Introduction to Software Engineering
Completed by Melinda Wu
November 13, 2025
14 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Explain the principles of software engineering, the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies, and stacks
Differentiate between programming language types and apply basic programming constructs such as loops, conditionals, and functions using Python
Summarize key software architecture and design approaches, including common architectural and deployment patterns
Outline the roles, skills, and career paths in software engineering
Skills you will gain
- Category: Web Development
- Category: Unified Modeling Language
- Category: Software Development Life Cycle
- Category: Full-Stack Web Development
- Category: Front-End Web Development
- Category: Software Engineering
- Category: Application Deployment
- Category: Web Language
- Category: Development Environment
- Category: Software Design Patterns
- Category: Software Development Methodologies
- Category: Web Applications
