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Reviewer: Lesson One: Competencies of A Programmer

This document provides information about becoming a computer programmer including different education and training paths, core competencies, and types of programming careers. It discusses obtaining an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree from a technical institute, college, or university. Internships are recommended to gain experience. Key skills include problem solving, programming proficiency, attention to detail, and the ability to work as part of a team. Programmers can have full-time jobs or work as freelancers. Common careers involve computer programming, research, management, systems analysis, database administration, development, and quality assurance.

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Reviewer: Lesson One: Competencies of A Programmer

This document provides information about becoming a computer programmer including different education and training paths, core competencies, and types of programming careers. It discusses obtaining an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree from a technical institute, college, or university. Internships are recommended to gain experience. Key skills include problem solving, programming proficiency, attention to detail, and the ability to work as part of a team. Programmers can have full-time jobs or work as freelancers. Common careers involve computer programming, research, management, systems analysis, database administration, development, and quality assurance.

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Reviewer

10/12/20 9:56 PM

LESSON ONE: COMPETENCIES OF A PROGRAMMER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS - builders of the computing world.


They translate software design into code

HOW TO BECOME A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER:


a. Decide which type of training is the best
b. Choosing a degree or major
c. Get certifications
d. Get an internship in technology
e. Build valuable job experience

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
• an alternative way to learn
• takes two years, instead of four years
• will focus purely on computer programming training, w/o
additional courses
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
• most common choice; most well-rounded education
• best choice for students who do well in classroom setting
• offer students more options when it comes to choosing their
major
ONLINE DEGREES
• allows students the freedom to fit their coursework into their
schedule

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE - basic education in computer


programming
BACHELOR’S DEGREE - best for most basic programming
careers; offer variety specializations
MASTER’S DEGREE - wider array of skills; earns higher salaries
and given more career options
INTERNSHIP/COMPUTER PROGRAMMING INTERNSHIP -
great way to build experiences and learn specific programming
languages

CORE COMPETENCIES IN PROGRAMMING:


a. Willingness to learn - to participate in any continuing
opportunities
b. Ability to handle failure - take errors and bugs as a
challenge
c. Teamwork mentality - ability to work with other people
d. Respect deadlines
e. Grace under pressure - knows how to handle stressful
situations calmly
f. A team player - to get along with co-workers
g. Passion for work - spending their time gaming, building
servers, or creating apps for friends

TECHNICAL SKILLS - abilities and knowledge needed to


platform specific task
a. Problem-solving skills - despite the odds
b. Programming skills - familiar with programming
languages
c. Attention to detail - to locate and identify even the
smallest glitch

LESSON TWO: ENVIRONMENT AND MARKET

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS work on a wide range of projects


at one time ; good at multitasking and lateral thinking
PROGRAMMERS performs this in tandem with SYSTEM
ANALYSTS OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERS so there
is an element of teamwork

PROGRAM DESIGN - entails planning the software initially,


creating models and flowcharts detailing on how to code
Advantages:
○ offices with computer terminals
○ telecommunicating
○ work alone/work with other computer specialist
○ work from home
Disadvantages:
○ back pain
○ eye strain
○ carpal tunnel syndrome

PROGRAMMERS spend most of their time in offices with


computer terminals
a quiet environment is the development environment

SOFTWARE PROGRAMMERS - required to debug new


programs
programmers work for 37-40 hours a week

SOURCE CODE EDITING SOFTWARE -

COMPILER SOFTWARE - source code written in one


programming language and translates it to another

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (DBMS) -


used for managing large volumes of information

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT SOFTWARE

JUNIOR PROGRAMMERS - salaries are above the national


average

SENIOR PROGRAMMERS - upwards of 50k

LESSON THREE: PROGRAMMING AS A CAREER

Full-time employee - works for one company and is paid either


hourly or by salary for the work done; employer handles tax
Advantages:
○ benefits (health and life insurance)
○ camaraderie, motivation, and healthy competition when
it comes to peers
Disadvantages:
○ overtime may be required
○ employer can terminate contract anytime
○ experience pain, eyestrains, and carpal tunnel syndrome
○ may stay beyond working hours

Freelancer - hired by project; client relationship is straightforward


Advantages:
○ work at home
○ set their own schedule
○ select the types of work
Disadvantages:
○ do not receive employee benefits

CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES IN PROGRAMMING


1. Computer Programmer
• works in wide range of industries
• Programmers must know algorithms and application domains

2. Computer and Information research scientists


• invent and design new approaches
• perform experiments, make observations, and create detailed
papers

3. Computer and Information Systems Managers


• plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities

4. Computer Systems Analysts


• sometimes called as systems architect
• studies the organization’s current computer systems and
procedures

5. Database Administrators
• IT professionals
• ensure that the software used to manage a database is
properly maintained

6. Software developers
• creative minds behind computer programs

7. Software engineers
• help to develop the functions of the software
• typically work in both design & development stages of the
software creation

8. Web developers
• design & create websites

9. Software Quality Assurance Engineer


• at the beginning of the software, documenting defects,
designing tests and scenarios and creating manuals for new
software

LESSON FOUR: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

Computer Programming - craft of writing that is useful,


maintainable, and extensible source code which can be
interpreted or compiled by a computing system to perform a
meaningful task ; set of instructions for a computer to perform
specific tasks

Programming language - set of words, symbols, and codes that


enable humans to communicate with computers

Programmers - translate the solution or tasks into a language


that only computer can understand

Ada Lovelace - describes an algorithm as the first computer


program

ALGORITHMS - process or set of rules to be followed in


calculations or other problem-solving operations

SOURCE CODE - set of instructions written by a programmer


Visual Basic - based on BASIC language developed by John
Kenny & Thomas Kurtz

LEVELS OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE


1. Machine Languages
○ use 0’s and 1’s to create instructions
○ low-level
○ can be run directly
2. Assembly Languages
○ comprising of 0’s and 1’s are substituted by symbolic
codes called mnemonics
○ mid-level
○ errors are easy to correct & locate
○ Assembler translates assembly language to machine
language
3. High level Languages
○ uses normal English language
○ high-level
○ focuses more on problem solving rather than
memorizing and understanding binary numbers

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