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Software Engineering Training Bootcamp Course

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), software engineering will be invaluable by 2026. Just since 2016, growth in the industry has grown over three times faster than the average for other industries.

To date, there is a large swathe of career options and specializations for software engineers, and this will only grow over time with new innovations. Not only that, but the software engineering ecosystem is vibrant.

In the past, fledgling software engineers would need to join one of a few tech giants for their first rung on the ladder. However, now more companies in many industries are seeking the talents of software engineers to develop their own computer-driven processes.

One of the major drivers for the increased need for software engineering is the ever-increasing demand for automation using advanced algorithms. As time goes by, production of all kinds will rely more heavily on machines and ingenious software to handle repetitive tasks allowing humans to focus on more creative things.

This will not only affect manufacturing but also the digital world with things like digital marketing, e-commerce, etc. All of this will need the skills of software engineers.

Software engineering is important because specific software is needed in almost every industry, in every business, and for every function. It becomes more important as time goes on – if something breaks within your application portfolio, a quick, efficient, and effective fix needs to happen as soon as possible.

Whatever you need software engineering to do – it is something that is vitally important and that importance just keeps growing. When you work with software engineers, you need to have a check and balance system to see if they are living up to their requirements and meeting KPIs.

Computer hardware is virtually useless without computer software. Software is the programs that are needed to accomplish the input, processing, output, storage, and control activities of information systems.

Computer software is typically classified into two major types of programs: system software and application software.

Systems software are programs that manage the resources of the computer system and simplify applications programming. They include software such as the operating system, database management systems, networking software, translators, and software utilities.

Application software are programs that direct the performance of a particular use, or application, of computers to meet the information processing needs of end users. They include Aoff-the-shelf@ software such as word processing and spreadsheet packages, as well as internally or externally developed software that is designed to meet the specific needs of an organization.

Software engineering can reduce the complexity of a project. Major projects are difficult and complex to develop. Projects can be subdivided into smaller parts and each of those parts can be worked upon independently.

Software Engineering Training Bootcamp Course by Tonex

By taking the software engineering training by Tonex, you will learn about present software engineering concepts as well as principles in parallel with the software development life cycle.

This training will begin with an introduction to software engineering, giving you a definition of the body of knowledge, as well as a discussion of the main methodologies of software engineering. The next step is to introduce the software development life cycle (SDLC) followed by software modeling using unified modeling language (UML), a standardized general purpose languages used to create visual models of object oriented software. Moreover, you will learn about the main phases of SDLC: requirements gathering, requirement analysis, design, coding, and testing.

If you are an IT professional who specialize in software engineering, you will benefit from the presentations, examples, case studies, discussions, and individual activities upon the completion of the software engineering training and will prepare yourself for your career.

Learn about artifacts and approaches to develop the software systems, software engineering metrics, distributed, configurable and object oriented software. Moreover, you will learn about alignment of software systems with overall system design, software unique aspects of planning, requirements, architecture analysis, implementation, testing and maintenance, important of software engineering constraints, security and technology trends in software engineering.

Why Tonex?

What our world class instructors bring to the classroom is a combination real world experience and specialized, contemporary knowledge. They will help you to understand different software engineering and development processes. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the different examination methods and tools in software engineering.

Finally, software engineering training will introduce a set of labs, workshops and group activities of real world case studies in order to prepare you to tackle all the related software engineering challenges.

Audience

Software engineering training is a 4-day course designed for:

  • Software developers want to acquire state of the art knowledge of software engineering
  • Software engineers need to know everything about software engineering
  • Business analysts having projects in software engineering
  • System engineers
  • Project managers of software projects
  • System safety managers
  • Software maintainers
  • Software configuration managers
  • Software programmers
  • Software Managers and lead technical staff
  • Any IT professionals need to improve their knowledge of software engineering

Training Objectives

Upon completion of the software engineering training course, the attendees are able to:

  • Understand the systems engineering principles applied to design, development and integration of software intensive systems
  • Learn about systems engineering, software engineering and software development with practical applications
  • Explain the basic structure of designing and implementing software systems from analysis, verifications and validations
  • Understand the software engineering life cycle models with their significance and objectives
  • Understand how to reduce the software faults and failures to an acceptable margin using rigorous testing and inspection
  • Conduct technical software performance measurements and defining deterministic factors in successful software system engineering
  • Learn how to make plans for software systems, control the changes and analyze to improve the process
  • Learn how to apply practical methods to improve software project performance in design process

Training Outline

Our Software Engineering Training Crash Course consists of the following lessons, which can be revised and tailored to the client’s needs:

