OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES (BS)

Learning to Contribute to the Evolution of Software

Open source is about community involvement in software development. As the open source culture has matured, it has become ubiquitous in the software development industry. Students in this degree program will both utilize and contribute to open source software projects. Students will gain experience using open source tools, languages and frameworks to prepare for careers in software development.

Open Source Technologies Degree Objectives (BS)

Describe, implement and analyze fundamental data structures including lists, trees, hash tables, and graphs, and algorithms including sorting and searching.
Describe and apply the mathematical and theoretical basis of computer science and computer architectures.
Create a quality object-oriented software solution that meets specified requirements.
Follow a software development process to analyze a problem, and to design, build, and test a software system in a team environment.
Demonstrate applicable skills using more than one programming language, development environment, platform, and source control system
Investigate and apply open source licenses, practices and legal implications.
Contribute to and actively participate in the open source community.

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Program Information

Program Credits:	120
Major Credits:	36
Requirements to graduate include:	2.0 CGPA, completed required coursework, Portfolio, Internship, and Student Innovation Project
Normal timeframe in semesters to completion:	8

ON TIME COMPLETION RATE: 46%.
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Course List and Program Requirements University Core Curriculum

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

15-1021 Computer Programmers 15-1099 Computer Specialists, All other 25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THIS PROGRAM

For the program, Open Source Technologies, there were no graduates during the reporting period. Program was launched in September of 2009.

Overall Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code Employment Information

For the CIP Code, 11.0201, there were 50 eligible graduates during the reporting period. Of these students, 38 were employed in their field or a related field for a total CIP code employment percentage of 76%. This CIP code encompasses the following UAT degree programs: Advancing Computer Science, Artificial Life Programming, Enterprise Software Development, Game Programming, Open Source Technologies, Robotics and Embedded Systems, and Software Engineering.

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