The design step in developing software has some unique characteristics. First of all, it’s the only step where drawing pictures of things is the norm. Why is that? What do pictures do that other representations cannot do? Pictures have varying levels of detail; pictures have context. Pictures…paint a picture. Why are these things important? In this course, too, we begin looking at other disciplines (building architecture is a favorite one) for lessons on design.
This course is part of the Secure Software Design Specialization
Software Design as an Abstraction
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Who needs abstractions?
Contrasted to design as a step in the software development process, a look at design as an abstract representation of the project.
2 videos (Total 16 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
Who needs abstractions?20m
Week
22 hours to complete
Focus on the Users
Design considerations to make when users are involved.
2 videos (Total 17 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
Focus on the Users20m
Week
32 hours to complete
What if there are no users?
Design considerations to make when users are not involved
2 videos (Total 16 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
What if there are no users?20m
Week
42 hours to complete
Advanced database design
When to create a database in third-normal form, and when not to.
2 videos (Total 18 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Reading30m
1 practice exercise
Advanced database design20m
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Albert Glock
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About the Secure Software Design Specialization
This specialization is for those with limited workplace experience in software development to obtain the background, perspective and skills to recognize important security aspects of software they are expected to design. Mindsets and attitudes of successful designers--and hackers--are presented as well as project successes and failures
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