About this course: Software is quickly becoming integral part of human life as we see more and more automation and technical advancements. Just like we expect car to work all the time and can't afford to break or reboot unexpectedly, software industry needs to continue to learn better way to build software if it were to become integral part of human life. In this course, you will get an overview of how software teams work? What processes they use? What are some of the industry standard methodologies? What are pros and cons of each? You will learn enough to have meaningful conversation around software development processes. After completing this course, a learner will be able to 1) Apply core software engineering practices at conceptual level for a given problem. 2) Compare and contrast traditional, agile, and lean development methodologies at high level. These include Waterfall, Rational Unified Process, V model, Incremental, Spiral models and overview of agile mindset 3) Propose a methodology best suited for a given situation
Who is this class for: It is designed for individuals who are new to software engineering world or have been developing software but wants to gain academic context on why we develop the way we develop software.
Created by: University of Minnesota
Taught by: Praveen Mittal, Adjunct Professor
College of Science and Engineering
Taught by: Kevin Wendt, Teaching Specialist
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
| Basic Info | Course 1 of 4 in the Software Development Lifecycle Specialization |
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 3-4 hours a week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Software development processes : Part 1
In this module and next one, we will learn about various software development processes at a high level to understand what is involved in each of these processes. In this module, we will cover Requirements and Architecture.
11 videos, 1 reading, 8 practice quizzes
- Video: Why Take This Course?
- Reading: Welcome to the course
- Video: Motivation and Course Intro
- Video: What software development Looks Like?
- Practice Quiz: What software development Looks Like?
- Video: Why do we need requirements?
- Practice Quiz: Why do we need requirements?
- Video: Requirements vs Specification
- Practice Quiz: Requirements vs Specification
- Video: Non-functional Requirements
- Practice Quiz: Non-functional Requirements
- Video: WRSPM
- Practice Quiz: WRSPM Quiz
- Video: WRSPM Model: Real-world Example
- Video: Software Architecture: Definition
- Practice Quiz: Software Architecture: Definition
- Video: Software Architecture: Models
- Practice Quiz: Software Architecture Models Quiz
- Video: Software Architecture: Process
- Practice Quiz: Software Architecture: Process Quiz
Graded: Requirements and Architecture
WEEK 2
Software Development Processes : Part 2
In this module, we will learn about processes that are used to implement the software, verify and validate the software, deploy the software and maintain the software.
12 videos, 9 practice quizzes
- Video: Software Design: Introduction
- Practice Quiz: Software Design: Introduction
- Video: Software Design: Modularity
- Practice Quiz: Software Design: Modularity
- Video: Software Design: Coupling
- Practice Quiz: Software Design: Coupling
- Video: Software Design: Cohesion
- Practice Quiz: Software Design: Cohesion
- Video: Implementation
- Practice Quiz: Implementation
- Video: Deployment
- Practice Quiz: Deployment
- Video: Deployment: Rollback
- Practice Quiz: Deployment: Rollback
- Video: Deployment: Cutover Strategies
- Practice Quiz: Deployment: Cutover Strategies
- Video: Software Testing: Introduction
- Practice Quiz: Software Testing: Introduction
- Video: Software Testing: Definitions
- Video: Software Testing: Strategies
- Video: Software Testing: Perspectives
Graded: Design, Implementation, and Testing
WEEK 3
Software Development Models: Traditional Models
In this module we will learn about various traditional models like waterfall, RUP, Incremental, and Spiral models.
9 videos, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Software Development Models
- Video: Waterfall Model
- Video: V-Model
- Video: Sashimi Model
- Practice Quiz: Waterfall methods
- Video: Incremental Models
- Practice Quiz: Waterfall and Incremental Software Development Models
- Video: Unified Process and its Variants
- Video: Spiral Model
- Practice Quiz: Unified and Spiral Processes
- Video: Phase Gates / Stage Gates
- Video: Applying Software Development Models
Graded: Traditional Software Development Models
Graded: Project Scenario 1
WEEK 4
Software Development Models: Agile and Lean
In this module, we will learn about agile and modern techniques of software development. We will also learn about techniques that helps you learn faster about your market, your users, and your product.
9 videos, 2 readings, 2 practice quizzes
- Video: Why Agile?
- Reading: Watch Agile Manifesto Video
- Video: Agile Manifesto and Principles
- Reading: Agile Manifesto Explained
- Practice Quiz: Agile Mindset
- Video: Agile Frameworks
- Video: Scrum
- Video: Kanban
- Video: Agile and Lean Summary
- Video: Lean Startup
- Practice Quiz: Agile Frameworks and models
- Video: Model Selection: When to use which model?
- Video: What Next?
Graded: Agile & Lean Software Development
Graded: Project Scenario 2
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