Software is quickly becoming integral part of human life as we see more and more automation and technical advancements. Just like we expect car to work all the time and can't afford to break or reboot unexpectedly, software industry needs to continue to learn better way to build software if it were to become integral part of human life.
Software Development Processes and Methodologies
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Software Development Processes and Methodologies
This course is part of Software Development Lifecycle Specialization
Instructors: Praveen Mittal
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No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 20 hours
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Skills you'll gain
- Software Architecture
- Scrum (Software Development)
- System Requirements
- Verification And Validation
- Systems Development
- Agile Methodology
- Application Deployment
- User Requirements Documents
- Requirements Analysis
- Process Driven Development
- Maintainability
- Software Engineering
- Release Management
- Software Design
- Development Testing
- Waterfall Methodology
- Software Development Methodologies
- Agile Software Development
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Software Testing
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Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module and next one, we will learn about various software development processes at a high level to understand what is involved in each of these processes. In this module, we will cover Requirements and Architecture.
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11 videos1 reading9 assignments
In this module, we will learn about processes that are used to implement the software, verify and validate the software, deploy the software and maintain the software.
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12 videos10 assignments
In this module we will learn about various traditional models like waterfall, RUP, Incremental, and Spiral models.
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9 videos4 assignments1 peer review
In this module, we will learn about agile and modern techniques of software development. We will also learn about techniques that helps you learn faster about your market, your users, and your product.
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9 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review
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WL
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Reviewed on May 31, 2020
would be perfect if the instructors can grade our assignments as well, or even for the assignment provide some sort of very simple example answer. Overall it's a good course.
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Reviewed on Feb 12, 2025
This has been a welcoming introduction to the foundations and models behind software development. I fully recommend this course to anyone who wants to begin their software learning journey.
LP
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Reviewed on Apr 17, 2020
Very nice course that provides good insight on software development practices and common problems. It provides also some insights on project management, highlighting pros and cons of different models.
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