SEG Awards
Level 4
QN: 610/3626/2
Curriculum Active
SEG Awards Level 4 Diploma in Software Engineering
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SEG Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 480 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
SEG Awards
Syllabus Units
6 Units
Guided Hours
480 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Final Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how a software project is planned and executed including the primary roles and functions in the process
- Be able to analyse problem specifications and design appropriate solutions
- Understand the theories of team
- work and communication in software projects and explain the factors that affect the effective functioning of teams
- Be able to apply software development techniques and use suitable technologies to create prototype solutions to a variety of problems
2
Foundations of Programming
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key concepts that relate to designing and implementing small programs within the procedural programming paradigm
- Be able to use essential features of a mainstream procedural programming language (Python) to implement solutions to a variety of programming problems
- Be able to apply appropriate Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and program testing techniques on small programs
- Be able to use appropriate software tools and program development environments
3
Foundations of Web Design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to design web User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) with the latest standards in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Understand the core concepts in designing a web page using HTML
- Understand how Cascade Style Sheets (CSS) can be used for consistent look and feel
- Be able to apply techniques to create web content that can be accessed from various devices including mobile phones
4
IT Concepts and Hardware
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the common elements of typical computer hardware and software upon which applications are constructed
- Understand the core architecture of contemporary computers and devices
- Be able to apply the fundamentals of digital logic used in computational paradigms, operating systems, processing, I/O devices and memory
- Understand mathematical principles related to computing, and relevant machine and data processes
5
Productivity and Networks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the underlying concepts, and principles, relevant to productivity applications
- Understand the core architecture of contemporary computers and devices, associated mathematical principles, and relevant machine and data processes
- Understand the need for net
- work protocols, services and communication models
- Be able to implement fundamentals of switching and routing, including net
- work addressing
6
Software Engineering and Databases
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to design databases for business problems using appropriate notations and theories
- Be able to design
- implement and manipulate databases using structured query language
- Understand the key concepts in Software Engineering
- Be able to design a software application using appropriate Software Engineering theories and techniques
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/3626/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- SEG Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Feb 2024