Overview
Following agreed-upon international standards ensures that products and systems are safe, reliable, and credible. Not following standards can result in an inability to sell a completed product, interoperability issues, lawsuits, loss of revenue, and much more. There are so many standards that it can be challenging to know and follow them all.
Prompt
In this assignment, you will read industry-specific standards for software design. These readings are under the module resources. How could you apply these standards during your studies and in the field? Which ones are the most valuable to you?
Make a “Top 10 To Dos” infographic based on your reading of the industry-specific standards. You will use this list as an actionable checklist during your continued studies and in the field. List the “to dos” you think are the most important to follow in the industry. You can use any tool you like. Canva (https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/),
Venngage (https://venngage.com/)
, Visme(https://www.visme.co/)
, and Snappa (https://snappa.com/) are all free options. Piktochart (https://piktochart.com/)
offers a free trial option. Be sure to include your top 10 “to dos” ranked by level of importance in descending order. Finally, write a short reflection paper. Explain why you chose these actions and the rationale for the order of your list.
Guidelines for Submission
Attach your “Top 10 To Dos” infographic to the assignment submission page. Use one of the free design tools suggested, or any other tool that you like, to create your infographic.
Your reflection paper should be a Word document of at least two paragraphs. It should explain why you chose these standards and your reason for the order of your standards.
