Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: DAU-0154 Version: 1 Organization's ID: SAM 101 Organization: Defense Acquisition University Location: Classroom-based Length: 8 weeks Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 12/1/1998 - 5/31/2009 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Software Systems Procurement Management Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Learning Outcomes: Identify relevant laws and defense policies that apply to software-intensive systems Choose an appropriate acquisition strategy and software development paradigm for a given software-intensive system Explain how software, quality, and process management are used describe the most common software merits Identify critical requirements (software safety, security, and privacy) that are related to the acquisition and development of a software-intensive system Identify the best practices that should be used in software acquisition management Describe DoD major software-intensive systems and the role that software plays in the performance of current defense systems Describe the systems engineering process and software development life cycle General Topics: Software acquisition policy guidelines Architectural fundamentals for software acquisition management Acquisition strategies and development paradigms Software quality for software acquisition management Software acquisition measurement Risk management for software-intensive systems Critical requirements - safety, security, privacy Software in the systems engineering process Requirements and design Estimation process overview Contracting for software-intensive systems, and best practices Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Learner Presentations Lectures Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Defense Acquisition University View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content