* Approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005

Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.

Software engineers and designers perform some or all of the following duties:

● Collect and document users’ requirements and develop logical and physical specifications

● Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based systems

● Develop data, process and network models to optimize architecture and to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs

● Plan, design and co-ordinate the development, installation, integration and operation of computer-based systems

● Assess, test, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software

● May lead and co-ordinate teams of information systems professionals in the development of software and integrated information systems, process control software and other embedded software control systems.