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OCUP OMG Certified UML Professional (OCUP):
Intermediate Exam Information and Coverage Map
 
 

The OCUP Intermediate Examination covers a broad range of UML elements. Familiarity with these elements allows a user to read, interpret, construct, and work with fairly complex UML models.

Exam Number: .............................. OMG-OCUP-200
Duration: ........................................ 90 minutes (70 questions)
Minimum Passing Score: .......... 31
Exam Fee: ..................................... US$200 (or equivalent in local currency)
Prerequisite: ................................ Passing Score on OCUP Fundamental Exam

Below is a Coverage Map showing which sections of UML are on the Intermediate Exam. Chapter and Figure citations correspond to the UML 2.X specification.

UML Versions Covered:  The OCUP examinations test knowledge of OMG’s UML 2.X specification.  All three exams cover the Superstructure; the Advanced exam also covers the Infrastructure. The maintenance updates that produced the point releases 2.1,  2.2, ... did not modify the language enough to affect examination coverage so you will be well-prepared regardless of the point version you are familiar with. You can download the UML specification document for free. To download the current version, look here under “current version”. On that page, look past the Infrastructure links to the Superstructure before you click to download. 

COVERAGE TABLE - INTERMEDIATE
Composite Structure Diagrams (Intermediate) .......... 15%
Component diagrams (Basic)........................................ 15%
Action Model (Intermediate)............................................. 10%
Activity Diagrams (Intermediate)..................................... 15%
Interaction Diagrams (Intermediate)............................. 15%
State Machines (Behavioral)........................................... 15%
Deployment diagrams (basic, without Components) ..... 5%
Profiles................................................................................ 10%

Total ..............................

100%

Here is the Coverage Map showing which Chapters and Sections of the UML specification are on the Intermediate Exam:

Topic Area Details

1.0 Composite Structure Diagrams (Actions, Ports, and Structured Classes)
Covers this material from Chapter 9 Composite Structures:

1.1 Demonstrate the ability to understand internal structures.
Composite Structures::Internal Structures
1 Structured classifier (Figure 9.2)
2 Connectors (Figure 9.3)

1.2 Verify the understanding of modeling ports.
CompositeStructures::Ports
1 Port (Figure 9.4)
2 Connector End (Figure 9.4)

1.3 Verify the understanding of structure class.
CompositeStructures::StructuredClasses
1 Class (from StructuredClasses) (Figure 9.5)

1.2 Verify the understanding of modeling invocations
CompositeStructures::InvocationActions
1 Invocation Action (Figure 9.8)
2 Trigger (Figure 9.8)

2.0 Component Diagrams (Basic)
Covers this material from Chapter 8 Components:

2.1 Confirm the ability to understand and represent basic components
Components::BasicComponents (Figures 8.2 and 8.3)
1 Component (without Packaging) (Sec. 8.3.1)
2 Connector (for components) (Sec. 8.3.2)
3 Realization (for components) (Sec. 8.3.3)
4 Other Basic Component concepts

3.0 Action Models (Intermediate)(Basic Actions in Activity Diagrams)
Covers this material from Chapter 11 Actions:

3.1 Demonstrate intermediate knowledge and comprehension of the UML Action Language
Actions::IntermediateAction
1 Invocation Actions (Figures 11.4 and 11.5)
2 Object Actions (Figure 11.6)
3 Structural Feature Actions (Figure 11.7)
4 Link Identification (Figure 11.8)
5 Read Link Actions (Figure 11.9)
6 Write Link Actions (Figure 11.10)
7 VariableActions and VariableValueActions
8 Other Intermediate Action concepts

4.0 Activity Diagrams (Intermediate)
Covers this material from Chapter 12 Activities:

4.1 Confirm the intermediate ability to understand and represent activity diagrams
Activities::IntermediateActivities
1 Object Nodes (Figure 12.8)
2 Controls (Figure 12.9)
3 Partitions (Figure 12.10)
4 Other Intermediate Activity concepts

4.2 Verify the skills required to understand and represent structured activities
Activities::StructuredActivities ( Figures 12.21 through 12.23)
1 Structured Activity Node
2 Conditional Node
3 Loop Node
4 Other Structured Activity concepts

5.0 Interaction Diagrams (Intermediate)
Covers this material from Chapter 14 Interactions:

5.1 Demonstrate the knowledge and comprehension of using Interaction fragments
Interactions:Fragments
1 Combined Fragments (Figure 14.7)
2 Gates (Figure 14.8)
3 InteractionUse (Figure 14.9)
4 Other Fragment concepts

6.0 State Machine Diagrams (Behavioral)
Covers this material from Chapter 15 State Machines:

6.1 Confirm the intermediate ability to understand and represent behavior state machines
StateMachines::BehaviorStateMachines (Figure 15.2)
1 State and Finite State
2 Pseudo State and Final State
3 Transition
4 Connection Point Reference
5 State Machine
6 Other Behavior State Machine concepts

7.0 Deployment Diagrams (basic, i.e., without Components)
Covers this material from Chapter 10 Deployments:

7.1 Verify basic understanding of modeling deployments
Deployments::Artifacts and Nodes

1 Artifacts (Figure 10.2)
2 Nodes (Figures 10.3 and 10.4)

8.0 Profiles
Covers this material from Chapter 18 Profiles:

8.1 Confirm the ability to understand and represent profiles
Profiles (Chapter 18)
Covers these elements from Figure 18.2:
1 Profile
2 Extension
3 Stereotype and metaclass
4 Profile Application
5 Other Profile concepts

 

For more information or questions about the OMG Certification Program, please contact certificationinfo@omg.org
OCUP, OCRES, OCEB and OCSMP are joint programs of the OMG and the UML Technology Institute (UTI)

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