This course talks about software development lifecycles a description/prescription for how we write software. Design is a step in this life cycle, and the course explores the implications of this. Design has a role in the life cycle; it is always there, regardless of the kind of life cycle we’re talking about. Why is that? Why was design considered as a step in this life cycle?
Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle
University of Colorado System via Coursera
Overview
Syllabus
- Design, is a Thoughtful Process
- Design requires that you be much more than minimally knowledgeable about your project and how to accomplish it.
- How Design fits into the flow of software development
- How Design translates requirements into specifications which coders can understand and use.
- Design in the Context of Different SDLC's
- There are different ways to develop software, but design plays a similar set of roles regardless of why way is used.
- How High-Level Design (or Architecture) handles Security Problems
- The difference between high-level and detailed design and how high-level design is good at handling security issues.
- Final Exam
- A comprehensive course assessment comprising of 5 quizzes. Each assessment contains a randomized set of questions from different modules of the course.
Taught by
Albert Glock
