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?
This course is part of the Secure Software Design Specialization
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English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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University of Colorado System
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Design, is a Thoughtful Process
Design requires that you be much more than minimally knowledgeable about your project and how to accomplish it.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 20 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
How Design fits into the flow of software development
How Design translates requirements into specifications which coders can understand and use.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 21 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
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.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 30 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
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.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 17 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
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TOP REVIEWS FROM SOFTWARE DESIGN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE
by KJAug 11, 2020
It give the good understanding of software designing elements and their life cycle.
by MWOct 22, 2019
This has been a thought provoking and educational course for me. Glad I took this course.
by MKOct 30, 2020
Some question of week 4 were included in the practice assessment quiz in week 3. This needs to be fixed.
by MRJun 1, 2021
Fue buena experiencia el conocer los métodos usados antes y compararlos con los actuales, los conocimientos de seguridad necesarios y como todo está ligado a esto.
About the Secure Software Design Specialization
Information security is an extremely important topic in our world today. As individuals, we seek to protect our personal information while the corporations we work for have to protect suppliers, customers, and company assets. Creating secure software requires implementing secure practices as early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as possible.
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