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
Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 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 videos (Total 20 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
Introduction to Secure Software Design20m
Week
22 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 videos (Total 21 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource20m
1 practice exercise
How Design fits20m
Week
32 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 videos (Total 30 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource45m
1 practice exercise
Design in the Context of Different SDLC's20m
Week
42 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 videos (Total 17 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
How High-Level Design (or Architecture) handles Security Problems20m
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12 ReviewsTop reviews from Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle
This has been a thought provoking and educational course for me. Glad I took this course.
Great course. The concepts are put across with clarity and insight.
Instructor
Albert Glock
InstructorComputer Science
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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.
This Specialization focuses on ensuring security as part of software design and is for anyone with some workplace experience in software development who needs the background, perspective, and skills to recognize important security aspects of software design.
You’ll consider secure design for multiple SDLC models, software architecture considerations, and design patterns. You’ll understand how to identify and implement secure design when considering databases, UML, unit testing, and ethics. Mindsets and attitudes of successful designers—and hackers—are presented as well as project successes and failures.
Always at the core of front-end design will be user experience and you will have the opportunity to ensure clean and effective user interfaces that also serve to provide the best security. Back-end development topics such as database design are also covered.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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