Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
Coordinate installation of software system.
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
Determine system performance standards.
Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration.
Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, or humidity in area of system installation.
Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Supervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists, technicians, or other engineering or scientific personnel.
Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel.
Train users to use new or modified equipment.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	COMPUTER ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	129
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Bachelor Degree - BS	122
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	COMPUTER ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	129
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	COMPUTER SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN	Associate Degree - AAS	67
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	COMPUTER SPECIALIST	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	18
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	COMPUTER SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY / TECHNICIAN	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS-SOFTWARE DEVELOPER	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	31
Flint Hills Technical College	Emporia	Public	COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Flint Hills Technical College	Emporia	Public	COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	30
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	30
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	COMPUTER ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BSCPE	124
Independence Community College	Independence	Public	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Independence Community College	Independence	Public	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	37
North Central Kansas Technical College	Beloit	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
North Central Kansas Technical College	Beloit	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	35
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Dodge City Community College	Dodge City	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Dodge City Community College	Dodge City	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	30
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	MOBILE APPLICATION AND ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	67
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	MOBILE APPLICATION AND ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	33
Bryan University	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE - PROGRAMMING	Associate of Applied Science - AAS
Bryan University	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Diploma - CERT2
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor of Science - BS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Associate of Science - AS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING	Certificate - CERT
Park University	Kansas City	Private	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER	Certificate - CERT
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT	Associate of Occupational Studies - AOST
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY	Certificate - CERT2
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Certificate - CERT2
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Bachelor of Science - BS
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EMPH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS

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