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Software Engineering Basics

A primer on the principles and practice of software engineering in the real world.

Introduction

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1. Welcome

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2. A High Level Overview

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3. How This Mini-Course Will Look

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Principles of Software Engineering

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4. A Brief History of Software Engineering

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5. Basic Principles of Software Engineering

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6. Approaching Complex Problems

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7. Engineering Product vs Process

Introduction to Agile Development

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8. What is Agile Development?

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9. Agile Development with XP and SCRUM

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10. Working With Agile User Stories

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11. Implementing Agile Yourself

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12. Introduction to Software Testing

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13. Test- and Behavior-Driven Development

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14. Stories for the E-Commerce App

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Pseudocoding and Good Software Design

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15. What is Pseudo-coding?

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16. The Elements of Pseudocode

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17. Practice with Pseudo-coding

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18. Solve Complex Problems Modularly

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19. Amazon.com: A Modularity Case Study

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20. Characteristics of Good Systems

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21. SOLID Design Principles

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22. Pseudocoding Modular Design

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Project: Applied Engineering

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Turning a New Feature into Agile Stories and Pseudocode

Taking a new feature for the Viking Store e-commerce site and breaking it down into bite-sized stories and pseudocode.

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Conclusion

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24. Review of Concepts

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25. Test Yourself

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26. Where to Go From Here

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