Software Engineering

What you'll learn

The key areas this subject covers, mapped to the official curriculum.

Course units

The structured path through this subject.

1. 1

   Introduction

   What software engineering is, the products it builds, the process activities that recur in every project, and the ethical duties of a professional engineer.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

2. 2

   Software Processes

   Process models from waterfall to incremental and reuse-oriented development, plus how good processes cope with change.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

3. 3

   Agile Software Development

   Agile principles, techniques such as pair programming and test-first development, and the two most famous agile methods: XP and Scrum.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

4. 4

   Requirements Engineering

   How requirements are discovered, analyzed, specified and validated, and why non-functional requirements often decide a project's fate.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

5. 5

   System Modeling

   Modeling a system from outside and inside: context, interaction, structural and behavioral models, and model-driven engineering.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

6. 6

   Architectural Design

   Architectural decisions and patterns, layered and client-server application architectures, and component-based design.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

7. 7

   Design and Implementation

   Turning design into working code: implementation, refactoring, open source development, design patterns and debugging.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

8. 8

   Software Testing

   Development, release and user testing, test-driven development, and how automation and coverage keep testing sustainable.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

9. 9

   Software Evolution

   Why software keeps changing after delivery, how legacy systems are managed, and how reengineering and refactoring keep systems alive.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

10. 10

    Software Management

    Risk, planning and scheduling, quality management, and configuration management: the managerial face of software engineering.

    4 topics · 4 lessons available