Secure Software Development

The module aims to provide students with the following skills:

• Acquire a critical understanding of the concept of abstraction in programming.
• Develop an understanding of the basic principles of secure development methodologies.
• Explore how to undertake analysis, program design, software construction and testing required for software development.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of architecture, as well as traditional and contemporary Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models, such as TOGAF and Agile.
• The ability to put into practice the techniques learned in a team environment, demonstrating how to deal with conflicts and how to make compromises, and be able to critically evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches.
• Utilise the opportunity to reflect on and evaluate your own personal development.

On completion of this module, I will be able to:

• Identify and manage security risks as part of a software development project.
• Critically analyse development problems and determine appropriate methodologies, tools and techniques (including program design and development) to solve them.
• Design and develop/adapt computer programs and to produce a solution that meets the design brief and critically evaluate solutions that are produced.
• Systematically develop and implement the skills required to be effective member of a development team in a virtual professional environment, adopting real-life perspectives on team roles and organisation.

What skills have I gained or enhanced as a result of this module and how can I use it? What else do I need to learn?

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