Software Engineering

Studying Software Engineering

The world was in great trouble when it was invaded by the Covid-19 or known in Arabic as the Coronavirus. After that, everything turned from reality to virtual (through the internet) due to implementing the ban and preventive measures.

Software engineering has played an essential role in this matter, as many projects, businesses, and even studies have shifted to ‘online.’ Software engineering has begun to take its place of paramount importance today.

Software engineering is defined as a profession based on a set of processes through which a set of electronic software is created that is of interest to the customer and provides him with what he needs, requires, and aspires to.

Software engineering results in a set of programs or websites, etc. that are created using one of the programming languages. These programming languages are built on codes and commands designed to accomplish a set of tasks.

Modern programming languages first appeared in the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century, such as Fortran, Lisp, and others.

These languages became the basis of programming during the middle of that century. The second decade of the 21st century witnessed a significant development in software development and production, as software appeared in computers, such as AutoCAD and Microsoft Word programs.

Software Engineering Departments:

This specialization includes many different and independent departments with their essential tasks and role in this field. They are a mixture of Information Technology, Computer Science, and Engineering disciplines, and we list them as follows:

1. Information Technology Specialties:
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Data Science
4. Cybersecurity
5. Computer Information Systems
6. Engineering majors:
7. Civil Engineering
8. Nuclear Engineering
9. Aerospace Engineering
10. Biomedical Engineering
11. Environmental Engineering
12. Mechanical Engineering
13. Robotics
14. Petroleum Engineering
15. Renewable Energy Engineering
16. Architectural Engineering
17. Electrical Engineering

Subjects included in this specialization:

The study content includes many subjects that are keen to teach software engineering students how to develop and prepare systems, and many topics that focus on information technology, including:

1. Calculus.
2. Systems Analysis and Design.
3. Software Check.
4. IT Projects Management.
5. Data Structures.
6. Databases.
7. Design and Analysis of Algorithms.
8. Operating Systems.
9. Visual Programming.
10. E-Commerce.
11. Internet Programming.
12. Introduction to Networks and Data Transmission.
13. Software Model Management.
14. Artificial Intelligence.
15. Information Systems Management.
16. Multimedia Programming.
17. Information and Network Security.
18. Human Interaction with the Computer.
19. Entrepreneurship in Information Technology.

These subjects are between theoretical and practical, and some topics are divided into ordinary and advanced levels.

Software engineering students must pass these courses to solidly build their skills to build practical software that helps solve problems and improve systems.

The duration of studying this specialty:

1. The duration of studying Software Engineering in general and in Turkey, in particular, is four years. However, some Turkish universities provide a preparatory year for the language you want to study, whether Turkish or English.
2. If you decide to study a prior year, the number of study years will increase to five years.

And such universities, Ostim Technical University, provides a preparatory year for study and provides the entire specialization in the English language. And as is customary, it leaves the choice in the end to the student.

1. This is also due to the number of hours required to graduate from this department in general.

The rate of excellence in this discipline:

1. The specialization of Software Engineering is one of the disciplines with a solid and influential future for its owner. As we mentioned earlier, every day passes shows us from nowhere a new technological solution. This age of technology strongly needs many mechanics engineers to keep up with this rapid development.
2. It is also a future discipline for which demand is increasing daily, specifically in European countries. Therefore, Software engineers have a secure, qualified future that is almost indispensable to the labor market, especially if this market needs many technological tools.

Practical and field training:

Universities provide practical and applied training for all theoretical studies that the student undergoes during his university period for this major.

One of the most important universities that are keen to provide practical training and help its students participate in prominent national projects to contribute to developing their scientific and practical skills and qualify them to enter the labor market with full strength is Ostim Technical University.

It strives with all its strength to give its students sufficient experience through many training and applications for all theories they passed through during their studies.

It even helps its students strongly to get a prestigious job and prepares them to face the labor market and enter it steadily and correctly. It arranges practical training for them in the most critical national companies during their study period. And with their academic excellence, they can get solid and vital job opportunities in the best companies interested in Mechanical engineering and development technology.

Qualities of distinguished Software engineer:

Attending the Software engineering profession is one of the most desirable professions in the labor market, and students of this specialization have many skills and ingredients; we will mention them to you in general:

Academic Qualifications:

1. Good level in Mathematics and Physics.
2. an outstanding level in the English language. And even the student is developing his language level, as this specialization contains many technical terms, and most of the subjects are taught in English.
3. Having an acceptable academic percentage.
4. Having High technical skills and teamwork.
5. Having routine and office work skills.
6. Proficient in STEM skills, which are Science, Technology, Engineering, and mathematics.
7. Skilled and accurate in dealing with computers and electronic devices.

