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- Lesson: Lifecycle of Software Development
- Lesson: Traditional Flavours of SDLC
- Lesson: Agile Flavours of SDLC
- Assessment: SDLC Assessment
- Lesson: How Software Design fits into the SDLC
- Lesson: Software Design in the Context of SDLC
- Assessment: Software Design Assessment
Lifecycle of Software Development
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Do an introduction to the fundamental process of SDLC to set the stage for the knowledge students will gain later in this module:
Discuss the main topics from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY-3wdvbz6o
- Different phases in SDLC
- Results of each phase in SDLC, and
- Requirements vs Specification
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Familiarize Traditional Flavours of SDLC
- Self Learning Duration
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- Lecture Duration
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Complete the Week 2 of the following free course on Coursera before coming to class:
coursera.org/learn/software-processes-and-agile-practices
Discuss the traditional models of software development process from: coursera.org/learn/software-processes
- Waterfall Model
- V-Model
- Unified Process and its Variants
- Spiral Model
- Incremental Model, and
- Applying Software Development Models
coursera.org/learn/software-processes-and-agile-practices
Complete the rest of the weeks of the above same course on Coursera to learn followings:
- Using Agile With SDLC
- Extreme Programming, and
- Agile Variants and Lean Software Development
Familiarize Agile and Lean Flavours of SDLC
- Self Learning Duration
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Learn and try to get familiar with common usage of Agile as explained in this video before coming to class:
youtube.com/watch?v=jXrmTVWr4MU
Discuss the agile and lean models of software development process from: coursera.org/learn/software-processes
- Agile Frameworks
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean Startup, and
- Selecting a Suitable Agile Model
Write a Whitepaper (~200 Words) regarding one of the following topics. In the article, include the reference as citation content.
- Lean Startup is variation of Prototyping Model
- Big Companies can benefit from Lean Startup
- How to run Scrum within Traditional Models, or
- Pros and cons of Sashimi Model
SDLC
MCQ assessment (~20 Questions) verifying the understanding of the students in purpose and terms of SDLC. Preferably use a gamified assessment tool such as Kahoot.
How Software Design fits into the SDLC
- Self Learning Duration
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- Lecture Duration
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- Lab Tutorial Duration
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Complete the Week 1 and Week 2 of the following free course on Coursera before coming to class:
coursera.org/learn/software-design-development-life-cycle
- Discuss what Software Design is and why it is important
- Explain with examples what happens in Design, and
- Further discuss how Software Design can be applied in various SDLCs
coursera.org/learn/software-design-development-life-cycle
Complete the rest of the weeks of the above same course on Coursera to learn followings:
- Interfacing with Requirements and Implementation, and
- The role of Architecture in Design
Software Design in the Context of SDLC
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Discuss the techniques of software design from: coursera.org/learn/software-processes
- Modularity
- Coupling and Cohesion
- Implementation
- Deployment and Rollback, and
- Testing Strategies
Write a Whitepaper (~200 Words) regarding modern software design techniques used by Billion Dollar Companies. In the article, include the reference as citation content.
- Netflix
- Facebook mobile by Facebook Engineering
- Gmail by Google, or
- Microsoft's VS Code Team
Software Design
MCQ assessment (~20 Questions) verifying the understanding of the students in purpose and terms of software design in the context of SDLC. Preferably use a gamified assessment tool such as Kahoot.