diagrams
Activity diagrams
Sequence diagrams
Communication diagrams
Interaction overview diagrams
State machine diagrams
Protocol state machine diagrams
DAY 3 - Profiles, Views & Best Practices
Profile diagrams
Tables, matrices, and maps
Modeling best practices and applying the 4+1 view model in MagicDraw
Lab: building a UML architecture for an example system
Outcomes
Day 1 - Foundations & Static Structure
Understand UML foundations and model static software structure with the core structural diagrams.
Day 2 - Behavior & Interactions
system structure and behavior using core SysML v2 diagrams and notation.
Day 3 - Profiles, Views & Best Practices
Validate models and apply analysis, variability, and views for real-world systems.