WELCOME, BUILDERS ✦
Software engineering
is how ideas
become software.
A first look at the people, process and creativity behind the technology we use every day.
FIRST SESSION · 90 MINUTES
Introduction to Software Engineering
Software engineering
THE MISSION
By the end of today,
you'll be ready to explore.
01
?
Explain it
Define software engineering in your own words.
02
↗
Trace it
Follow the journey from an idea to working software.
03
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Imagine it
Spot a problem you might solve with technology.
90 min together
→
stories
→
demo
→
your ideas
0–10 MIN · WARM-UP
Your tech life
is already a story.
TURN & TALK
What apps or websites
did you use during the holidays?
✉ messaging
⌁ learning
⌖ navigation
▶ entertainment
YOU
are already
using software
are already
using software
There are people behind every tap, swipe and scroll.
THE BIG QUESTION
So, what is
software engineering?
“
The discipline of designing, building
and maintaining software that solves
everyday problems for people.
▣
HARDWAREThings you can touch
Phone · laptop · keyboard
{ }
SOFTWAREInstructions that make things work
Apps · websites · systems
Software is the ideas and instructions. Engineering makes them reliable.
LOOK AROUND
Software is
everywhere.
“It is not somewhere far away.
It is already shaping your day.”
01BankingMove money safely
02HealthcareSupport better care
03SchoolLearn and connect
04WeatherUnderstand our world
05TransportFind our way around
06Your ideaWhat could it improve?
A COMMON MYTH
Software engineering
isn't just coding.
MYTH
BUSTED
BUSTED
Building a house takes
a whole team.
UX designer
developer
tester
product manager
data analyst
security expert
There is a place for your strengths on a software team.
THE JOURNEY
From “what if?”
to “it works!”
Imagine: an app for students
to swap books at school.
01PLANWho needs it?
What problem?
What problem?
02DESIGNWhat should it
look and feel like?
look and feel like?
03BUILDWrite the
instructions
instructions
04TESTFind the bugs
and fix them
and fix them
05DEPLOYPut it in
people's hands
people's hands
06MAINTAINImprove it
over time
over time
Good software is never “finished” — it keeps getting better.
25–40 MIN · LIVE DEMO
Let's make an idea
come alive.
WATCH THIS
my-first-website.html
<h1>Hello,
Alliance Girls!</h1>✦Hello,
Alliance Girls!
Alliance Girls!
Choose your “wow”:
01 add a button 02 update colours 03 show and hideWatch closely: a deliberate mistake is part of the plan.
40–55 MIN · GROUP ACTIVITY
Find your place
on the team.
GROUPS
4–5
4–5
01
Read the
role cards.
02
Choose one
that sparks you.
03
Share your
why.
Front-end developer
UX designer
QA tester
Data analyst
Product manager
Security engineer
DISCUSS Which roles need code? Which ones don't? What sounds most like you?
55–70 MIN · DISCUSSION
What could we
make better?
?
Think about school,
home or your community.
01
What feels harder than it should?
02
Who is affected by
that problem?
03
What might you
try to change?
We will capture your ideas on the board.
One of them could become your Term 3 project.
THE TAKEAWAY
Keep these three
ideas with you.
01✦
Software is creative.
It starts with curiosity and an idea about how life could be better.
02↗
Software is a team sport.
Different strengths come together to make something useful.
03♥
You belong in the room.
You do not need to know everything before you start exploring.
NEXT TIME New voices. Honest stories. Career Conversations.
80–90 MIN · EXIT TICKET
Before you go,
leave us a thought.
✦
SESSION 01WHAT I LEARNED TODAYOPTIONAL NAME: __________
01One thing I learned today:
02One question I still have:
03How excited am I about software engineering?★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Thank you for bringing your ideas. See you next session!
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