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• Development of 100 simulated scenarios presented by experts in Software Engineering
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• News on the latest advances in Software Engineering
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Interactive learning system based on the case method and its application to real practice
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

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It includes in its teaching staff a team of professionals belonging to the field of Computer Engineering, who pour into this program their work experience, in addition to recognized specialists belonging to reference societies and prestigious universities.

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Module 1. Software Engineering

1.1. Introduction to Software Engineering and Modeling

1.1.1. The Nature of Software
1.1.2. The Unique Nature of Webapps
1.1.3. Software Engineering
1.1.4. The Software Process
1.1.5. Software Engineering Practice
1.1.6. Software Myths
1.1.7. How It All Begins
1.1.8. Object-Oriented Concepts
1.1.9. Introduction to UML

1.2. The Software Process

1.2.1. A General Process Model
1.2.2. Prescriptive Process Models
1.2.3. Specialized Process Models
1.2.4. The Unified Process
1.2.5. Personal and Team Process Models
1.2.6. What is Agility?
1.2.7. What is an Agile Process?
1.2.8. Scrum
1.2.9. Agile Process Toolkit

1.3. Software Engineering Guiding Principles

1.3.1. Principles Guiding the Process
1.3.2. Principles Guiding the Practice
1.3.3. Principles of Communication
1.3.4. Planning Principles
1.3.5. Modeling Principles
1.3.6. Construction Principles
1.3.7. Deployment Principles

1.4. Understanding the Requirements

1.4.1. Requirements Engineering
1.4.2. Establish the Basis
1.4.3. Inquiry of Requirements
1.4.4. Development of Cases Studies
1.4.5. Elaboration of the Requirements Model
1.4.6. Negotiation of Requirements
1.4.7. Validation of Requirements

1.5. Requirements Modeling: Scenarios, Information and Analysis Classes

1.5.1. Analysis of Requirements
1.5.2. Scenario-Based Modeling
1.5.3. UML Models that provide the Case Study
1.5.4. Data Modeling Concepts
1.5.5. Class-Based Modeling
1.5.6. Class Diagrams

1.6. Requirements Modeling: Flow, Behavior and Patterns

1.6.1. Requirements that Shape Strategies
1.6.2. Flow-Oriented Modeling
1.6.3. Status Diagrams
1.6.4. Creation of a Behavioral Model
1.6.5. Sequence Diagrams
1.6.6. Communication Diagrams
1.6.7. Patterns for Requirements Modeling

1.7. Design Concepts

1.7.1. Design in Software Engineering
1.7.2. The Design Process
1.7.3. Design Concepts
1.7.4. Object-Oriented Design Concepts
1.7.5. Model of the Design

1.8. Designing the Architecture:

1.8.1. Software Architecture
1.8.2. Architectural Genres
1.8.3. Architectural Styles
1.8.4. Architectural Design
1.8.5. Evolution of Alternative Designs for Architecture
1.8.6. Mapping the Architecture Using the Data Flow

1.9. Component-Level and Pattern-Based Design

1.9.1. What is a Component?
1.9.2. Class-Based Component Design
1.9.3. Realization of the Design at the Component Level
1.9.4. Design of Traditional Components
1.9.5. Component-Based Development
1.9.6. Design Patterns
1.9.7. Pattern-Based Software Design
1.9.8. Architectural Patterns
1.9.9. Design Patterns at the Component Level
1.9.10. User Interface Design Patterns

1.10. Software Quality and Project Management

1.10.1. Quality
1.10.2. Software Quality
1.10.3. The Software Quality Dilemma
1.10.4. Achieving Software Quality
1.10.5. Software Quality Assurance
1.10.6. The Administrative Spectrum
1.10.7. The Staff
1.10.8. The product
1.10.9. The Process
1.10.10. The Project
1.10.11. Principles and Practices

Module 2. Advanced Software Engineering

2.1. Introduction to Agile Methodologies

2.1.1. Process Models and Methodologies
2.1.2. Agility and Agile Processes
2.1.3. Agile Manifesto
2.1.4. Some Agile Methodologies
2.1.5. Agile vs. Traditional

2.2. Scrum

2.2.1. Scrum origins and philosophy
2.2.2. Scrum Values
2.2.3. Scrum Process Flow
2.2.4. Scrum Roles
2.2.5. Scrum Artifacts
2.2.6. Scrum Events
2.2.7. User Stories
2.2.8. Scrum Extensions
2.2.9. Agile Estimates
2.2.10. Scrum Scaling