Introduction to Software Engineering

  • Role of Software Engineer
  • Definitions and Concepts
  • Information Level in the Organization
  • Software Life Cycle
  • Categories of Software
  • Alternate Software Acquisition Approaches
  • Software Engineering Paradigms
  • Desirable Features of Computer Software
  • Summary and Concluding Remarks
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Software Modeling; Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Software Investigation and Analysis

  • Project Selection and Initial System Requirements
  • Project Selection
  • Problem Definition
  • Proposed Solution
  • Scope and Objectives of the System
  • System Justification
  • Feasibility Analysis Report
  • Alternate Approach to Feasibility Analysis
  • Summary of System Inputs and Outputs
  • Initial Project Schedule
  • Project Team
  • Requirement Specification
  • Contents of the Requirement Specification
  • Documenting the Requirements
  • Requirement Validation
  • Proceeding
  • Presenting the Requirements Specification
  • Information gathering
  • Rationale for Information Gathering
  • Interviews
  • Questionnaires and Surveys
  • Observation and Document Review
  • Prototyping
  • Brainstorming and Mathematical Proof
  • Object Identification
  • Communicating via diagrams​​
  • Traditional System Flow Charts
  • Innovation; Topology Chart
  • Data Flow Diagrams
  • Object Flow Diagrams
  • Contemporary Diagramming Techniques
  • Program Flow Chart
  • decision models for system logic
  • Structured Language
  • Decision Tables
  • Decision Trees
  • Decision Techniques to Use
  • Decision Techniques versus Flowcharts
  • System Rules
  • Project management aids
  • PERT and CPM
  • The Gantt Chart
  • Project Management Software

Software Design

  • Software Design Process
  • Design Strategies
  • Architectural Design
  • Interface Design
  • Software Design and Development Standards
  • The Design Specification
  • Database Design
  • Approaches to Database Design
  • Overview of File Organization
  • User Interface Design
  • Types of User Interfaces
  • Steps in User Interface Design
  • Output Design
  • Output Methods versus Content and Technology
  • Input Design
  • Operation Design
  • Categorization of Operations
  • Essentials of Operation Design
  • Informal Operation Requirements
  • Formal Specifications

Software Implementation and Management

  • Software Implementation Issues
  • Software Operating Environment
  • Installation of the System
  • Code Conversion
  • Change Over
  • Software Marketing
  • Standards and Quality Assurance
  • Management of Targets and Financial Resources
  • Leadership and Motivation
  • Software Management
  • Management Responsibilities
  • Management Styles
  • Software Maintenance
  • Legacy Systems
  • Software Integration
  • Software Re-engineering
  • Developing the Job Description
  • Maintaining the Desired Environment
  • Preserving Accountability
  • Grooming and Succession Planning
  • Software Economics
  • Software Cost
  • Software Value
  • Assessing Software Productivity
  • Estimation Techniques for Engineering Cost
  • Organizing Effective Management
  • Functional Organization
    Parallel Organization
  • Hybrid Organization
  • Organization of Software Engineering Firms

Requirements Analysis and Engineering

  • Introduction to Requirements Analysis
  • Systems Engineering Process Inputs
  • Types of Requirements
  • Requirements in Waterfall Model
  • Software Requirement Specification (SRS)
  • Elicitation Techniques
  • Functional Requirements
  • Non-Functional Requirements
  • Domain Requirements
  • Structured Analysis
  • Entity-Relationship Approach
  • Object Oriented Analysis
  • Class and Object Identification
  • The Dynamic Model
  • Requirements Specifications
  • Requirements Documentations
  • Requirements Verification and Negotiation
  • Requirements Validation

Software Development Process Life Cycle

  • Waterfall Development
  • Prototyping
  • Incremental Development
  • Iterative and Incremental Development
  • Spiral Development
  • Rapid Application Development
  • Agile Development
  • Lightweight Methodologies
  • Code and Fix
  • Process Meta-Models
  • Formal Methods

Software System Development Processes

  • Unified Software Development Process (USDP)
  • Incremental Process
  • Iterative Process
  • Architecture Centric
  • Use-Case Driven and Risk Confronting
  • USDP Life Cycle
  • Process Workflows
  • Supporting workflows
  • Inception Phase
  • Elaboration Phase
  • Construction Phase
  • Transition Phase
  • Lifecycle Objectives
  • Lifecycle Architecture
  • Unified Modeling Language

Socio-Technical Systems

  • Socio-Technical System Stack
  • Socio-Technical System Layers
  • Equipment
  • Operating system
  • Communications and Data Management
  • Application Systems
  • Business Processes
  • Organizations
  • Society
  • Socio-Technical System Characteristics
  • Emergent Properties
  • Non-deterministic
  • Complex Relationships with Organizational Objectives
  • Socio-Technical System Design Approaches
  • Design Challenges
  • Socio-Technical Systems Engineering

