Skills and Knowledge Obtained

iCarnegie students (and their instructors) gain experience in a range of modern skills and principles as they advance through the 10-course curriculum.

Database-driven software systems -- Students are exposed to developing databases and then create web-enabled systems that utilize databases. These include applications such as financial/retail kiosks and e-commerce systems.

Application design -- All aspects of designing real-world software applications are taught, from object-oriented programming, design and architecture, algorithm selection, design patterns, usability design, to testing and implementation.

Programming languages -- Students emerge able to work with a wide range of programming platforms, thanks to fundamentals that teach quick learning of new programming languages. Specifically, students gain significant experience in Java, JSP, Java Beans, C, C++, Visual Basic, CORBA, and others.

Computing environments -- Students can learn how to understand computing environments from a software development perspective, including networks, security, performance, the Internet, and more.

Software engineering and management -- Excellent training is given throughout the curriculum to prepare students for working on real-world software projects and in development teams, by providing business-side perspectives in software project management and team organization.

iCarnegie Skills and Knowledge Chart
Software Systems	Programming	Design
Databases: SQL DDL, SQL DML, OLAP, JDBC E-R Diagrams Client-Server Standard Template Library (STL) Testing Data Structures Transactions Java Beans MVC	HTML JSP, Servlets Java Java Swing Javadoc Visual Basic C++ C Debugging CORBA (ORBs) Java Beans	Design Patterns Object-Oriented Design (OOD, OOA) Unified Modeling Language E-R Diagrams Algorithms Profiling, Performance Tuning Think-Aloud Testing Usability Aspect Reports Usability Heuristics
Software Engineering and Management	Computing Environments	Security
Use Case Design Project Lifecycle Management: Costing, requirements management, risk analysis, and resource allocation Project Management Tools: Gantt, PERT, COCOMO, MS Project, resource charts CASE Tools Software Engineering Code of Ethics Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Customer Management	IP Addresses Ethernet TCP/IP ORBs LAN/WAN Network Protocols RMI	Virus Protection Software Installation Trojan Horses, Worms Firewalls Encryption

Practical "hands on" Projects of the iCarnegie Curriculum: (partial list)
Dynamic web pages and servlets Music playlist websites Simulation projects Retail point-of-sale applications Time-and-Date systems Online auction systems	E-commerce bookstore Web servers Chat systems Distributed calendar applications E-commerce musical instrument store (and many other projects)