Richard Shelling Ms. Nguyen English IV.
7th
Why Software Engineering?
I love computers, and computer/software engineers earn a lot of money.
Career Choice Job Description
Develops information systems by designing, developing, and installing software solutions. Evaluate analysis, problem definition, and requirements. Improves operations by conducting systems analysis. Protects operations by keeping information confidential. Obtains and licenses software by obtaining required information from vendors, testing and approving products.
(What Software Engineers Do)
Interests/Skills Required
Analyzing information General programming skills Software design Software development fundamentals Teamwork Software documentation Software testing
(What Software Engineers Do)
Degrees/Years of Study
A bachelors degree of 120-128 college credits. Computer science Computer information systems Software engineering or mathematics The number of years doesnt matter. Job may come your first year.
(Computer Software Engineer)
Top State and National Colleges
California Tech
ACT Composite: 33 / 35. GPA of 3.5 or higher
Georgia Tech 3.5 or higher, SAT scores of 1800 or higher, and ACT composite of 26 or higher. University of Louisiana 2.5 GPA and an 18 on the ACT
(Software Engineering)
in Lafayette
Income potential/Projected job market
Average beginning salary-$95,000 Google-$138,000 Facebook-$138,000 Zynga-$120,000 Apple-$116,000 Cisco-$112,000 Lowest salary-$88,000
(Software Engineering)
Works Cited
"What Software Engineers Do." BLS Results. U.s. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 July 2013. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. "Software Engineering." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Sept. 2013. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. McKay, Dawn R. "Computer Software Engineer: Career Information." [Link] Career Planning. [Link], 2010. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
"Software Developers." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 July 2012. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