Software System Architecture

  • Software Architecture Concepts
  • Architectural Elements
  • Stakeholders
  • Architectural Descriptions
  • Architectural Views
  • Architectural Perspectives
  • Role of Software Architects
  • Architecture Definition Process
  • Architectural Styles
  • Pipe and filter
  • Object Oriented
  • Event Based
  • Layered
  • Repositories
  • Process Control
  • Distributed Architectures
  • Architectural Analysis
  • Domain Specific Design
  • Middleware
  • Model Driven Architecture
  • Aspect Oriented Programming

Dependability and Security Engineering

  • Security Engineering
  • Usability and Psychology
  • Protocols
  • Access Control
  • Cryptography
  • Distributed Systems
  • Economics
  • Multilevel Security
  • Multilateral Security
  • Physical Protection
  • Monitoring and Metering
  • Security Printing
  • Biometrics
  • Emission Security
  • Network Attack and Defense
  • API Attacks
  • Physical Tamper Resistance
  • Telecom System Security
  • System Evaluation and Assurance
  • Managing the Development of Secure Systems

Software Project Planning and Management

  • Project Management Framework
  • Project Initiation
  • Project Planning
  • Project Monitoring
  • Software Development Plan
  • Project Management Plan and Software Development Management
  • Pitfalls in Software Development Management Plan and Project Management Plan
  • Scope Management
  • Software Time Management
  • Software Cost Management
  • Software Risk Management
  • Software configuration Management
  • Software Release and Deployment Management
  • Software Quality Management

Dependability and Security Assurance

  • Managing Risks from Vulnerable Software
  • Software Security Vulnerabilities
  • Sources of Source Code Security Vulnerabilities
  • Framework for Software Security Assurance
  • Risk Assessment
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Standards
  • Ongoing Assessment and Assurance
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Vulnerabilities in Web Applications
  • Security, Reliability and Practices
  • Roles and Responsibilities for Software Security Assurance

Software System Configuration Management

  • Software Configuration Management Definition
  • Software Configuration Item
  • Software Configuration Management Directory
  • Disciplines in Software Configuration Management
  • Software Configuration Management for Different Software Environment
  • Automated Tools for Software Configuration Management
  • Software Configuration Management Planning

 Software System Quality Management

  • Software Quality Management
  • Fundamentals of Software Quality
  • Quality control and Reliability
  • Quality Management System
  • Defect Analysis
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Statistical Software Quality Assurance
  • Software Reliability
  • Software Safety

Agile Software Systems Engineering

  • Principles of Agile Methods
  • Agile Method Applicability
  • Agile Methods and Software Maintenance
  • Plan Driven and Agile Development
  • Extreme Programming
  • System Engineering for Agile Software Development
  • Agile System Engineering Processes
  • Systems Engineering Agile Systems

Agile Software Development

  • Agile Process Philosophy
  • Agile Software Development Methodologies
  • Extreme Programming
  • Dynamic System Development Method
  • Adaptive Software Development
  • Crystal Methods
  • Scrum
  • XP
  • Agile Unified Process
  • Lean Software Development
  • Feature Driven Development
  • Business Benefits of Software Agility
  • Rational Unified Process (RUM)

Verification and Validation

  • Software Inspections
  • Design Reviews
  • Formal and Informal Reviews
  • Software Testing
  • Software Test Techniques
  • Software Test Tools
  • Software Demonstration
  • Software Prototyping
  • Software Simulation
  • Independent Verification and Validation

Software Construction

  • Code Complexity
  • Coding Process
  • Requirements for Coding
  • Assessing Code Quality
  • Developing Code Standards

Distributed Software Systems

  • Concept of distributed software
  • Distributed system characteristic
  • Resource sharing
  • Concurrency
  • Scalability
  • Fault tolerance
  • Transparency
  • Disadvantages of distributed software systems
  • Distributed system architectures
  • Multiprocessor architecture
  • Client server architecture
  • Distributed object
  • COBRA
  • Object request broker

 Hands-on and In-Class Activities

  • Labs
  • Workshops
  • Group Activities

Sample Workshops and Labs for Introduction to Software Engineering

  • Role of Software Case Study
  • Waterfall Model Example
  • Software Crisis for a Given Scenario
  • Plan Driven Software Development versus Agile Driven Development
  • Personal Health monitoring
  • Software Development Model Case Study
  • Requirement Development Experiment
  • Parking Garage Automation
  • Traffic Monitoring
  • Requirement Elicitation Case Study
  • Software Design Example
  • Restaurant Automation Example
  • Multiprocessor Traffic Control System Example
  • A Client Server ATM System
  • Software Performance Testing Case
  • Internet Banking System
  • Workshop on How to Write a Software Project Proposal

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