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Software Design and Development Graduate Badge

Format: Face To Face Credits: 9 Individual Course Length: 15 weeks
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A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.

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Program Overview

The School of Computing's software design and development badge (not a degree or certificate) is designed to prepare students in the following areas:

  • Engage in modern software engineering processes.
  • Analyze the requirements for a software project.
  • Design a solution for a software project.
  • Develop a mobile application.
  • Create a relational database and learn how applications use databases for persistent storage.

Why Earn a Digital Badge at Grand Valley?

  • Badges document knowledge, skills, and competencies you've gained through various learning and professional development opportunities.
  • Pursuing a badge, either in continuing education or while completing a degree, can enhance your education.
  • Digital badges can be displayed on social media, websites, and in emails.
  • Completing a badge is an opportunity for you to highlight particularly marketable and desirable skills to potential employers.

Admissions

Completion of a Bachelor's degree, and evidence of object-oriented programming skill is required for admission. You must submit an official transcript from your baccalaureate degree granting institution. To start your application, click here. 

For current GVSU students:

  • Declare your badge via myBanner. Login to Banner Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click Submit.
  • Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
  • Once you are done with the requirements, apply to receive the badge via myBanner.
  • Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.

Location & Format

Classes for the program are on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

Format:
  • Face To Face

Coursework

The software design and development badge is comprised of three courses (nine credits).

Required courses:

  • CIS 611 - Introduction to Software Engineering
  • CIS 641 - Systems Analysis and Design

and one of:

  • CIS 657 - Mobile Application Development
  • CIS 673 - Principles of Database Design
Visit the online catalog for courses and program details.

Admission Requirements

For general requirements for graduate admission, visit Grand Valley State University’s admission section of the online catalog.

If you have additional questions, please contact our graduate admissions office.

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For More Information

School of Computing

Dr. Robert Adams, Ph.D.
C-2-100 Mackinac Hall
(616) 331-2060