COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERMy future career

THE MAIN COLLEGE CHOICE - HUMBER The program Humber College provides

really helps my future career choice. The program is called “Computer

Engineering Technology”

PROGRAM – COMPUTER ENGINEERING The admission requirements

for thisprogram are:

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Grade 12 English Grade 12 Mathematics Mature student status College or university transfer

status The length of the program is

6 semesters that begin in September and January.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING – COSTS

The program costs $3,694.56 for domestic

The extra fees are the transportation on the TTC (or car), $1500 on textbooks.

There is an optional work placement to also pay for.

For financial assistance, my mom will be helping me and I will also be working a job to help as well.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING - HOURS

The hours of this program is:

Full time Work placement occurs after the

foursemesters and will be expected to havea minimum of 400 hours of workcompleted to pass

This program will expect me tolearn to develop cutting edge technology for businesses.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGA computer software engineer needs to

have: Strong analytical skills Strong problem solving skills Have their own type of algorithm for coding Teamwork & Communication skillsThey code a computer line by line to teach

how tofunction towards a software.These codes are compiled with complex

problems thatan engineer must fix.

APPLICATION PROCESS & JOB REQUIREMENTS

The job requirements: A bachelors degree Some employers may want a masters degree Studied in computer science or software engineering field May need several years of professional experience (5-10) Have an attention to detail

The application process may require examples of work

done and show my experience with other coding

techniques. -JavaScript -CSS -HTML -PHP -C++

RISING EMPLOYMENT

A comparison of projected job growth of computer software engineers and civilian jobs (construction worker, plumbers, etc)

Computers are taking over the world

HOURS PER WEEK & SALARY

The salary of a computer engineer can now make up to $47,004 - $141,784 (still increasing over the years)

A maximum bonus of up to $5,087. The hours per week could go up to 20+ hours but is

considered as one of the most least stressful jobs.

A GOOD FIT FOR THIS CAREER

I am a good fit for this career because:

I have been introduced to a computer in an early age.

I could type fast and without looking. I have good analyzing skills and even over-

analyze things to fix a problem. I am easy to talk to so I know I could fit in a

good environment with other workers. I am good with computers already and need

to just expand my knowledge even more.