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Software Engineering SpecializationThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the process of developing software through planning, requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. This course focuses on the requirement analysis phase of SDLC, and you will learn how to use UML models to capture the system requirements and to facilitate communication between client/users and developers. UML is a general purpose visual modeling language for systems. It can be used to highlight different aspects of the system that are of interest to different stakeholders. Data requirements are captured in the domain model, which describes the important concepts of the application domain as classes, associations between them and constraints on them. Functional requirements are captured in the use-case model to describe the interactions between the system and its environment (users, other systems).
UML incorporates the current best practices in Object-Oriented modeling techniques. Basic object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts are required to attempt the course. It is recommended to take the courses in the order they are listed, as they progressively develop techniques and concepts about software engineering, but it is not a hard requirement.

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Software Engineering Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

Approx. 28 hours to complete

English

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Software Engineering
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Course 1 of 3 in the

Software Engineering Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

Approx. 28 hours to complete

English

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Kenneth W T Leung

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Computer Science and Engineering

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7 Courses

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Introduction to Software Engineering

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 23 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Modeling Software Systems Using UML

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 40 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Types of Relationships in Class Diagram

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 29 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

3 videos

Lecture 3-1 Association Class9mLecture 3-2 Generalization15mLecture 3-3 Class Diagram Summary4m

5 readings

Lecture 3 - Modeling Software Systems using UML1hLecture 3 - Class Diagram Exercise 11hLecture 3 - Class Diagram Exercise 1 (Solution)1hLecture 3 - Class Diagram Exercise 210mLecture 3 - Class Diagram Exercise 2 (Solution)10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 3 - Modeling Software Systems Using UML30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

System Requirements Capture and Domain Modeling

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 21 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: MODELING SOFTWARE SYSTEMS USING UML

by PBFeb 20, 2023

Good course but if I didn't already know this stuff it would have taken 2 weeks.

by ADFeb 22, 2023

It's such a lovely course, he explains so well. you can't fail to understand the core concepts.

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About the Software Engineering Specialization

Software development is not just about coding, it also involves the application of scientific knowledge and well-defined engineering techniques to produce maintainable, scalable, cost-effective and on-schedule software products. This specialization covers software engineering methodologies, techniques, and tools for planning, capturing requirements, designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining large-scale software systems. It combines scientific and technological knowledge with many hands-on examples and real-life case studies for students to apply software engineering skills in a realistic development environment. This specialization is intented for programmers who want to deepen their understanding of the methodologies and techniques involved in software development. Basic object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts are required to attempt the series of courses. It is recommended to take the courses in the order they are listed, as they progressively develop teachniques and concepts about software engineering, it is not a hard requirement.

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