• Explain software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies, and stacks.
• Describe the difference between types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python.
• Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures.
• Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Module 1: SDLC – The Software Development Lifecycle

• What is Software Engineering?

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: What is software engineering?

• Introduction to the SDLC

• Activity: Phases in the SDLC

• Building Quality Software

• Requirements

• Software Development Methodologies

• Software Versions

• Software Testing

• Software Documentation

• Roles in Software Engineering Projects

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Job Roles in Software Engineering Teams

Module 2: Introduction to Software Development

• Overview of the Web and Cloud Development

• Learning Front-End Development

• The Importance of Back-End Development

• Teamwork and Squads

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Teamwork in Software Engineering

• Pair Programming

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Pair Programming

• Activity: Categorizing Front-end and Back-end Technologies

• Introducing Application Development Tools

• More Application Development Tools

• Introduction to Software Stacks

• Hands-on Lab: Getting Started With an IDE

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Tools and Technologies

Module 3: Basics of Programming

• Interpreted and Compiled Programming Languages

• Comparing Compiled and Interpreted Programming Languages

• Query and Assembly Programming Languages

• Understanding Code Organization Methods

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Types of languages

• Activity: Programming Logic and Organizational Methods

• Branching and Looping Programming Logic

• Introduction to Programming Concepts Part 1, Part 2

• Hands-on Lab: Programming Fundamentals with Python

Module 4: Software Architecture, Design, and Patterns

• Introduction to Software Architecture

• Software Design and Modeling

• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Importance of Design and Software Architecture

• Activity: Create an Architectural Diagram

• Approaches to Application Architecture

• Architectural Patterns in Software

• Application Deployment Environments

• Production Deployment Components

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Deployment Architecture

Module 5: Job Opportunities and Skillsets in Software Engineering

• What Does a Software Engineer Do?

• A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer

• Skills Required for Software Engineering

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Advice to Future Software Engineers

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Women in Software Engineering

• Job Outlook for Software Engineers

• Career Paths in Software Engineering

• Software Engineering Job Titles

• Insiders’ Viewpoint: Career Paths

• Activity: Matching Roles with Responsibilities

• Software Engineering Code of Ethics

Module 6: Final Quiz