Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management

This course is part of Software Engineering Specialization

Instructor: Kenneth Wai-Ting Leung

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Unified Modeling Language

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6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

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 project planning and analysis/design phases of SDLC, and you will learn about different architectural patterns and design patterns to solve common problems in software design. It covers project planning, scheduling, and cost estimating, which are the principal tasks of software project managers.

Welcome to the first module of this course! In this module, you will learn: (1) The purpose and importance of system analysis and design. (2) The major activities that take place during system analysis and design. (3) How to realize design goals and deal with the implementation environment. (4) What are architectural patterns and design patterns and when to use them.

What's included

4 videos3 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 32 minutes

Lecture 1-1 Introduction to System Design and Analysis5 minutes
Lecture 1-2 Architectural Design and Analysis12 minutes
Lecture 1-3 Use Case Analysis11 minutes
Lecture 1-4 Class Design4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 180 minutes

Lecture 1 - System Design and Analysis60 minutes
Lecture 1 - System Design Optimization Exercise60 minutes
Lecture 1 - System Design Optimization Exercise (Solution)60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Quiz 1 - System Analysis and Design30 minutes

In this module, you will learn: (1) How to use a state machine diagram to describe the behavior inside an object.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 assignment

2 videosTotal 23 minutes

Lecture 2-1 State Machine Diagram11 minutes
Lecture 2-2 State Machine Diagram Example12 minutes

3 readingsTotal 180 minutes

Lecture 2 - System Analysis and Design60 minutes
Lecture 2 - State Machine Diagram Exercise60 minutes
Lecture 2 - State Machine Diagram Exercise (Solution)60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Quiz 2 - System Analysis and Design30 minutes

In this module, you will learn: (1) A design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem in software design. (2) Strategy Pattern. (3) Observer Pattern.

What's included

3 videos3 readings1 assignment

3 videosTotal 24 minutes

Lecture 3-1 Design Pattern4 minutes
Lecture 3-2 Strategy Pattern14 minutes
Lecture 3-3 Observer Pattern6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 180 minutes

Lecture 3 - System Analysis and Design60 minutes
Lecture 3 - Design Pattern Exercise60 minutes
Lecture 3 - Design Pattern Exercise (Solution)60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Quiz 3 - System Analysis and Design30 minutes

In this module, you will learn: (1) Mediator Pattern. (2) Proxy Pattern. (3) Bridge Pattern. (4) Singleton Pattern. (5) Factory Pattern. (6) When to use design patterns. (7) Anti Patterns.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 29 minutes

Lecture 4-1 Mediator Pattern5 minutes
Lecture 4-2 Proxy Pattern4 minutes
Lecture 4-3 Bridge Pattern and Singleton Pattern4 minutes
Lecture 4-4 Factory Pattern10 minutes
Lecture 4-5 Anti-Patterns7 minutes

3 readingsTotal 180 minutes

Lecture 4 - System Analysis and Design60 minutes
Lecture 4 - Design Pattern Exercise60 minutes
Lecture 4 - Design Pattern Exercise (Solution)60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Quiz 4 - System Analysis and Design30 minutes

In this module, you will learn: (1) The quality assurance process and the central process activities of quality assurance, quality planning and quality control. (2) The quality assurance process and the central process activities of quality assurance, quality planning and quality control. (3) The principles of software development process improvement and why process improvement is worthwhile.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment

4 videosTotal 24 minutes

Lecture 5-1 Achieving Software Quality5 minutes
Lecture 5-2 Software Quality Assurance Activities4 minutes
Lecture 5-3 Achieving Product Quality8 minutes
Lecture 5-4 Achieving Project-Process-People Quality7 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Lecture 5 - Software Quality Assurance60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Quiz 5 - Software Quality Assurance30 minutes

In this module, you will learn: (1) The principal tasks of software project managers. (2) The need of project planning in all software projects. (3) Requirements for staffing and scheduling in software projects. (4) Techniques for estimating the size and cost of software development. (5) Project tracking and control.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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