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Topic: Software Lifecycle

1. Lesson: Lifecycle of Software Development
2. Lesson: Traditional Flavours of SDLC
3. Lesson: Agile Flavours of SDLC
4. Assessment: SDLC Assessment
5. Lesson: How Software Design fits into the SDLC
6. Lesson: Software Design in the Context of SDLC
7. Assessment: Software Design Assessment

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Lesson 1

Lifecycle of Software Development

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

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Lab Tutorial Duration

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Self learning content

None

Lecture content

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

Lab and tutorials

None

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Lesson 2

Familiarize Traditional Flavours of SDLC

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

mins

Lab Tutorial Duration

mins

Self learning content

Complete the Week 2 of the following free course on Coursera before coming to class:

coursera.org/learn/software-processes-and-agile-practices

Lecture content

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

Lab and tutorials

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

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Lesson 3

Familiarize Agile and Lean Flavours of SDLC

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

mins

Lab Tutorial Duration

mins

Self learning content

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

Lecture content

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

Lab and tutorials

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

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Assessment 1

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.

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Lesson 4

How Software Design fits into the SDLC

Self Learning Duration

mins

Lecture Duration

mins

Lab Tutorial Duration

mins

Self learning content

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

Lecture content

• 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

Lab and tutorials

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

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Lesson 5

Software Design in the Context of SDLC

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

mins

Lab Tutorial Duration

mins

Self learning content

None

Lecture content

Discuss the techniques of software design from: coursera.org/learn/software-processes

• Modularity
• Coupling and Cohesion
• Implementation
• Deployment and Rollback, and
• Testing Strategies

Lab and tutorials

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

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Assessment 2

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.