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Software Engineering Career Prep Practicum Workshop

Course materials are hosted externally.

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Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences (CDS)

Boston University

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Boston, Massachusetts

Spring

Weekly

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Course Summary

Taught by industry software veterans who serve as Spark! Engineers in Residence in CDS, this 2-credit course presents students with an unadulterated view of what they need to know as they take on software engineering projects, in preparation for careers as full-stack software/data engineers. From a brass tacks perspective, the course covers a number of tactical topics. The course covers the language of modern software development including patterns, source control, pull requests, open source, containerization, virtualization, and agile vs waterfall development methods. Additionally, the course introduces students to a few of the specialized professional software engineering and DevOps roles in industry.

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