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

Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle

Albert Glock

Instructor: Albert Glock

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

(248 reviews)

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

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6 quizzes, 3 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 quiz1 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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5 quizzes

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Albert Glock
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