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.
This course is part of the Secure Software Design Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
General Design Notions
What is in a design and an introduction to hierarchical design representations.
2 videos (Total 9 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
General Design Notions20m
Week
22 hours to complete
Dynamic and Algebraic Designs
Hierarchical design which shows data flow, and rigorous, formally provable methods of design representation.
2 videos (Total 11 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
Dynamic and Algebraic Designs20m
Week
32 hours to complete
UML Tools
An introduction to IBM Rhapsody, a UML modeling tool.
3 videos (Total 21 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Additional Resource30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
UML Tools20m
Week
42 hours to complete
Unit Testing
An introduction to the use of JUnit which performs unit testing for Java software.
2 videos (Total 14 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
TestRunner Download30m
Additional Resource30m
1 practice exercise
Unit Testing20m
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Instructor
Albert Glock
InstructorComputer Science
About University of Colorado System
The University of Colorado is a recognized leader in higher education on the national and global stage. We collaborate to meet the diverse needs of our students and communities. We promote innovation, encourage discovery and support the extension of knowledge in ways unique to the state of Colorado and beyond.
About the Secure Software Design Specialization
Information security is an extremely important topic in our world today. As individuals, we seek to protect our personal information while the corporations we work for have to protect suppliers, customers, and company assets. Creating secure software requires implementing secure practices as early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as possible.
This Specialization focuses on ensuring security as part of software design and is for anyone with some workplace experience in software development who needs the background, perspective, and skills to recognize important security aspects of software design.
You’ll consider secure design for multiple SDLC models, software architecture considerations, and design patterns. You’ll understand how to identify and implement secure design when considering databases, UML, unit testing, and ethics. Mindsets and attitudes of successful designers—and hackers—are presented as well as project successes and failures.
Always at the core of front-end design will be user experience and you will have the opportunity to ensure clean and effective user interfaces that also serve to provide the best security. Back-end development topics such as database design are also covered.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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