TIM-8140 v3

Stephens, R. (2015). Beginning software engineering. Wrox. John Wiley and Sons.
Read Chapter 1, Software Engineering from 20,000 feet, pp. 3-11.
Read Chapter 2, Before the Beginning, pp. 15-25.

Adnan, N. H., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (2018). Software Engineering Design Principles Applied to Instructional Design: What can we Learn from our Sister Discipline? TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 62(1), 77–94.
While this journal combines the process of instructional design, it presents a good summary of agile practices and software engineering models that can support the process of curriculum design.

Sharma, S. (2017). The DevOps adoption playbook: A guide to adopting devOps in a multi-speed IT enterprise. Hoboken, NJ. John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated.
Read Chapter 1: DevOps – Overview.

Kumar, G., & Bhatia, P. K. (2014). Comparative analysis of software engineering models from traditional to modern methodologies. 2014 Fourth International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Technologies, Advanced Computing & Communication Technologies (ACCT).
An interesting read will help you get ready to work on assignment 1, where you will contrast different S.W. development frameworks.

Ntanos, E., Dimitriou, G., Bekiaris, V., Vassiliou, C., Kalaboukas, K., & Askounis, D. (2018). A model-driven software engineering workflow and tool architecture for servitised manufacturing. Information Systems and E-Business Management, 16(3), 683.
An interesting read on the application of S.W. Engineering models for IT solutions development.

Sadath, L., Karim, K., & Gill, S. (2018). Extreme programming implementation in academia for software engineering sustainability. 2018 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET).
Extreme programming is a landmark approach for software design, and one of the first models to depart from the SDLC model. In this journal, an example of how this model can support the academic environment is presented.

Minhaz Uddin, Ashadul Hoque Jahin, & M. Mahmudul Hasan. (2020). A hybrid framework for interconnecting various software engineering process models and techniques. Computing Advancements, 1–4.
Though this is a dated reference, it will help you as you work on the course's first assignment.