2.3. Extreme Programming

2.3.1. Justification and Overview of XP
2.3.2. The XP Life Cycle
2.3.3. The Five Core Values
2.3.4. The Twelve Basic Practices in XP
2.3.5. Roles of Participants
2.3.6. XP Industrial
2.3.7. Critical Assessment of XP

2.4. Software Development Based on Reusability

2.4.1. Software Reuse
2.4.2. Code Reuse Levels
2.4.3. Specific Reuse Techniques
2.4.4. Component-Based Development
2.4.5. Benefits and Problems of Reuse
2.4.6. Reuse Planning

2.5. System Architecture and Software Design Patterns

2.5.1. Architectural Design
2.5.2. General Architectural Patterns
2.5.3. Fault Tolerant Architectures
2.5.4. Distributed Systems Architectures
2.5.5. Design Patterns
2.5.6. Gamma Patterns
2.5.7. Interaction Design Patterns

2.6. Cloud Application Architecture

2.6.1. Cloud Computing Fundamentals
2.6.2. Cloud Application Quality
2.6.3. Architectural Styles
2.6.4. Design Patterns

2.7. Software Testing: TDD, ATDD and BDD

2.7.1. Software Verification and Validation
2.7.2. Software Testing
2.7.3. Test Driven Development (TDD)
2.7.4. Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
2.7.5. Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
2.7.6. BDD and Cucumber

2.8. Software Process Improvement

2.8.1. Software Process Improvement
2.8.2. The Process Improvement Approach
2.8.3. Maturity Models
2.8.4. The CMMI Model
2.8.5. CMMI V2.0
2.8.6. CMMI and Agile

2.9. The Quality of the Software Product: Square

2.9.1. Software Quality
2.9.2. Software Product Quality Models
2.9.3. ISO/IEC 25000 Family
2.9.4. ISO/IEC 25010: Quality Model and Quality Characteristics
2.9.5. ISO/IEC 25012: the Quality of the Data
2.9.6. ISO/IEC 25020 Software Quality Measurement
2.9.7. ISO/IEC 25022, 25023 and 25024: Software and Data Quality Metrics
2.9.8. ISO/IEC 25040 Software Assessment
2.9.9. Accreditation Process

2.10. Introduction to DevOps

2.10.1. DevOps Concept
2.10.2. Core Practices

Module 3. Requirements Engineering

3.1. Introduction to Requirements Engineering

3.1.1. The Importance of Requirements
3.1.2. Concept of Requirement
3.1.3. Dimensions of Requirements
3.1.4. Levels and Types of Requirements
3.1.5. Requirements Characteristics
3.1.6. Requirements Engineering
3.1.7. Requirements Engineering Process
3.1.8. Frameworks for Requirements Engineering
3.1.9. Best Practices in Requirements Engineering
3.1.10. The Business Analyst

3.2. Sources of Requirements

3.2.1. The Requirements Network
3.2.2. The Stakeholders
3.2.3. Business Requirements
3.2.4. Vision and Scope Document

3.3. Requirements Elicitation Techniques

3.3.1. Elicitation of Requirements
3.3.2. Problems of Requirements Elicitation
3.3.3. Contexts of Discovery
3.3.4. Interviews
3.3.5. Observation and "Learning
3.3.6. Ethnography
3.3.7. Workshops
3.3.8. Focus groups
3.3.9. Questionnaires
3.3.10. Brainstorming and Creative Techniques
3.3.11. Group Media
3.3.12. Analysis of System Interfaces
3.3.13. Document Analysis and "Archeology"
3.3.14. Case Studies and Scenarios
3.3.15. Prototypes
3.3.16. Reverse Engineering
3.3.17. Reuse of Requirements
3.3.18. Good Elicitation Practices

3.4. User Requirements

3.4.1. Person
3.4.2. Case Studies and User Stories
3.4.3. Scenarios
3.4.4. Types of Scenarios
3.4.5. How to Discover Scenarios

3.5. Prototyping Techniques

3.5.1. Prototyping
3.5.2. Prototypes According to their Scope
3.5.3. Prototypes According to their Seasonality
3.5.4. The Fidelity of a Prototype
3.5.5. User Interface Prototypes
3.5.6. Evaluation of Prototypes

3.6. Requirements Analysis

3.6.1. Requirements Analysis
3.6.2. Requirements Analysis Best Practices
3.6.3. The Data Dictionary
3.6.4. Prioritization of Requirements

