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Objectives
The purpose of this program is to help graduates develop knowledge and skills to pursue entry-level positions involving computer software development. Areas of study include logical and algorithmic analysis and design, object-oriented programming and relational databases, programming languages and development tools, Web scripting and programming, Web services and applications, software development lifecycles, and business and ethical impacts on software development practices. The goal of the program is to help the student learn a balanced combination of practical programming techniques and problem-solving skills.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may begin their careers in a variety of entry-level positions involving software development skills, such as application developer, junior programmer, Web applications developer, database developer, software support technician and software tester.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving software development technology.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to perform activities in different software development environments with typical platforms that support specific technologies and standards. These platforms are typically comprised of networked computers installed with software development tools. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Information section of this catalog for information relating to the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses |
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| EG360 |
Introductory Calculus+ |
4 |
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| GE127 |
College Mathematics I+ |
4 |
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| GE192 |
College Mathematics II+ |
4 |
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| CS100 |
Introduction to Programming |
4 |
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| CS110 |
Introduction to Web Applications |
4 |
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| CS111 |
Client-Side Web Scripting |
4 |
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| CS120 |
Programming in Visual Basic |
4 |
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| CS130 |
Introduction to Databases |
4 |
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| CS140 |
Business Concepts for Application Developers |
4 |
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| CS200 |
Programming in Java I |
4 |
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| CS201 |
Programming in Java II |
4 |
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| CS210 |
Web Authoring and Design |
4 |
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| CS220 |
Server-Side Web Programming |
4 |
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| CS240 |
Software Development Lifecycles |
4 |
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| CS250 |
Open Source Application Programming |
4 |
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| CS280 |
Web Security and Ethics |
4 |
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| CS290 |
Software Development Capstone Project |
4 |
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| TB133 |
Strategies for the Technical Professional+ |
4 |
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| TB143 |
Introduction to Personal Computers+ |
4 |
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| TB332 |
Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development+ |
4 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to the courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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