Software Development Lifecycle Specialization
offered by University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1851

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Overview

Master techniques and best practices for traditional and agile software project management

Duration	2 months
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Intermediate
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Course Level	UG Certificate

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Highlights

Earn a certificate after completion of the course
Financial aid available

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Course details

Skills you will learn

Software development Project Management Software Testing

Who should do this course?

Software Developers
Project Managers
Quality Assurance Engineers

What are the course deliverables?

Critically analyze software engineering development processes from our four selected development philosophies (traditional, secure, agile, and lean)
Describe the trade-offs among the philosophies with respect to environmental, organizational, and product constraints
Discuss the workings of exemplary processes within each of the given philosophies
Perform activities within each of the four aforementioned philosophies and explain how they satisfy the principles of the given philosophy

More about this course

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the processes, methodologies, and best practices involved in developing high-quality software products
This foundational course provides an overview of the software development lifecycle and its importance in ensuring successful software projects

Software Development Lifecycle Specialization
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Curriculum

Software Development Processes and Methodologies

Agile Software Development

Lean Software Development

Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software

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Faculty details

Kevin Wendt

Kevin Wendt is a Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CS&E). He is Director of the Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE) program and the Graduate TA Supervisor for CS&E. He teaches courses ranging from graduate software engineering to introductory programming for non-majors. Prior to joining the U of M, he taught for 6 years at a 100-year old technical college, Dunwoody College of Technology, and worked as a applications programmer for Wells Fargo & Co. for 5 years.

Praveen Mittal

Mostly working as a coach, he enjoys helping organization build better software. In his 20 years in software industry, Praveen had played various roles to contribute as software engineer, principal engineer, engineering manager, product owner, project manager. Also, passionate about sharing what he knows, Praveen teaches project management to MSSE students at U Of M.