This course addresses more advanced topics in software engineering. Topics include the study of project planning, techniques for data-oriented design, object-oriented design, testing and quality assurance, and computer-aided software engineering.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Learn common behaviors that contribute to the effective functioning of a team.
2. Interpret a given requirements model for a simple software system.
3. Construct models of the design of a simple software system that are appropriate for the paradigm used to design it.
4. Describe secure coding and defensive coding practices.
5. Distinguish between program validation and verification.
6. Learn about new software development techniques like Agile and Scrum
7. Implement code quality standards using metrics and tools
8. Describe different security standards used in software design.

Course Schedule and Topics

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week. The Final Exam will take place during Week/Unit 9 (UoPeople time).

• Week 1: Unit 1 – Project Planning
• Week 2: Unit 2 – Project Initiation, Analysis and Design
• Week 3: Unit 3 – Process Oriented Analysis and Design
• Week 4: Unit 4 – Data Oriented Analysis and Design
• Week 5: Unit 5 – Object Oriented Design and Analysis
• Week 6: Unit 6 – Implementation and Maintenance, Testing and Quality Assurance
• Week 7: Unit 7 – Change Management
• Week 8: Unit 8 – Security by Design
• Week 9: Unit 9 – Course Review and Final Exam

Learning Guide

The following is an outline of how this course will be conducted, with suggested best practices for students.

Unit 1: Project Planning

• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Programming Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 2: Project Initiation, Analysis and Design

• Peer assess the Unit 1 Programming Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Programming Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 3: Process-Oriented Analysis and Design

• Peer assess Unit 2 Programming Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Programming Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self Quiz

Unit 4: Data Oriented Design and Analysis

• Peer assess Unit 3 Programming Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Take the Graded Quiz

Unit 5: Object Oriented Design and Analysis

• Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Programming Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 6: Implementation and Maintenance, Testing and Quality Assurance

• Peer-assess Unit 5 Programming Assignment
• Read through the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the  Programming  Assignment 
• Submit the Learning  Journal
• Take and submit the Self-Quiz

Unit 7: Change Management

• Peer-assess the Unit 6 Programming Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Take the Graded Quiz

Unit 8: Security by Design

• Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Read the Unit 9 Learning Guide carefully for instructions on the Final Exam
• Take the Review Quiz
• Complete and submit the anonymous Course Evaluation

Unit 9: Course Review and Final Exam

• Read the Learning Guide and take the Review Quiz, if you haven’t already done so
• Prepare for, take, and submit the Final Exam
• The Final Exam will take place during the Thursday and Sunday of Week/Unit 9 (UoPeople time); exact dates, times, and other details will be provided accordingly by your instructor