University of Colorado System
Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle

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University of Colorado System

Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle

Albert Glock

Instructor: Albert Glock

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11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(250 reviews)

11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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9 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

Design requires that you be much more than minimally knowledgeable about your project and how to accomplish it.

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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

How Design translates requirements into specifications which coders can understand and use.

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2 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

There are different ways to develop software, but design plays a similar set of roles regardless of why way is used.

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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

The difference between high-level and detailed design and how high-level design is good at handling security issues.

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2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

A comprehensive course assessment comprising of 5 quizzes. Each assessment contains a randomized set of questions from different modules of the course.

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Albert Glock
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