Certificate in Computing

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . The Certificate in Computing provides fundamental skills in theory, design, development and application of software and systems that will support you and your work in a variety of scenarios. This program provides a foundation for programming and software development. Although not intended to prepare students for careers in software development, you will learn many practical day-to-day programming and software development skills that will benefit you in your own problem-solving and technical abilities. You will better understand the technology used in most workplaces and have tools which will allow you to be more creative and productive in almost any area of employment. A hands-on approach to software development at the individual and small team level. Application of software tools- including scripting languages, system utilities and libraries- for construction of small software systems. Integrated with and motivated by programming practices, system development, testing and maintenance issues. Principles and techniques for developing software combined with the practical experience of creating a mid-size software system as a member of a software development team. Includes: teamwork; projects, planning and process; users and requirements; use cases; modelling; quality; software architecture; testing; GUI design, design principles, patterns and implementation; ethics; professionalism.