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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Service-Oriented Architecture by University of Alberta

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About the Course

Based on an understanding of architectural styles, you will review architectures for web applications, then explore the basics of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in two approaches: Web Services (WS*) and Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture. In the Capstone Project you will connect a Java-based Android application with Elasticsearch, a web service with a REST application programmer interface (API). After completing this course, you will be able to: • Describe SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) to structure web-based systems. • Explain WS* services (i.e., SOAP over HTTP, WSDL, UDDI, BPEL). • Apply REST architecture (i.e., JSON over HTTP, URI). • Identify REST design principles. • Create a system using REST interfaces. • Apply microservice architecture....

Top reviews

MP

Dec 20, 2017

good course, however I think it has too much focus on very old technologies (CORBA, SOAP), and not enough focus on more recent technologies (REST).

SM

Apr 1, 2026

I highly recommend this course, which offers high-quality learning with in-depth exploration of Software Architecture subject.

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By Martin A

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Dec 22, 2021

The content is really outdated and the presentation of the videos were fast paced for no reason. The Elasticsearch exercise seems not to be related with the content of the course. Honestly, I didn't like this course

By Youssef F

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Aug 5, 2025

Highly theoretical.

By MOHAMMAD M

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Dec 7, 2020

Expectation was not fulfilled. Just overview on so many theories and unrelated assignment at the end of the course. That too rated by another peer who can rate it like a robot using the pre-defined answer patterns. It would be good if the assignment are corrected by the instructor or at-least there is a way to ask any doubt directly from instructor.

By Matthias R

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Jul 2, 2021

Very high content amount; a bad structure of the content; it takes much longer than appreciate by the course leader; Installing Android Studio leads to many problems, especially if you have a company notebook without admin rights; I can't recomend this course

By Manuel H

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Feb 3, 2021

it is a all and nothing course. don't waste your money

By Andrey K

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Dec 3, 2025

Nothing really worthy