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IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Software development

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IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Software development

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Beginner level

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9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Tools and methods for software development. Design of user interfaces

  • Concepts about the life cycle in systems development. Development and motivation of standards in software

  • Roles and functions in the management of software projects

  • Different methods for the processing of information (lots, real time ...)

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January 2026

Assessments

26 assignments

Taught in English

There are 5 modules in this course

This course belongs to a five-part introductory program in Business Information Systems, created to open the door to the fascinating realm of Information Technology.

The program is aimed at professionals from non-technical fields—such as finance, administration, or management—who wish to gain essential IT knowledge that enhances collaboration with computer and telecommunications specialists. Through this training, you will learn how to define project requirements, evaluate workloads, and monitor outcomes with improved precision and confidence. The course content is inspired by the CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications framework. Within this module, you will examine the key principles of software project management. Topics include project management fundamentals and stakeholder roles, the stages of the systems development life cycle, methods and tools used in software creation, development standards, and the foundations of effective user interface design. By completing all five courses in the series, you will not only strengthen your ability to interact effectively with IT professionals but also acquire the background necessary to pursue success in the CLEP ISCA examination.

What's included

1 reading

1 readingTotal 1 minute
  • Course Slides1 minute

What's included

1 reading9 assignments6 plugins

1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Fundamental Ideas Section 110 minutes
9 assignmentsTotal 102 minutes
  • Basic concepts: data, information and knowledge2 minutes
  • Basic concepts: information systems2 minutes
  • Life cycle concepts2 minutes
  • Life cycle reduced model 2 minutes
  • Tools to support software development2 minutes
  • Approaches to software development2 minutes
  • Practice test 1-130 minutes
  • Practice test 1-230 minutes
  • Section 1 exam30 minutes
6 pluginsTotal 48 minutes
  • Basic concepts: data, information and knowledge8 minutes
  • Basic concepts: information systems8 minutes
  • Life cycle concepts9 minutes
  • Life cycle reduced model 9 minutes
  • Tools to support software development5 minutes
  • Approaches to software development9 minutes

What's included

1 reading9 assignments6 plugins

1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Fundamental Ideas Section 210 minutes
9 assignmentsTotal 102 minutes
  • What is a project2 minutes
  • What is project management2 minutes
  • Project planning 2 minutes
  • Risk management2 minutes
  • Software for project management2 minutes
  • Standards2 minutes
  • Practice test 2-130 minutes
  • Practice test 2-230 minutes
  • Section 2 exam30 minutes
6 pluginsTotal 61 minutes
  • What is a project10 minutes
  • What is project management10 minutes
  • Project planning 10 minutes
  • Risk management12 minutes
  • Software for project management9 minutes
  • Standards10 minutes

What's included

1 reading7 assignments4 plugins

1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Fundamental Ideas Section 310 minutes
7 assignmentsTotal 98 minutes
  • Data processing2 minutes
  • User Interfaces2 minutes
  • Usability2 minutes
  • User Interface Design Principles2 minutes
  • Practice test 3-130 minutes
  • Practice test 3-230 minutes
  • Section 3 exam30 minutes
4 pluginsTotal 38 minutes
  • Data processing9 minutes
  • User Interfaces8 minutes
  • Usability10 minutes
  • User Interface Design Principles11 minutes

What's included

1 assignment

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Final Exam30 minutes

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Universitat Politècnica de València
20 Courses4,972 learners
Universitat Politècnica de València
6 Courses157 learners

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