Personal skills:

1. Skilled in design.
2. Skilled in analysis.
3. Have good coding skills.
4. Can document, and take notes in a timely manner.
5. Have the desire to develop systems.
6. Able to differentiate between engineering and software engineering.
7. Able to handle routine and office work.
8. Able to make, create, design and build programs and systems.
9. Team-worker.
10. Creative and innovative.
11. Meticulous and attentive to details.
12. Gifted at simplifying and explaining complex matters.
13. Able to conclude.
14. Able to collect data and information and link them to each other.
15. Fast in storing, acquiring, and learning new things.
16. Decision-maker.
17. Willing to work in one of the IT majors.
18. Have good work ethics.
19. Proficient in programming languages and in statistics.
20. Passionate and ambitious.

This is the first way to achieve excellence in this field, as whoever wants to reach, must seek it. These skills are not difficult to acquire; all you have to do is continue training day by day to get the required level.

And we never underestimate the importance of academic performance; you have to try to get the academic courses needed to develop your skills, do not just rely on university lessons.

Benefits of studying this major:

1. Accommodating all technological and software developments that our world is witnessing day after day.
2. The possibility of obtaining a job anywhere in the world with ease of career advancement.
3. The need for the local and global labor market for permanent development.
4. Diversity of job opportunities and the ease of seizing them.
5. The percentage of loss in this specialty is few.
6. A software engineering graduate can distinguish good programs and systems from others.
7. Consolidating the concepts of intellectual and creative communication skills.
8. Providing services that support different communities.
9. Cooperation and working within the same team to achieve common goals and interests.
10. Understand professional, technical, legal, ethical, and even security and social responsibilities.
11. Get rewarding and high salaries.
12. Acquisition of critical and constructive thinking skills, in addition to problem-solving skills.
13. Software engineering is somewhat easier than computer science.
14. Software engineer can work from anywhere; He only needs his laptop and internet connection.

Fields of work for graduates of the specialization:

The field of software engineering is like a vast sea, it has many specializations and jobs, but we will mention to you the most important jobs available in this field:

1. Systems engineer.
2. Systems Analyst.
3. Systems developer.
4. Systems designer.
5. Software developer.
6. Software maintenance engineer.
7. Computer tutor.
8. Computer trainer.
9. Supervisor in computer labs.
10. Software checker.
11. A university professor in the College of Computers or Software Engineering.
12. Freelance consultant with software development companies.
13. Software tester.
14. IT Project Manager.
15. A specialist in the field of scientific research in software.
16. Computer games designer.
17. Smartphone applications designer.
18. Database manager.

The world’s most famous software engineers:

1. Dennis Ritchie: is an American computer scientist; he is the maker of the C language and the godfather of 'UNiX.'
2. Bjarne Stroustrup: A Danish computer, developer, and innovator of the C++ language.
3. James Goslin: Canadian computer scientist who is the godfather of the Java language.
4. Linus Torvalds: Software engineer and developer of the Linux kernel.
5. Anders Heijselberg: A Danish software engineer who is the developer and invisible hand behind many successful programming languages ​​such as 'Delphi' and 'Turbo Pascal.'
6. Tim Berners-Lee: A British computer scientist who is the primary developer of the world wide web.
7. Brian Kernighan: Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs f. Besides, he developed the ‘UNIX’ with Dennis Ritchie and developed ‘AWK’ and ‘AMPL.’
8. Ken Thompson: This man has many achievements, including his contribution in developing many languages ​​such as ‘C.’ He also is the creator of the B language. Since 2006, he has been working for Google, where he developed the ‘Go’ programming language.

The world’s most famous software engineers:

1. Dennis Ritchie: is an American computer scientist; he is the maker of the C language and the godfather of 'UNiX.'
2. Bjarne Stroustrup: A Danish computer, developer, and innovator of the C++ language.
3. James Goslin: Canadian computer scientist who is the godfather of the Java language.
4. Linus Torvalds: Software engineer and developer of the Linux kernel.
5. Anders Heijselberg: A Danish software engineer who is the developer and invisible hand behind many successful programming languages ​​such as 'Delphi' and 'Turbo Pascal.'
6. Tim Berners-Lee: A British computer scientist who is the primary developer of the world wide web.
7. Brian Kernighan: Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs f. Besides, he developed the ‘UNIX’ with Dennis Ritchie and developed ‘AWK’ and ‘AMPL.’
8. Ken Thompson: This man has many achievements, including his contribution in developing many languages ​​such as ‘C.’ He also is the creator of the B language. Since 2006, he has been working for Google, where he developed the ‘Go’ programming language.

The best countries in the world in providing technical jobs:

Software engineering is a major requirement anywhere in the world, but there are many countries that require it primarily, including:

1. China, Shanghai.
2. Hong Kong.

Studying Software Engineering in Turkey:

Studying Software Engineering at private universities in Turkey is one of the things available to international students, as it does not set impossible conditions; it is sufficient to have a high school diploma at a minimum rate of 50%, in addition to the English language proficiency certificate, or attending an English or Turkish preparatory year.

One of the most famous private universities in this field is Ostim Technical University, which offers the major entirely in the English language and provides the practical training to its students, as well as a preparatory year for the English language for non-holders of any international language certificate.