CSS 422 Wk 1 Discussion - Role of IT and System Complexity 

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Discuss the role of a software architect in shaping and delivering business goals. What is the relationship among software, applications, technology, and solutions architecture, and how are they important to those working in the realm of systems development to meet business goals? 

Discuss examples of inherent difficulties in software intensive systems and include an explanation of the job or role who needs this information. How does accessing requirements in architectural design decisions influence management of the system complexity?

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CSS 422 Wk 2 Discussion - Architecture, Project Life Cycle, and Development Methodologies

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Discuss the role and impact of architects and architecture in the project life cycle. How can architectural viewpoints be developed through the use of diagramming tools? 

Discuss component-based, distributed, and SOA-based architecture. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CSS 422 Wk 3 Discussion - System Components and Architectural Design

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Discuss architectural design based on architectural decisions.

Share the components of a well-known system that would be familiar to your classmates. How do the components communicate (connect) to one another?

Research different architectural frameworks as applied to the architectural design decision process. 

Discuss the architectural design decision process. How do architectural frameworks differ in the design decision process? 

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CSS 422 Wk 4 Discussion - Quality Attributes and Data Modeling

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Discuss how quality attributes affect software architecture. How can you model design decisions for quality attributes through UML?

Discuss tools and techniques that architects use to create a data model, which is the abstract model that organizes the data elements. You may wish to consider XML models, ER diagrams, data flow diagrams, etc.

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CSS 422 Wk 5 Discussion - Frameworks and Cloud Computing

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Based on this week's Pluralsight videos, discuss the Zachman framework, TOGAF framework, the 4+1 View Model, and the Views and Beyond approach. How are the frameworks different from each other? How are they the same?

Based on this week's Pluralsight videos, discuss how cloud computing impacts the enterprise. How does it impact systems development? 

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.