WHY ARE CERTIFICATIONS IMPORTANT?· Increases opportunities for career advancement· Industry validation of your knowledge and skills· Powerful credential to have on your resume· Hiring managers prefer to hire certified candidates· Demonstrates a certain level of knowledge and skills

CSI PROVIDES· Certification preparation· On campus testing · Exam fees included in tuition

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MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTING ELECTRIC & ELECTRONIC CIRCUITSCOMPONENTS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMSUSER INTERFACE DESIGN & PROGRAMINGIT QUALITY ASSURANCE & CERTIFICATIONS

CSC 209 ENG201 CSC 201 CSC 212CSC 217

PROGRAMMING PRACTICUMTEST AUTOMATIONMANUAL TESTING INTRODUCTION TO JAVA PROGRAMMINGPROGRAM DESIGN

CSC 213CSC 216 CSC 215CSC 214 CSC 211

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SOFTWARE TESTING QUALIFICATIONS BOARD

(FOUNDATIONS LEVEL)

Computer Systems Institute is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education. CSI is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students, student visa and work authorization are issued to those who qualify. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the programs, and other important information, visit our web site at: www.csinow.edu/about-csi/consumer-information. CSI is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award certificates. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

CERTIFICATIONS· American Software Testing Qualifications Board (FOUNDATIONS LEVEL)

TUITIONBOOK FEESSUPPLY FEESTOTAL

$6,000$500$100

$6,600

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

*EXTERNSHIP

CAREER OUTCOMESPROJECTED GROWTH+12% Software Quality Assurance Engineer & Tester+14% Computer Programmers+14% Software Developers, Applications (sourced ONET Online)

JOB TASKS· Document software defects· Test system modifications for implementation· Identify, analyze and document problems with program functions· Design test plans, scripts and procedures

JOB TITLES· Software Test Engineer· Quality Assurance Analyst· Software Quality Engineer· Product Assurance Engineer· Software Engineer

PROGRAM DESIGN• Programming skills for solving common business issues• Structured programming and modular design

INTRODUCTION TO JAVA PROGRAMMING• Introduction to software engineering using Java programming

language• Fundamental concepts of the Object-Oriented paradigm and their implementation in Java programming language

MANUAL TESTING• Analyze specific techniques for each level of software testing• Explore how to handle fixes for issues found during software testing

TEST AUTOMATION• Technical issues that arise during test automation adoption• Start implementing test automation in real projects

PROGRAMMING PRACTICUM (EXTERNSHIP)*• Work on programming assignments that utilize advanced features

of selected programming language

IT QUALITY ASSURANCE & CERTIFICATIONS• Frameworks, solutions details and the IT standards conceptual model• Enhance process performance through IT standardization

USER INTERFACE DESIGN & PROGRAMMING• Theoretical foundations of human computer interaction• Practice designing user-centered interfaces

COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS• Hardware components of a computer system• How systems are analyzed and designed• Security, ethics and privacy issues

ELECTRIC & ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS• Practical exploration of basic electrical & electronic concepts• Hands-on applications & troubleshooting

MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTING• Fundamental mathematical concepts used by computer

scientists• Emphasize need for careful justification of concept

• Externship or field experience is a integral part of the program to prepare students for success in the business world.

• International Students will be granted legal work authorization through CPT to complete the externship.

• Students must have an approved, program-specific externship by the start of the programming practicum.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

PROGRAM START DATE PROGRAM LENGTH

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