Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management

HKUST combines system analysis and design with state-machine diagrams and two modules on design patterns. Quality assurance and management follow the design work. This broader engineering course connects architecture choices with the way a team verifies and delivers the resulting software.

What you will learn

• Describe a system using analysis and design models.
• Apply state-machine diagrams and relevant design patterns.
• Relate quality assurance to development management.

Who this suits

Intermediate learners with basic object-oriented programming knowledge.

Before you enroll

Preview the programming language and modeling conventions used. The course spans several engineering concerns, so learners seeking deep distributed-system architecture may need a more specialized follow-up.

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Put it into practice

Model a small reservation feature with states and transitions. Select one useful pattern, explain the problem it solves and write an acceptance check for a failed transition.

Source and review

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