Dec 03, 2024

2022-2023 SLCC General Catalog

2022-2023 SLCC General Catalog [**** ATTENTION: YOU ARE VIEWING AN ARCHIVED CATALOG ****]

Computer Programming: CA (SLTC)(CTE)

Certificate of Achievement | 255 clock hours

Program Website
Academic and Career Advising

Program Description
The student will be introduced to different programming languages. Students will discover the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging/troubleshooting and maintaining the source code of computer programs. Students will create programs that produces a certain desired behavior in various labs.

Career Opportunities
Students who complete this program will be qualified to work as Software Quality Assurance Technicians. Utah is expected by 2024 to have a 33% increase in these positions according to www.careeronestop.org

Estimated Cost for Students
Tuition and student fees: http://www.slcc.edu/satts/cost-financial-aid.aspx.
Please visit the program website for up-to-date cost information.
Supplies: $20 (Ear Phones, USB drive)

Program Entry Requirements
According to TABE testing;

Math: 9th grade
English: 9th grade

Program Requirements

Required Courses (255 clock hours)

Time to Completion

Time to completion is 13.75 instructional weeks at SLTC rate of 20 hours per week.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcome alignment with Student Learning Outcomes in brackets.

Write, analyze, and review programs applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic. [1,3,4,9]
Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct. [1,3,4,9]
Correct errors by making appropriate changes to programs to ensure that the desired results are produced. [1,3,4,9]
Prepare workflow charts and diagrams that describe input, output, and logical operation, and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language. [1,3,4,9]