This specialization is intended for those who want to take their skills beyond just coding. The act of writing software is a large ecosystem of skills, tools, and philosophies. These six courses introduce you to a systematic way of developing software that build upon your previous coding knowledge and experience. These topics will help prepare you to write better code, automate common tasks, and interoperate with other software and services.
Software Engineering Tools and Practices Specialization
Discover new skills with 30% off courses from industry experts. Save now.
Software Engineering Tools and Practices Specialization
Hands-on Introduction to Software Engineering
Instructors: Evan Fingerman
3,166 already enrolled
Included with 
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(21 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(21 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Provision development environment with a script
Create and access web APIs
Test software with different tools and philosophies
Overview
Skills you'll gain
What’s included
Shareable certificate
Add to your LinkedIn profile
Taught in English
practice exercises
Advance your subject-matter expertise
- Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
- Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
- Earn a career certificate from Codio
Specialization - 6 course series
What you'll learn
Automate tasks associated with files, packages, and users
Learn the syntax and structure of YAML files
Skills you'll gain
Category: Ansible
Category: File Management
Category: User Accounts
Category: Automation
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Unix
Category: Web Applications
Category: Unix Shell
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Version Control
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: System Configuration
Category: Application Servers
Category: DevOps
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: YAML
What you'll learn
Introduction to Github Actions
Automate building, testing, and quality control
Deploying code
Skills you'll gain
Category: CI/CD
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Automation
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Version Control
Category: Key Management
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: GitHub
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Test Automation
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: DevOps
What you'll learn
Create tests with Jest
Test UIs with Selenium and Cucumber
Use testing tools like Postman and JMeter
Skills you'll gain
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Software Testing
Category: User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Category: Postman API Platform
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Selenium (Software)
Category: Javascript
Category: Cucumber (Software)
Category: Functional Testing
Category: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework)
Category: Acceptance Testing
Category: Test Tools
Category: Usability Testing
Category: Test Automation
Category: Test Case
Category: API Design
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
What you'll learn
Accessing web APIs
Creating a simple web server
Authentication.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Servers
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: OAuth
Category: Authentications
Category: Restful API
Category: Web Servers
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Web Services
Category: JSON
Category: Javascript
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Cloud API
Category: Application Security
What you'll learn
Use specific metrics to monitor users, servers, and applications.
Collect important performance metrics with Prometheus
Build dashboards and visualizations with Grafana
Skills you'll gain
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Grafana
Category: Prometheus (Software)
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Javascript
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Server Administration
Category: Performance Management
Category: Performance Testing
What you'll learn
Determine how data flows between a client-side MVC patterned frontend web application and its server-side API
Explore how APIs enable communication between the client- and server-side of an application
Refactor component code into a model
Skills you'll gain
Category: Vue.JS
Category: Model View Controller
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Javascript
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Web Applications
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Server Side
Earn a career certificate
Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.
Instructors
Offered by
Why people choose Coursera for their career
Felipe M.
Learner since 2018
"To be able to take courses at my own pace and rhythm has been an amazing experience. I can learn whenever it fits my schedule and mood."
Jennifer J.
Learner since 2020
"I directly applied the concepts and skills I learned from my courses to an exciting new project at work."
Larry W.
Learner since 2021
"When I need courses on topics that my university doesn't offer, Coursera is one of the best places to go."
Chaitanya A.
"Learning isn't just about being better at your job: it's so much more than that. Coursera allows me to learn without limits."
Open new doors with Coursera Plus
Unlimited access to 10,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs - all included in your subscription
Advance your career with an online degree
Earn a degree from world-class universities - 100% online
Join over 3,400 global companies that choose Coursera for Business
Upskill your employees to excel in the digital economy
Frequently asked questions
There are six courses in this specialization. Each course takes about 4 weeks of study if you work about 2-3 hours/week.
You should be familiar with JavaScript (Node). This includes Node package manager (NPM) as well as a little bit of React and Axios.
No.
More questions
Financial aid available,