Course Details

HTML/CSS Basics provides experience developing HTML5 Web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS 3). After a brief introduction to Content Management Systems (CMS), you will create an e-Portfolio to be used throughout the rest of this program.

This course gives students a fundamental introduction to Relational Database concepts and Structured Query Language (SQL), which are used in many different types of Database Management Systems such as MySQL, Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Access. In this course, students will design and implement simple databases in MySQL, and utilize SQL to retrieve, store or update data in these databases.

Unit Testing covers the purposes of unit tests and test-driven development (TDD). You will explore how unit tests are written and used. Using code previously written, you will apply best practices in writing unit tests.

The Introduction to DevOps course will expose students to DevOps's cultural mindset and tools. Students will practice creating containers for software applications to run in for fast deployment and frequent releases. Students will practice managing multiple containers with current industry technology during this course. Students will explore how Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery are integral parts of the software application life cycle.

This course introduces students to the necessity of version control in software development. During this course, students will use GitHub to control the source of their coding projects and manage versions of their software during development.

This JavaScript course exposes students to the modern JavaScript language and the Document Object Model (DOM) of web pages. During the course, you will create functional web pages incorporating JavaScript to make them interactive and dynamic.

This course introduces students to the C# programming language and the .NET platform using the Visual Studio development environment. Students will practice critical thinking, problem solving skills, and basic testing processes. During this course, students will explore selection and repetition controls, arrays, classes and methods, inheritance, polymorphism, exception handling, and GUI programming.

This course gives students more experience in intermediate C# programming language and object-oriented programming constructs. During this course, students explore files and stream processing, searching, sorting, data structures, generics and collections, and LINQ.

Job Seeking Skills explores how to prepare and successfully apply to potential career opportunities. During this course, you will be presented with essential job-seeking skills for gainful employment.

This course introduces students to programming technologies, design and development related to mobile applications. Topics include accessing device capabilities, industry standards, operating systems, and programming for mobile applications. Students will work on multiple projects producing professional-quality mobile applications.

Server-side programming explores delivering a customized user experience. This course combines the skills of programming, client-side development, and relational database management to create and manage dynamic web-based content. Students will be exposed to using, creating, and testing web APIs.

The capstone course allows students to demonstrate how the knowledge and skills learned through the Software Development program can be applied to solving real-world business problems. Individually or in a small group, students will find a real-world business problem to solve. Students will research and understand the business case. Creating a scope for the project and setting the timeline for the deliverables. Then develop the solution according to the plan. At the completion of the project, the individual or team will present their capstone project to the Software Development class.

This course provides students the opportunity to continue their learning in a specific area, explore an area which is not currently available as part of their current training plan, or otherwise not covered by the ongoing Software Development program course offerings. Coursework will consist of instructional activity and/or a significant professional project that is logically consistent with the content of the student’s program of study or a special project guided and evaluated by a member of the Software Development faculty.

This course provides students the opportunity to continue their learning in a specific area, explore an area which is not currently available as part of their current training plan, or otherwise not covered by the ongoing Software Development program course offerings. Coursework will consist of instructional activity and/or a significant professional project that is logically consistent with the content of the student’s program of study or a special project guided and evaluated by a member of the Software Development faculty.

This course provides students the opportunity to continue their learning in a specific area, explore an area which is not currently available as part of their current training plan, or otherwise not covered by the ongoing Software Development program course offerings. Coursework will consist of instructional activity and/or a significant professional project that is logically consistent with the content of the student’s program of study or a special project guided and evaluated by a member of the Software Development faculty.

This course provides an opportunity for Software Development students to gain professional exposure to the technologies learned in the program through internship, externship, or job-shadowing, as determined by employer-college relationships.

A career in software development begins at Davis Technical College. Software is a part of every business transaction in today’s fast-paced business environment. In the Davis Tech Software Development program, students code in industry-related coding languages. Students learn to use Software Version Control, make API calls to get data from web servers, explore data structures, and store and retrieve data for business applications. Students in the program code for a mobile environment. When students near the end of the program, they work with one of our placement specialists to find a job utilizing newly gained skills to begin a career. If you are already employed, enhance your skills with a customized plan developed just for you by working one-on-one with a faculty advisor.