Program General Description: Those individuals seeking to obtain comprehensive and advanced technical skills in developing software applications can enroll into the Software Applications and Programming (SAP) major. In addition to the program outcomes for the Diploma in Information Systems and Technology, SAP graduates are expected to gain the major-specific outcomes:

• SAP-1. Apply logical skills to program in a variety of languages.
• SAP-2. Obtain skills in software design and programming implementations.
• SAP-3. Design, code, test, and debug computer programs.
• SAP-4. Gain some needed networking and database management skills.
• SAP-5. Design databases and create data-driven applications.
• SAP-6. Work effectively on a software development team.

Job opportunities: Professional Software Developer for Microsoft Windows