Beginning Software Engineering

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1

Welcome to Software Engineering

  • Learning Resources
  • Pacing Guide
2

Introduction

  • What Is Software Engineering?
  • Why Is Software Engineering Important?
  • Who Should Read This Course?
  • Approach
  • What This Course Covers (And What It Doesn't)?
  • What Tools Do You Need?
  • What is Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software?
  • Conventions
3

Software Engineering From 20,000 Feet

  • Requirements Gathering
  • High-Level Design
  • Low-Level Design
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Deployment
  • Maintenance
  • Wrap-Up
  • Everything All At Once
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
4

Before The Beginning

  • Document Management
  • Historical Documents
  • E-Mail
  • Code
  • Code Documentation
  • Application Documentation
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
5

Project Management

  • Executive Support
  • Project Management
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
6

Requirement Gathering

  • Requirements Defined
  • Requirement Categories
  • Gathering Requirements
  • Refining Requirements
  • Recording Requirements
  • Validation and Verification
  • Changing Requirements
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
7

High-Level Design

  • The Big Picture
  • What To Specify
  • UML
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
8

Low-Level Design

  • OO Design
  • Database Design
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
9

Development

  • Use the Right Tools
  • Selecting Algorithms
  • Top-Down Design
  • Programming Tips and Tricks
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
10

Testing

  • Testing Goals
  • Reasons Bugs Never Die
  • Levels of Testing
  • Testing Techniques
  • Testing Habits
  • How to fix a Bug
  • Estimating number of Bugs
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
11

Deployment

  • Scope
  • The Plan
  • Cutover
  • Deployment Tasks
  • Deployment Mistakes
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
12

Metrics

  • Wrap Party
  • Defect Analysis
  • Software Metrics
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
13

Maintenance

  • Maintenance Costs
  • Task Categories
  • Task Execution
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
14

Predictive Models

  • Model Approaches
  • Prerequisites
  • Predictive and Adaptive
  • Waterfall
  • Waterfall with Feedback
  • SASHIMI
  • Incremental Waterfall
  • V-MODEL
  • Systems Development Life Cycle
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
15

Iterative Models

  • Iterative versus Predictive
  • Iterative versus Incremental
  • Prototypes
  • Spiral
  • Unified Process
  • Cleanroom
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson
16

RAD

  • RAD Principles
  • James Martin RAD
  • Agile
  • XP
  • Scrum
  • Lean
  • Crystal
  • Feature-Driven Development
  • Agile Unified Process
  • Disciplined Agile Delivery
  • Dynamic Systems Development Method
  • Kanban
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • What You Learned In This Lesson

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