Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SKIL-0216
Version:
2
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
19 hours (52 weeks)
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Software Development
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide critical performers and leaders in software development with a strong foundation that helps them make well-informed decisions when it comes to embracing Agile practices or improving existing processes.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain an awareness of Agile and Scrum concepts to transition from traditional ways of software development
  • Adopt best practices to build an Agile mindset and to scale Agile to suit larger organizational goals
  • Recall Agile best practices and principles to improve software requirements and design work processes
  • Explain how Agile methodologies are implemented in the development and testing phases of software development

General Topics:

  • Agile Foundations: Fundamentals and Scrum Methodology
  • Agile Software Projects: Requirements, Design, and Estimation
  • Development & Testing with Agile: Methodologies, Extreme Programming, and Self-organizing Teams
  • Agile Team Dynamics: Meetings and Project Management
  • Agile Organizations: Cloud, DevOps, and Scaling Agile
  • Building an Agile Culture
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

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