Jumpstart Your Software Development Career

Description

This course will provide software programmers that are new or early in their career with the knowledge that is not typically covered in programming training courses.

After successfully completing this course learners should be more equipped to work as a professional on a software development team. Learners will be introduced to knowledge & practices that are typically learned through years of experience giving them confidence and increasing their value to the businesses who employ them. This course is more about the breadth of knowledge than the depth of knowledge and will serve as a solid foundation that developers can use to build from.

Throughout the course, you will be introduced to topics including:

What to expect as a Software Developer
Choosing the right development position
The software development life cycle (SDLC)
Project resources, roles, & responsibilities
Software development methodologies
Software requirements analysis
Functional and non-functional requirements
Estimating development tasks

What You Will Learn!

• Impress interviewers or your current employer with non-technical knowledge and skills that are typically only gained with years of experience
• Pursue your career with intention having the skills to help you choose the employment type, organization size/type, and technologies that you are best suited for
• Understand the SDLC and software development project roles and responsibilities
• Provide high-quality project and task estimates
• Write conceptual, high-level, and detailed functional software requirements in the most popular formats
• Participate on projects employing waterfall or agile methodologies with a solid understanding of your role as a professional software developer

Who Should Attend!

• Developers just starting out in their career who wish to increase their confidence, gain a competitive edge over their peers, and increase their value to the organizations they work for.

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