Curriculum for the iSAQB Train-the-Trainer Course

Status

This is copyrighted work.

Content

This repository contains a very early work-in-progress version for the iSAQB Train-the-Trainer curriculum in AsciiDoc.

How to contribute or participate

Create an issue or a pull-request

How to use this repository

1. Clone the repository - including the submodule:

   Via SSH:
   git clone git@github.com:isaqb-org/curriculum-t3.git --recursive
   
   Via HTTPS:
   git clone https://github.com/isaqb-org/curriculum-t3.git --recursive

2. Initialize and update submodules with git submodule init and git submodule update --recursive --remote.

3. Build the project with gradle (You need a locally installed and current JDK, at least Java 17) via ./gradlew.

4. Once the "BUILD SUCCESSFUL" is shown, you can review the build result under ./build/index.html.

On writing style

To keep writing style consistent across multiple iSAQB documents, please apply the styles used in the Foundation Level Curriculum.

Heading Capitalization

Use title case for all headings:

• capitalize: first and last word, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs

• lowercase: articles and prepositions

When in doubt, opt for Chicago Style.

Bullet Point Lists

To unify upper/lowercase within the (EN) version, we use the Chicago manual of style proposal":

• short bullet items don’t get a full-stop

• next one starts lowercase

• if bullets are phrases or fragments, don’t use punctuation

• if and only if an item is a really long sentence which deserves a full stop, or consists of several sentences, then we use it.

• Only then does an item start with uppercase.

For a possible German (DE) version, don’t use punctuation at the end of bullet-list items, unless on the end of sentences.

Maintainers

This repository is currently maintained by the iSAQB Train-the-Trainer Working Group (T3WG). It was forked from https://github.com/isaqb-org/advanced-template currently maintained by Benjamin Wolf, which in turn was forked from https://github.com/isaqb-org/curriculum-template, so the contributors of those projects basically contributed to this one, too.

Licensing and Copyright

This is COPYRIGHTED work.

© (Copyright), International Software Architecture Qualification Board e. V. (iSAQB^® e. V.) 2024

The curriculum may only be used subject to the following conditions:

1. You wish to obtain the CPSA Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level^® certificate or the CPSA Certified Professional for Software Architecture Advanced Level^® certificate. For the purpose of obtaining the certificate, it shall be permitted to use these text documents and/or curricula by creating working copies for your own computer. If any other use of documents and/or curricula is intended, for instance for their dissemination to third parties, for advertising etc., please write to info@isaqb.org to enquire whether this is permitted. A separate license agreement would then have to be entered into.

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3. If you fall neither into category 1 nor category 2, but would like to use these documents and/or curricula nonetheless, please also contact the iSAQB e. V. by writing to info@isaqb.org. You will then be informed about the possibility of acquiring relevant licenses through existing license agreements, allowing you to obtain your desired usage authorizations.

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