3.7. Documentation of Requirements

3.7.1. The Requirements Specification Document
3.7.2. Structure and Contents of an SRS
3.7.3. Natural Language Documentation
3.7.4. EARS: Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax
3.7.5. Non-Functional Requirements
3.7.6. Attributes and Templates in Table Form
3.7.7. Good Specifications Practices

3.8. Validation and Negotiation of Requirements

3.8.1. Validation of Requirements
3.8.2. Requirements Validation Techniques
3.8.3. Negotiation of Requirements

3.9. Modeling and Requirements Management

3.9.1. Requirements Modeling
3.9.2. The User's Perspective
3.9.3. The Data Perspective
3.9.4. The Functional or Flow-Oriented Perspective
3.9.5. The Behavioral Perspective
3.9.6. Volatility of Requirements
3.9.7. Requirements Management Process
3.9.8. Tools for Requirements Management
3.9.9. Best Practices in Requirements Management

3.10. Critical Systems and Formal Specification

3.10.1. Critical Systems
3.10.2. Risk-Driven Specification
3.10.3. Formal Specification

Module 4. Software Engineering Processes

4.1. Software Engineering Framework

4.1.1. Software Features
4.1.2. The Main Processes in Software Engineering
4.1.3. Software Development Process Models
4.1.4. Standard Reference Framework for the Software Development Process: The ISO/IEC 12207 Standard

4.2. Unified Software Development Process

4.2.1. The Unified Process
4.2.2. Dimensions of the Unified Process
4.2.3. Case Studies Driven Development Process
4.2.4. Fundamental Workflows of Unified Processes

4.3. Planning in the Context of Agile Software Development

4.3.1. Characteristics of Agile Software Development
4.3.2. Different Planning Time Horizons in Agile Development
4.3.3. Scrum Agile Development Framework and Planning Time Horizons
4.3.4. User Stories as a Planning and Estimating Unit
4.3.5. Common Techniques for Deriving an Estimate
4.3.6. Scales for Interpreting Estimates
4.3.7. Planning Poker
4.3.8. Common Scheduling Types: Delivery Scheduling and Iteration Scheduling

4.4. Distributed Software Design Styles and Service-Oriented Software Architectures

4.4.1. Communication Models in Distributed Software Systems
4.4.2. Middleware
4.4.3. Architecture Patterns for Distributed Systems
4.4.4. General Software Service Design Process
4.4.5. Design Aspects of Software Services
4.4.6. Composition of Services
4.4.7. Web Services Architecture
4.4.8. Infrastructure and SOA Components

4.5. Introduction to Model Driven Software Development

4.5.1. The Model Concept
4.5.2. Model-Driven Software Development
4.5.3. MDA Model-Driven Development Framework
4.5.4. Elements of a Transformation Model

4.6. Graphical User Interface Design

4.6.1. Principles of User Interface Design
4.6.2. Architectural Design Patterns for Interactive Systems: Model View Controller (MVC)
4.6.3. UX User Experience
4.6.4. User-Centered Design
4.6.5. Graphical User Interface Analysis and Design Process
4.6.6. Usability of User Interfaces
4.6.7. Accessibility in User Interfaces

4.7. Web Application Design

4.7.1. Characteristics of Web Applications
4.7.2. Web Application User Interface
4.7.3. Navigation Design
4.7.4. Basic Interaction Protocol for Web Applications
4.7.5. Architecture Styles for Web Applications

4.8. Software Testing Strategies and Techniques and Software Quality Factors

4.8.1. Testing Strategies
4.8.2. Test Case Designs
4.8.3. Value for Money
4.8.4. Quality Models
4.8.5. ISO/IEC 25000 Family of Standards (SQuaRE)
4.8.6. Product Quality Model (ISO 2501n)
4.8.7. Data Quality Models (ISO 2501n)
4.8.8. Software Quality Management

4.9. Introduction to Software Engineering Metrics

4.9.1. Basic Concepts: Measurements, Metrics and Indicators
4.9.2. Metric Types in Software Engineering
4.9.3. The Measurement Process
4.9.4. ISO 25024. External and Quality Metrics in Use
4.9.5. Object-Oriented Metrics

4.10. Software Maintenance and Reengineering

4.10.1. Maintenance Process
4.10.2. Standard Maintenance Process Framework. ISO/EIEC 14764
4.10.3. Software Reengineering Process Model
4.10.4. Inverse Engineering

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