School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code ITC 504
Course Title in English Agile Methods and DevOps
Course Title in Turkish Agile Methods and DevOps
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
Estimated Student Workload 187 hours per semester
Number of Credits 7.5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn the fundamentals of Agile Methods and DevOps and to be able to analyze and describe their main components.
Course Description DevOps describes a culture and set of processes that bring development and operations teams together to complete software development. It allows organizations to create and improve products at a faster pace than they can with traditional software development approaches. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to DevOps Software Development Method. The following topics are covered: (1) Microservice Architecture, (2) Agile Software Development, (3) Test Automation, (4) Containers, (5) Cloud, (6) Product Management, (7) Organization Change required for DevOps.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste DevOps Yazılım Geliştirme Yöntemine kapsamlı bir giriş sağlanmaktadır. Derste işlenen konular: (1) Mikroservisler, (2) Çevik Yazılım Geliştirme, (3) Test Otomasyonu, (4) Konteynerlar, (5) Bulut, (6) Ürün Yönetimi, (6) DevOps için gerekli organizasyonal değişiklikler

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Describe and make use of microservice architecture
2) Describe Agile Software Development
3) Analyze test automation, containers, and cloud systems
4) Perform product management and apply organization change required for DevOps.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) An ability to develop and deepen one's knowledge in the field of mechatronics and robotics engineering at the level of expertise based on acquired undergraduate level qualifications.
2) An ability to acquire scientific and practical knowledge in mechatronics and robotics.
3) A comprehensive knowledge about analysis and modeling methods in mechatronics and their limitations.
4) An ability to design and apply analytical, modeling and experimental based research by analyzing and interpreting complex situations encountered in the design process.
5) An ability to transmit the process and results of the work of mechatronics and robotics systems systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments.
6) An ability to recognize social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of designing and realizing mechatronics and robotic systems and in all professional activities.
7) An ability to follow new and developing practices in the profession and to apply them in their work.
8) An ability to take leadership in multi-disciplinary teams, taking responsibility in the design and analysis of mechatronics and robotic systems in complex situations.
9) An ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at least at the level of B2 of European Language Portfolio.
10) An understanding of the social and environmental aspects of mechatronics and robotics applications.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) An ability to develop and deepen one's knowledge in the field of mechatronics and robotics engineering at the level of expertise based on acquired undergraduate level qualifications. N
2) An ability to acquire scientific and practical knowledge in mechatronics and robotics. N
3) A comprehensive knowledge about analysis and modeling methods in mechatronics and their limitations. N
4) An ability to design and apply analytical, modeling and experimental based research by analyzing and interpreting complex situations encountered in the design process. N
5) An ability to transmit the process and results of the work of mechatronics and robotics systems systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments. N
6) An ability to recognize social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of designing and realizing mechatronics and robotic systems and in all professional activities. N
7) An ability to follow new and developing practices in the profession and to apply them in their work. N
8) An ability to take leadership in multi-disciplinary teams, taking responsibility in the design and analysis of mechatronics and robotic systems in complex situations. N
9) An ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at least at the level of B2 of European Language Portfolio. N
10) An understanding of the social and environmental aspects of mechatronics and robotics applications. N
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator İLKER BEKMEZCİ
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. ORHAN KALAYCI

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) General Introduction
2) Fundamental Concepts
3) Microservices-I
4) Microservices-II
5) Agile/Scrum I
6) Agile/Scrum II
7) Test Automation / TDD I
8) Test Automation / TDD II
9) Containers/Cloud I
10) Containers/Cloud II
11) Product Management vs Project Management I
12) Product Management vs Project Management II
13) Re-Organizing to Support Microservice Architecture I
14) Re-Organizing to Support Microservice Architecture I
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsThe Phoenix Project, 2013, by George Spafford, Kevin Behr, Gene Kim, IT Revolution Press, ISBN: 9780988262508 Building Microservices, 2015, Sam Newman, O'Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN: 9781491950357 Clean Code, 2008, Robert C. Martin, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9780136083238 Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software, 2003, Eric Evans, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN: 0321125215 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, 1994, John Vlissides, Ralph Johnson, Richard Helm, Erich Gamma, Addison-Wesley Professional,ISBN: 0201633612 Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 18.x, 2018, Gabriel N. Schenker, Packt Publishing ISBN: 9781788997027
Teaching MethodsLectures/contact hours using “flipped classroom” as an active learning technique
Homework and ProjectsNone
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseRequired
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Quiz(zes) 3 % 30
Homework Assignments 3 % 30
Final Examination 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration

Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be subject to Law on Higher Education Article 54.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Homework Assignments 3 15 2 51
Quiz(zes) 3 15 1 48
Final Examination 1 16 2 18
Total Workload 187
Total Workload/25 7.5
ECTS 7.5