"For companies, digitalization means that powerful software systems are becoming a necessary prerequisite for business success."
"'There is no silver bullet (Fred Brooks). - There is no framework, no tool, no new idea that makes software development easy on its own. What matters is a methodical approach throughout the entire development process."
"Software is eating the world" (Marc Andreessen in the Wallstreet Journal 2011). Software is ubiquitous today. Software has long supported business processes in companies. But software is also increasingly becoming an essential component of industrial systems and products and also of services. Keywords such as "Industry 4.0" and "digitization" are representative of these changes in the economy.
For companies, this trend means that the requirements for software and its development are becoming increasingly challenging: The user:s demands on the functionality and usability of software are increasing, the software must be adapted to changing conditions in ever shorter periods of time - and at the same time, software must be developed and operated in a time- and cost-efficient manner.
Ever new tools, frameworks, etc. promise to make this possible. However, the efficient development of need-oriented, reliable and long-lasting software requires, above all else, a consistently methodical approach throughout the entire development process, adapted to the respective situation. This is what this certificate course is all about.
In four consecutive certificate courses, the ONLINE CertificateProgram CAS Software Engineer provides you with the foundation courses and competencies to realize long-lasting software products or software services in a targeted and systematic manner, starting from a project idea and using appropriate methods, processes and tools.
A special feature of the certificate program is the cross-course project assignment "YourBestTravelGuide": You will learn about the development cycle from a holistic perspective by implementing all relevant processes of software development on this continuous example.
Upon successful completion of the certificate program, you will be able to,
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The certificate program takes place in a combination of ONLINE presence and self-study units (blended learning). The self-study is accompanied by the online learning platform Moodle. The presence phases are held in an interactive seminar character, with impulse lectures and exercise elements alternating. The knowledge imparted is tested "hands-on" and there is the opportunity to work on individual questions and problems of the participants.
DESIGN OF DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This certificate course is about digital design, i.e. the design and optimization of digital products, systems and services. This requires thinking from two directions: from the business processes that are supported in a new way - and from the users and their needs. In other words, it's about designing digital products and services in a task- and user-oriented way - which also keeps an eye on the technical possibilities and economic efficiency .
"For digitization, the digital designer should be what the architect is for construction. Just as no construction project should take place without an architect, no digitization project should take place without a digital designer." (Digital Design Manifesto)
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE IN THE BOTTOM LINE
Only with the right architectural decisions can the increasing complexity due to shorter innovation and development cycles, individualized products, and the unmanageable selection of technologies and tools be mastered.
IT systems today are mostly distributed, complex systems. They are supposed to support or (partially) automate business processes and at the same time be flexible and efficiently adaptable and developable. This poses high challenges for their development. Only those who are able to understand and master the structure of IT systems and the effects of architectural decisions can also use IT systems successfully. When designing a software architecture, the difficult transition from the analysis of the business problem to a suitable and implementable technical solution must be successful. This is where the success of projects as well as the long-term benefit of IT systems is decisively determined.
PROCEDURE MODELS AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Procedure models are used to structure the complex software development process into predictable and controllable phases. A consistent approach is the key to successfully realizing a software project in terms of cost, quality and time. In this context, the certificate course addresses three essential questions:
Along these questions the theoretical background and the practical implementation of procedure and process models are explained. You will learn about tools for effort estimation and quality assurance as well as various test procedures. The methods and tools learned will be practiced using concrete practical examples .
IMPLEMENT AND TEST SOFTWARE
Software implementation is an essential step in software development projects: After analyzing the requirements and defining the software architecture, the finished software product emerges in the implementation phase. Only then can it be seen, also with the help of systematic tests, whether the challenges posed are mastered and the desired quality is achieved.
Using web-based applications as an example, the course demonstrates which special methodological aspects must be taken into account, what influence the selection and use of programming and description languages as well as development tools have on software implementation, and how software quality can be determined and improved with systematic tests.
The certificate course also covers selected topics that are of particular importance in practical application: the construction of user interfaces, the use of database systems and the use of frameworks.
Detailed information can be found in the brochure and in the module description in the download area.
16 Online dates of the course - on request at weiterbildung(at)hsnr.de
We asked your lecturers: Why is continuing education in software engineering currently of interest to many professionals?
"Software is eating the world' (Marc Andreessen, 2011): Today, hardly any product and certainly no service can do without software. Autonomously driving cars, car sharing, mobile payment, smart homes, predictive maintenance, etc. - all of these are unthinkable without software. What's more - software makes all these innovations possible in the first place. The penetration of software into all areas of work and life will continue. Knowledge in the field of software and its development is therefore already important for many professionals today - in the near future, this knowledge will be important for more and more professionals in more and more industries. The "Software Engineer" certificate program provides you with a solid introduction to the exciting world of software development."
"The knowledge and skills acquired in this certificate program enable participants to take professional positions that require a comprehensive view of the software development process as a whole, in addition to in-depth detailed knowledge."
You can find the vitae of your lecturers in the download area.
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