Use Case Modeling: Lab Setup Instructions (Instructor Setup)

Below are the standard requirements for this course. If you have any questions or issues, please contact us.

Note: Student computers are NOT required for this course.

Hardware/software setup is for instructor only.

Hardware and classroom setup.

Each instructor shall have a workstation that fulfills the listed requirements. Students do NOT need computers.

• Required: Intel-compatible processor (with reasonably recent hardware).
• Memory: 8GB min recommended
• Disk Space: Free disk space for software installs (generally minimum 2GB)
• Operating System: One of the following.
  • Windows OS: (Any modern version - e.g. Windows 10. - labs have not been tested on Windows 8 variants)
  • Mac OS: Any relatively recent version - lab instructions are generally geared for Windows users, but Mac users should be able to adapt fairly easily. If shell scripts are provided for labs, they generally are provided in both Windows and *nix variants.
  • Linux: The labs should run under Linux, but we do not test under Linux, nor directly support it. If you have problems or questions, feel free to reach out, and we’ll do our best to help.
• Required: Zip utility. A good free one for Windows OS is 7-zip
• Required: Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Required: A browser (e.g. Firefox or Chrome. Edge (Windows) or Safari (Mac) is fine also if the instructor is comfortable with it.
• Highly Recommended: Internet access
• Recommended: Class machines networked together - allows students to access a shared network directory.

Other instructor requirements for the classroom

• Projector or large screen TV capable of 1280x800 or higher resolution. Instructor must be able to use this to project slides.
• Whiteboard (preferred) or flip charts with markers.

Install 7-zip (Windows OS)  

We’ve found that there are sometimes problems using the built in Windows archive/zip utility. This generally has to do with long path lengths that it can’t handle. Use 7-zip to extract the labs and any software zips which we’ve found very reliable.

• Can try direct download link for 64-bit install: https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z2301-x64.exe
• If that doesn’t work, go to home page https://www.7-zip.org
• Near the top of the page, find the download link for your bitness (probably 64 bit), and download the installer.
• Execute the installer, and take all the defaults.
• You can now extract zip files by right clicking on them, and selecting 7-Zip | Extract ...