This 4-day training course covers fundamentals of software architecture including the architect's role, architecture styles, layers and tiers. Day 2 focuses on non-functional requirements and quality attributes. Days 3 and 4 discuss documenting architecture, analyzing sample projects, and architecting product lines. Hands-on practice and discussions are included each day to reinforce concepts through analysis.

1. Day 1: Fundamentals
Introduction to Software Architecture and the Architect's Role
Fundamentals of Application Architecture
Application Types
Architecture Styles
Deployment Patterns
Layers and Tiers
Day 2: Quality Attributes
Fundamentals (continued from Day 1)
Non-functional requirements and Quality Attributes
The Architect’s Role
Hands-on practice: Discussions & analysis
Day 3: Architecture in Practice
Stakeholders & Viewpoints
Documenting the Architecture
Anti-patterns and fallacies (optional)
Hands-on practice: sample project analysis (cont.)
Day 4: Architecture in Practice (cont.)
Architecting Product-Lines
Architecture Analysis (Optional)
Hands-on practice: Discussions & project analysis