Microsoft Application Developer - Moraine Valley Community College

Microsoft Application Developer from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Programming degree that prepares you for a IT career. This certificate is designed for experienced software ?professionals who use Microsoft Technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications , components, Web or desktop clients, back-end data services, or work in teams developing enterprise applications. Students will gain training and practice with numerous features of the .NET framework, including ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Crystal reports, structured exception handling, Web services, remoting, XML support, delegates, encryption, and deployment. Additionally, three-tier architecture, componentization, and object-oriented programming principles will be emphasized using the student\'s choice of either C# or Visual Basic.NET. Employment Outlook? Computer programmers held about 455,000 jobs in 2004. Programmers are employed in almost every industry, but the largest concentration is in computer systems design and related services. Large numbers of programmers also work for telecommunications companies, software publishers, financial institutions, insurance carriers, educational institutions, and government agencies. The U.S. Department of Labor?Bureau of Labor Statistics also notes that as programming tasks become increasingly sophisticated and additional levels of skill and experience are demanded by employers. Obtaining vendor-specific or language-specific certification also can provide a competitive edge. Because demand fluctuates with employers? needs, jobseekers should keep up to date with the latest skills and technologies. Employers will continue to need programmers who have strong technical skills and who understand an employer?s business and its programming requirements. Jobs for both systems and applications programmers should be most plentiful in data-processing service firms, software houses, and computer consulting businesses. These types of establishments are part of computer systems design and related services and software publishers, which are projected to be among the fastest growing industries in the economy over the 2004-14 period. Nature of Work? This program is designed to qualify you as a Microsoft Windows application programmer or Web ?application programmer. Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs, which computers must follow to perform their functions. Programmers create a wide variety of application types, including desktop applications, Web applications , embedded systems, mobile applications, and Web services. Programmers also conceive, design, and test logical ?structures for solving problems using the computer. The complexity of problems can range from those that can be solved in a few hours to those that need to solve enterprise level problems and may require more than a year of work. Related Job Titles? Programmer, Systems Analyst, Software Developer, Application Programmer, and Web Developer. View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Programming courses.