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//Master’s In Software Development Degree

MS in Software Development

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Software Architecture, Design, and Development -
- Utilize software development principles to design databases, applications, and systems architecture in context of software development
- Create artifacts for each phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Solve business problems using enterprise-programming patterns, tools, and best practices
Solution Analysis and Project Leadership -
- Produce solutions that meet specified needs utilizing techniques, skills, modern software development, and testing tools within the scope of the SDLC process
- Identify and apply appropriate SDLC techniques, testing strategies, processes, and practices appropriate for the development of software for a project
- Develop secure software strategies and solutions that align with business needs, industry best practices, regulations, and compliance standards to enhance an organization’s security posture

Ethics in Technology -
- Evaluate information system’s legal, ethical, social, and global implications to justify decisions and optimize social outcomes
- Explain how technical professionals address ethical challenges regarding data and systems access, data privacy, data accuracy, and code of conduct in decision-making
- Make an ethical judgment in implementation, modification, and development of technology or software to meet the highest public interest and common good
Communication Across Teams -
- Identify, formulate, and solve computing problems by communicating effectively with a range of audiences through professional oral and written skills
- Integrate basic elements of professional discourse, including audience analysis, the writing process, and design elements, into technical communication artifacts
- Communicate a vision of teamwork, synthesized through critical thinking and conceptual skills, which is intended to motivate and inspire others to achieve organizational goals

Faculty

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Our faculty are committed to bringing their abundant knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to GCU and its students every day.

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