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IT Software Development Specialist
Technical Diploma
About the Software Development Specialist Program
This diploma provides students the knowledge necessary to gain entry level employment as a business programmer. Students learn to gather user requirements, develop software applications, and develop technical documentation.
Program Outline
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| 1015211500 | Database Fundamentals | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1015212000 | Introduction to Programming | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1080119600 | Oral Interpersonal Communication | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1015214600 | Programming 2 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1015216000 | Programming 3 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
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At A Glance
How You'll Learn
On Campus
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Online
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Multiple Start Dates
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Personalized Pace
2020 Start Dates
| January 8 | May 8 | September 2 |
| February 3 | June 1 | October 5 |
| March 2 | July 6 | November 2 |
2021 Start Dates
| January 6 | March 1 | June 7 |
| February 1 | May 7 | July 5 |
What is Competency-Based Education?
Competency-Based Education (CBE) is learning at your own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. Once all competencies for a program have been assessed and mastered, students will earn a certificate, diploma, or degree.
What You'll Learn
- Design and implement efficient relational database structures, such as 3NF.
- Understand the various career opportunities in the Information Technology field, along with the social and ethical responsibilities required of those positions.
- Prepare commonly used documents and procedures extracting information from Information Technology case studies.
- Write computer programs to access database records.
- Write interactive computer programs, web-based programs, software documentation, and system design specifications.
- Understanding of the fundamentals of computer networking and the various technologies of local and wide area computer networks through lab assignments and projects.
- Develop the requirements of information systems and databases.
Your Potential Careers
- Web Programmer
- Web Analyst
- Web Developer
- Web Designer
Get Started
Your application can be submitted online, it takes just a few minutes to complete.
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