This course provides you with advanced skills and knowledge to be highly competent in programming and software development. You will create new software products to meet an initial project brief or customise existing software products to meet customer needs. There is a focus on mobile application development with a Windows Mobile development subject with C#, an Android mobile development subject with Java and an iPhone/iPad development subject with Objective C. Web application development is included in the three key approaches: PHP/ MySQL, Java and C#.NET. The diploma final stage includes a cloud computing subject. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 10 core units and 6 elective units.

Duration

Up to 4 years Full Time or Part Time equivalent

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities include analyst programmer support, programming developer, software applications programmer, software developer, database support programmer, web support programmer.

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Qualifications & Skills Covered

Diploma of Software Development/ Bachelor of Information Technology - Flinders Uni Pathway
This course provides skills in copyright, ethics, privacy, programming, object-oriented language, software management tools, debugging, testing and deploying to a production environment. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 10 core units and 6 elective units.

Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.