Course "Software development for start-up entrepreneurs"

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Metadata

• Staff
  • Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ralf Lämmel
  • Program coordinator: Julia Starling
  • WHU Studium Generale: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn
• Language of instruction: English

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Resources

• Syllabus
• Introduction (trailer): .pdf; YouTube
• Slides and other documents: *.pdf
• Entrance questionnaire: .pdf
• Analysis of questionnaire: .pdf
• Facebook group for the course: FB URL

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Meetings

Schedule

Date	Begin	End	Room
13 March	11.30	15.15	C-102/03 (117)
24 March	15.30	18.45	K-001 (106)
27 March	11.30	15.15	C-102/03 (117)
3 April	11.30	15.15	C-102/03 (117)
10 April	11.30	15.15	C-102/03 (117)
17 April	9.45	13.00	C-102/03 (117)

Breaks

These are official recommendations; we may adjust based on onsite insight.

• Option a) 1st slot: 11.30-13.00; lunch break: 13.00-13.45; 2nd slot: 13.45-15.15
• Option b) 1st slot: 09.45-11.15; break: 11.15-11.30 Uhr; 2nd slot: 11.30-13.00
• Option c) 1st slot: 15.30-17.00; break: 17.00-17.15 Uhr; 2nd slot: 17.15-18.45

Table of contents

• 13 March
  • Introduction
  • Questionnaire
  • Basics of modeling
• 24 March
  • Analysis of questionnaire results
  • Student presentations on "Software modeling"
  • Basics of programming
  • Introduction to git/github/bitbucket
  • Introduction to pythonanywhere
• 27 March
  • Models of software technologies
  • Relational databases and SQL
  • Web application frameworks
  • Introduction to 2nd assignment
• 3 April
  • Student presentations on "Technology modeling"
  • The notion of technological spaces
  • The SQLware technological space
  • The XMLware technological space
  • Technological space travel
  • Introduction to 3rd assignment
• 10 April
  • Software form factors
  • Desktop system
    • Client/server system
    • Web app with server side scripting
    • Web app with client side scripting
    • Web API or Web service
    • Smartphone app
    • Pull and push
  • Scrum on ongoing assignment
• 17 April
  • Student presentations on 3rd (major) assignment

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Assignments

Number	Start	Scrum	End	Topic	Description
1	13 March	N/A	24 March	Software modeling	link
2	27 March	N/A	3 April	Technology modeling	link
3	3 March	10 April	17 April	Range of topics	link

The "End" date coincides with the meeting slot used for student presentations.

The deliverables for the final assignment are due by 24 April.