This course is part of the Software Engineering Specialization

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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 implementation and testing phases of SDLC, and you will examine different software development processes for large software systems development, and understand the strengths (pros) and weaknesses (cons) of different software development processes. You will also encounter defensive programming techniques to prevent software bugs during implementation, and learn how to test your system thoroughly using different types of test cases.
Basic object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts are required for topics covered in defensive programming and object-oriented testing. Implementation is driven by the UML models derived from requirement analysis. It is recommended to take the course "Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML" before attempting this course, but it is not a hard requirement.

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Software Engineering Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

Approx. 19 hours to complete

English

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Skills you will gain

Software Testing
Project Management
Software Engineering

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Software Engineering Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

Approx. 19 hours to complete

English

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Kenneth W T Leung

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Computer Science and Engineering

145,436 Learners

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 Development

2 hours to complete

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

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Software Development Processes

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 33 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Implementation and Defensive Programming

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 18 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Debugging and Configuration Management

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 18 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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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