Program Overview

Software Engineering, Skills Competency Award (SCA)

Overview

The Software Engineering Skills Competency Award goes beyond programming to include engineering methodologies and hands-on project experience. The program introduces students to state-of-the-art methodologies, teamwork and project management skills.

Requirements

Complete all department requirements with a “C” or higher or "P" in each course. Candidates for a Skills Competency Award are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.

Course List

• Department Requirements:
  • CS 105: Theory and Practice I (3 units)
  • CS 106: Theory and Practice II (3 units)
  • CS 165: Software Design Patterns (1.5 units)
  • CS 180: Software Engineering With UML (3 units)
• Complete one course from the following:
  • CS 107: Computer Architecture and Organization
  • CS 108: Discrete Structures
  • CS 111: HTML And Webmastering
  • CS 115: Javascript Programming
  • CS 116: Web Server Programming
  • CS 123: Android Programming
  • CS 140: Object-Oriented Programming Using C++
  • CS 187: iOS Programming

Total Units

12.00-14.50

Learning Outcomes

• Design and implement programming solutions to complex problems.
• Develop software that can perform standard operations on data stored in the standard data structures.
• Develop software that implements designs that incorporate standard design patterns.
• Employ analytical methods to estimate the duration and cost of a software development project.
• Use code versioning systems to manage changes to a code base.
• Work in a team environment to implement project goals.