This course will teach students how to create macro architectures for modern information systems. Students who are interested in building a new application, a new smart app, a new information system or creating their own startup, or looking to realize an idea that can be built with software are encouraged to take this course. The course will cover modern approaches to software development: requirements analysis, system design techniques, formal description techniques, implementation, testing, debugging, metrics, human factors, quality assurance, cost estimation, maintenance, and tools. This course will be taught by a software engineering practitioner who managed the design and architecture of several large-scale information systems and led global software engineering teams distributed across multiple continents.