Software Architecture Fundamentals

About this course

Reason about software architecture through quality attributes, modular structure, system trade-offs and documented decisions.

This foundation course is part of the Software, Cloud & DevOps school. The curriculum includes an estimated 10 h of study content. Instructor-led delivery is available online or offline; session schedules are confirmed during enrollment.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — What Software Architecture Is
• Module 2 — Quality Attributes and Scenarios
• Module 3 — Structure: Modules, Coupling and Cohesion
• Module 4 — Architectural Styles and Their Trade-offs
• Module 5 — Performance and Scalability
• Module 6 — Reliability and Availability
• Module 7 — Documenting and Deciding

Applied learning

• Case Study — Kestrel Water: three bad days in June
• Lab 1 — Untangle the billing monolith
• Lab 2 — Size and harden the meter-reading API
• Lab 3 — An architecture decision record for billing
• Capstone — An Architecture Assessment with a Recommendation

Who this course is for

Student / Beginner; Engineer / Architect; Technology Professional

Prerequisites

No prerequisite course is listed in the academy catalog.

Course details

• Course code: NE-SWC-101
• Level: Foundation
• Estimated duration: 10 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced