Software Development: A 7-Quarter Associate of Applied Science Degree Program
Waco, TX Campus

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Objectives

This program exposes students to a variety of fundamental skills used in entry-level software development, software analysis and application design positions. Students will be exposed to various aspects of programming, databases, website design and the development of a software product.

Career Opportunities

This program offers graduates an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that they can use to help them pursue careers in a variety of entry-level programming, application design and software development positions, such as Web developer, systems analyst, database programmer or testing analyst.

Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving software development.

Admission Requirements

Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.

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

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
Scheduled Units of Course Time of Classes in Program			1315
Program Total 93.0
Core Courses Subtotal 54.0 809 NT1110T Computer Structure and Logic 4.5 67 NT1410T Operating Systems 4.5 67 PT1420T Introduction to Programming 4.5 67 PT1421T Introduction to Intermediate Programming 4.5 67 SD1230T Introduction to Application Design and Development 4.5 67 SD1240T Creating Websites Using HTML and CSS 4.5 67 SD1340T Creating Websites Using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript 4.5 67 SD2520T Introduction to Database and XML with jQuery 4.5 67 SD2551T Application Development I 4.5 67 SD2651T Application Development II 4.5 67 SD2670T Social Networking Applications and Technology 4.5 67 SD2799T Software Development Capstone Project 4.5 72
Elective Courses ---------- Unspecified Elective course* 3.0 48
General Education Courses Subtotal 27.0 337 CO2520T Communications 4.5 54 EN1320T Composition I 4.5 67 EN1420T Composition II 4.5 54 MA1210T College Mathematics I 4.5 54 MA1310T College Mathematics II 4.5 54 SP2750T Group Theory 4.5 54
General Studies Courses Subtotal 9.0 121 GS1140T Problem Solving Theory 4.5 54 GS1145T Strategies for the Technical Professional 4.5 67

*Courses offered at this school that satisfy the Unspecified Elective course requirement are GS2745T and SD2720T. The course descriptions for these courses are in the Course Descriptions section of the catalog.

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.