What You Will Learn
Bringing together all prior learning, this capstone class focuses on holistic problem-solving and real-world application through a systems thinking lens. Students will learn to view software systems as interconnected wholes—analyzing feedback loops, dependencies, trade-offs, and emergent behavior across development, infrastructure, security, and business domains. The course emphasizes architectural decision frameworks, risk assessment, scalability trade-offs, and cross-system optimization. The majority of the class is dedicated to a comprehensive capstone project, where students design, build, deploy, and monitor a complete, production-ready system, integrating programming logic, APIs, automation, cloud infrastructure, observability, security, and compliance. By the end, learners will demonstrate mastery across the entire software lifecycle, preparing them for senior technical roles or architectural leadership positions.
Course Content
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Systems Thinking & Capstone
Meet the Instructor
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Filimon ShferawSenior Software Engineer