Since many software developers are compulsive coders, they have created software over the years to help them do their job. There are tools which make design and its associated tasks easier. The course introduces some basic tools and techniques to help you with design. Tools aren’t always tangible, however. The last two lessons of this course discuss questions of Ethics in software development. The purpose here is, as with tools, to equip you to better carry our your responsibilities as a designer. Students will be required to have a prior knowledge of writing and delivering software and some programming knowledge in java.
Software Design Methods and Tools
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Software Design Methods and Tools
This course is part of Secure Software Design Specialization
Instructor: Albert Glock
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13 hours to complete
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There are 6 modules in this course
What is in a design and an introduction to hierarchical design representations.
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Hierarchical design which shows data flow, and rigorous, formally provable methods of design representation.
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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
An introduction to IBM Rhapsody, a UML modeling tool.
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3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
An introduction to the use of JUnit which performs unit testing for Java software.
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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Unusual situations in a project in which you may find yourself, and what to do about them.
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2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
A comprehensive course assessment comprising of 5 quizzes. Each assessment contains a randomized set of questions from different modules of the course.
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